Hroðgar

Oh it's almost All-Star weekend, cue the Carmelo Anthony saga. Sources confirm that Phil Jackson has offered trade deals to the Celtics and Clippers as well as the Cavs. Earlier Carmelo said he would wave his no-trade clause, but the latest now is he wants to stay in New York. The Knicks have had an interesting month. Derrick Rose deciding he is a magician and practicing his vanishing act and now this with Carmelo. The question is not if you would trade Carmelo, but if you would trade for him.…

The narrator of Beowulf often compares the hero to Christ in several instances throughout the story, but also presents distinct differences between them in the hero's motives rather than actions. When Beowulf hears of the dragon that destroyed “his own home, / the best of buildings” (Beowulf 2325-2326), he becomes depressed, then furious and plans to seek revenge. When the narrator explains Beowulf's reasoning for his strategy, he describes Beowulf as “too proud / to line up with a large army /…

Samurais vs Knights Samurais and knights both keep their people protected and safe so they’re happy. They are both very brave warriors in their time and you could say they’re both the best of their time. But that leaves us with the question, who would win in a battle, a samurai or a knight? I say a samurai would win in a fight and I have evidence to back this up. The first way that samurais have an advantage is because how they fight and how they train to fight. In document C1 it states “The…

The Anglo-Saxons believed that revenge was one of the most important aspects in the Anglo-Saxon culture. In the epic poem, Beowulf, a hero, the protagonist, is called to action when an evil monster, Grendel, is terrorizing the kingdom of the Danes. He must reveal to the others what true bravery looks like, and as a direct result, he makes himself incredibly famous and wealthy. The Anglo-Saxon hero will do whatever it takes to reach his goal of eternal fame. Revenge is the central thematic…

The color white typically represents goodness, purity, idealism, and knowledge. This color is commonly worn by the heroes of a story. The color black typically represents evil and death, and is typically worn by the villains in a story. The characteristics of these colors are presented in the film by being the color of the clothing worn by the characters, matching the characteristics of the character wearing them. In one of the scenes, Obi-Wan Kenobi, one of the heroes of the film, is fighting…

Grendel pounds open the doors of Heorot. His eyes are demon-like, ready to kill anything in his way. He ferociously walks into Heorot and grabs the closest thing he can find to give him even more strength to fight, which is a sleeping Geat, and devours it in a second. Next, Grendel’s eyes lay upon the mighty Beowulf and all you can see in that instant is how anxious he looks to go and kill him. Grendel as quickly as he can, goes to grab Beowulf, but Beowulf is too fast and somehow slips away…

The book first sets in Tronjheim. It has been three days since the Battle of Farthen Dur — a battle against a resistance force of dwarfs and humans fighting off urgals and the wicked Shade Durza. He is now being called Shadeslayer by the people of Tronjheim. But in the battle Durza struck him in the back, an unhealable wound that causes him much pain. Ajihad, Murtagh, the Twins, and a group of soldiers, have been attacking retreating Urgals in the tunnels of Farthen Dûr. As they are returning…

The Lord of the Rings tells a story of change. The whole of middle earth is being torn apart and fundamentally altered. At the center of this tale is Frodo Baggins, the bearer of the Ring, who is subject to a very unique influence, the Ring of Power. Gandalf explains to Frodo something of the Ring’s nature. “It is far more powerful than I ever dared to think at first, so powerful that in the end it would utterly overcome anyone of mortal race who possessed it. It would posses him.” (Tolkien,46).…

Have you ever wondered about the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle well I have and if you have too then this is the place to be and the thing to read for all of the answers and questions that you want and need? As you have picked up by the intro. we are about to embark on a journey of figuring out the Bermuda Triangle and all of its secrets that it does not wish for us to figure out. So let’s begin with the idea of there being monsters, demons, and sorcerers in the Bermuda…

The epic, Beowulf, was written in the 7th Century. This time period gives us an idea for the mixture of Christian and pagan themes because England was in the process of converting from Paganism to Christianity. Christian and Pagan beliefs are shown throughout English literature. When Beowulf was written, St. Augustine had just arrived to try and convince the Anglo-Saxon people to convert from Paganism to Christianity; although he succeeded many people still practiced Paganism. The fictional…