adopted chain mail as their main form of defence because the chain mail was flexible enough to allow the knight to move about easily and protected the wearer from sharp edges of blades‚ therefore preventing the wearer from being cut by weapons such as swords and pierced by weapons such as spears. As blacksmiths knowledge of metal working continued to grow so did the different range of protective equipment. In the 12th century‚ blacksmiths were able to create various forms of clothing made out of chain
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The Saga of the Volsungs is the timeline of the Volsung family‚ a family that descends from the god Odin himself. Odin’s role in the text is that of an omniscient and powerful overseer‚ Odin is heavily involved in the character’s affairs. His decisions often affect the outcome of important events in the epic‚ whenever he appears in the story‚ it is to interfere in the lives of mortals. He is also responsible for who holds power within the Volsung family‚ the most powerful in the family is almost
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his own sword‚ named Hrunting. Beowulf then announces to Hrothgar that his belongings should be sent to Hygelac if something happens. Before Hrothgar can speak‚ Beowulf dives into the pool. After a long time‚ Beowulf reaches the bottom of the lake‚ where Grendel’s mother waits for him. She reaches for him‚ but his armor protects him. He tries to cut her‚ but his sword can’t cut her. The two begin to wrestle‚ but neither gains the upper hand in this combat. Beowulf spies a large sword nearby. He
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Macbeth makes for some tense moments in the play. In act two‚ scene one‚ Banquo meets his son Fleance and asks him to take both his sword and his dagger ("Hold‚ take my sword ... Take thee that too"[14]). He also explains that he has been having trouble sleeping due to "cursed thoughts that nature / gives way to in repose!"[17] On Macbeth’s approach‚ he demands the sword returned to him quickly. Scholars have interpreted this to mean that Banquo has been dreaming of murdering the king as Macbeth’s accomplice
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Beowulf jumps into the water and sinks down to the bottom where he comes face to face with Grendel’s mother. They fight but Beowulf finds out that he cannot defeat her with his strength alone so he finds a sword on the wall that giants had made and had blessed with their magic. Beowulf draws the sword and swings it at Grendel’s
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Beowulf ’s Rule of Three In illiterate societies three was a number that represented importance. This is primarily because one occurrence of an event isn ’t relevant for it cannot be compared to another event. A second occurrence has much of the same meaning: the incident is solely a coincidence that it is parallel to the first incident. The third incidence of an episode distinguished to the people that it was relevant. The repetition of three analogous scenarios allowed the people of this time
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structure with brick walls on both sides and columns and arches in the background. The piece is divided into three spaces by the two columns. The first section consists of three men in the foreground‚ with their arms raised up towards three swords. The three swords are held by a central man in the middle. A few women sit slouched in a forlorn pose‚ one closely holding children. (Aleena and Abigail) Elements: Color is also an attributing factor in the way the warm and bright clothing overpowers against
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The twin blades of the changing world Prologue: A man filled with bloodlust In the year of 1081 in the world of Lastasia on the month of febuary and the day was 18 when the members of the anti-monarch fraction led by duke Itsuki Takenaka attempted to seize control of the city of Avalia the royal capital of the kingdom of Lastalia. With the members of the knights order who joined the anti-monarch fraction their numbers exceeded 30‚000 with 1‚300 members of the knights corps they easily overwhelmed
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“The Day of Destiny” from Morte D’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory And quickly King Arthur moved himself with his army along the coastline westward‚ toward Salisbury. And there was a day assigned betwixt King Arthur and Sir Mordred that they should not meet upon a field beside Salisbury and not far from the coast. And this day so assigned as Monday after Trinity Sunday (the eighth Sunday after Easter)‚ whereof King Arthur was passing glad that he might be avenged
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something his father had promised him. He had told him that he would thrust a magic sword called “Nothung” into a tree. No one would get that sword until‚ one day‚ when Siegmund found himself in great difficulty‚ he would be able to pull it from the tree and use it. Sieglinde enters and tells Siegmund a story about how‚ on the day she was forced to marry Hunding‚ an old man had come into the house and thrust a sword into the ash tree in the middle of the room. They start to realize that they are brother
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