samurai were fearless warrior‚ who became powerful in Japan around the 1200s. The samurai‚ which means "those who serve‚" were hired by lords to fight their wars and protect their land. The samurai were expert fighters; they were skilled with the sword and bow and arrow‚ and they were superior horsemen. They were athletic and strong‚ and they developed their fighting skills into what is the basis of modern martial arts. The samurai had a code of honor called Bushido‚ which meant "Way of the Warrior
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A Asking if a character is complex is the round about way of asking if the character has changed their view point of their life. B In the epic poem Beowulf‚ many of the characters do not seem complex or related to characters today’s literature. C The characters in Beowulf believe in the old way of life‚ that heroes will always come to save them. D Three characters truly show the complexity of the Beowulf cast and will prove that they are just as complex as those in modern day literature: Beowulf
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mother terrorizing and killing numerous men in Heorot. Once awoken Beowulf finds the nightmare to be true. Both the movie and the poem contain Unferth bestowing the sword “Hrunting” unto Beowulf. However‚ the poem tells about him receiving it before going into Grendel’s Mother’s lair. The movie on the other hand has him receiving the sword as a parting gift as he leaves Heorot. The movie portrays the entrance to Grendel’s Mother lair deserted‚ while the entrance in the poem is guarded by
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Question: How have animators visually incorporated Japanese myth and folklore into anime‚ such as Naruto and Pokémon? In order to answer the above question‚ we’ll need to set a line between myth and folklore. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ Myth is defined as “a popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something or someone; especially: one embodying the ideals and institutions of a society or segment of a society”. According to the same dictionary‚ folklore is defined
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he knows he can’t do that he was assigned this task by the king himself. He slowly removes his sword from its case it sparkles and shines in the sun while staring
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Section 1: This book is the start of a new series of books by Rick Riordan which are based on Norse mythology taking place in Boston. The story starts with Magnus Chase’s‚ the main character and protagonist‚ 16th birthday. He has been living on the streets for the past two years‚ due to his mother Natalie’s death. His only company are some friends he met on the streets by the names of Blitz and Hearth. He is awakened by Blitz explaining that his family is unexpectedly looking for him. As Magnus
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film we met six different gladiatorial types‚ the Samnite‚ Hoplomachus‚ Murmillo‚ Secutor‚ Retiarius‚ and Thracian. The Samnites were quite lucky for they were heavily armed‚ with a large shield‚ a plumed helmet‚ and a short sword. Because of their large shields and short swords they would often get close to their opponent and deliver a deadly stab. They were from an Italic tribe in Campania‚ and had previously fought three wars against the Romans. The Hoplomachus‚ which stands for “armed fighter”
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armor and sword and all‚ to her home; he struggled to free his weapons‚ and faild” (582-584). This quote shows Beowulf has difficult to killing Grendel’s Mother. Grendel’s mother caught Beowulf very tight and brings him to the battle hall. He is tried to free from her weapons‚ but he can’t free from her weapon. After so many problems finally he was able to kill Grendel’s Mother. “Caught her neck and cut it through‚ Broke bones and all. Her body fell to the floor‚ lifeless‚ the sword was wet with
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being able to lift a sword that no ordinary human could possibly handle‚ slashing the mother of Grendel to end her life. "Then he saw‚ hanging on the wall‚ a heavy sword‚ hammered by giants‚ strong and blessed with their magic‚ the best of all weapons but so massive that no ordinary man could lift" (lines 513-516). The third instance discussing Beowulf’s super-human strength was when he was carrying Grendel’s head‚ which takes at least four men to carry‚ and what was left of the sword to the top of the
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Sorcha could see how doubtful and pessimistic the young mouse was but she continued to encourage him to have hope. “You will beat him because you have been trained by the best. You were trained by Cael the Sword Master. Did I forget to mention that your Uncle Cael is the greatest sword fighter and sword maker in Tara? And he even made the Blade of Tara for his brother‚ Ferdinand as a symbol of his courage and authority.” Fionn felt somewhat better now that Sorcha told him that he was trained by a great
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