Durendal the name for Roland’s sword. However‚ Durendal is not simply a sword. Durendal is an extension of Roland’s personality‚ it was what drove Roland to fight and conquer. When Roland was holding Durendal‚ he was a noble soldier that could take down anything and anyone in his path. Durendal was brought by angel and given to Charlemagne who subsequently gave it to Roland. When Roland was dying and trying to destroy Durendal he said‚ “Ah Durendal‚ how beautiful are you‚ and how bright‚ and how
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Bootcamp Essay 2 “A hero is someone who is willing to stand up‚ sacrifice‚ volunteer‚ and unbiasedly protect the best interests of his or her cause…” (Heidi Boutler). Beowulf is a novel about a man whose is looked upon as a hero and is fearless of anything. He fights to the death against his enemy to protect the people around him and tackles all challenges that come his way. A theme that can be very easily recognized throughout the novel is in order to be a hero one must put others’ lives before
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“Stormed at with shot and shell‚ While horse and hero fell”(Tennyson). “The Charge of the Light Brigade”‚ is a poem about the Battle of Balaclava‚ and the poem shows how terrible the battle was. Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem in celebration of their courage and duty. The author of “The Charge of the Light Brigade”‚ Alfred Tennyson‚ celebrated and admired the courage and heroism the Russians demonstrated during the Battle of Balaclava by writing his poem. Tennyson portrayed how he believed they
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The Medieval Period was an era of darkness and distress. Feudalism drove peasants to the ground‚ and knightly nobles ruled society. Despite the large shadow cast by the Renaissance’s discoveries and developments‚ the Medieval Period still produced notable achievements‚ especially in literature. One of the most famous of such literature is Beowulf‚ which tells a story of a legendary hero who endures life-threatening trials to protect the people of Denmark. The language of this piece of writing demonstrates
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t is scorched‚ barren earth‚ devoid of any life as far as the eye can see. In this setting‚ legions of skeletons advance on the living‚ who either flee in terror or try in vain to fight back. In the foreground‚ skeletons haul a wagon full of skulls‚ in the upper left corner‚ others ring the bell that signifies the death knell (a bell that signifies death when rung) of the world. A fool plays the flute while a skeleton behind him plays along‚ a starving dog nibbles at the face of a child a cross in
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It had all begun with four great oaks. Grown so close together that their branches could almost prick the others’ bark. Close enough for roots to intertwine and suck at the last droplet of water when the drought season came. And yet they had always stood together. As guardians of the forest. Every full moon‚ the sight of the looming oaks served to remind the clans of their past‚ and guide their present. That their battles were not ones of hate‚ but of comradery. But even such powerful icons could
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There can be challenges in bearing your own burdens. You can tell people your problems and let them listen but it doesn’t necessarily mean they will understand. To demonstrate my point I decided to compare the video game‚ The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim to the fable‚ The Cross Room. Since my comparison is between a video game and a fable‚ the story line will differ greatly‚ but‚ this doesn’t mean they will be unalike in all ways. They both have a similar context when dealing with your own problems. In
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The background of the game is based around the history between the two ruling races of the land: Humans and Monsters. A war had broken out between the two and after many battles‚ the Humans were victorious. The Monsters were sent to the underground while the Humans ruled the surface. The only thing that divided the two races was a barrier‚ but it was unreliable. The only point of entrance was from a mountain called Mount Ebott. Many years after the war‚ a child falls into the underground through
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Hobbit Battle of the five armies. In this epic ending of the three Hobbit movies originally made from the Hobbit books written by JRR Tolkien. Bilbo and the dwarves watch from a mountain as the dragon known as Smaug goes down to Laketown to destroy everything with his fiery rage. As Smaug terrorises the town Bard the bowman breaks out of prison and is out to make sure his family is safe. Once he found his family he realized that the black arrow could kill the dragon‚ so he sets off the the bell tower
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The Hound of Baskerville wrapped up in a brilliantly satisfying ending. It didn’t end in a way I had expected it to. The ending began with the three detectives entering the Merripit house quietly. The Hound of Baskerville turned out to be an actual Hound. It was a bloodhound-mastiff mix‚ contradicting my prediction of it being an actual person with a hidden identity. The way they described the Hound made it sound like a mythical creature. At one point they called it a fire breathing beast
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