Sharowa Yana Title: The little story of Silmarillion. Topic: The Silmarillion as an excellent example of literary art‚ amazing interweaving of myth and reality. Specific purpose: To inform my audience about unic history‚ that unfolds in the Tolkien’s book. Thesis statement: Today I want to share my knowledge and feelings about “The Silmarillion”. Introduction Attention material: Tolkien worked on Silmarillion‚ changed it
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Hudson rarely dreamed‚ or he rarely remembered the dreams he had. Sometimes he would wake up in a cold sweat and he’d have to rush to the bathroom to empty his stomach. Tonight‚ though‚ his dreams were pleasant‚ achingly so. First‚ he saw Edda‚ as she had been when they were children. Her hair crowned her head and when the light caught it‚ it burned it into a hazy orange. A heavy coat was wrapped around her shoulders and a long blue scarf wrapped smoothly along her neck. Her cheeks were rosy‚
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old Nordic traditions was derived from three main sources: the Sagas‚ the Eddas and the Rune Stones that are littered all across Northern Europe. The Eddas are a collection of poems that are the main source of the legendary stories that define Nordic mythology as we know it today. These poems can be found in a manuscript composed in Iceland during medieval times knows as the Codex Regius. No one is sure who authored the Eddas the common belief however‚ is that they were passed on through the oral
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Sadie Fah Cultural Report Flanigan 12/01/12 Thor Originating from Pre-Christian Germanic speaking tribes‚ Norse Gods were heavily worshipped by the Vikings. Most of what we know about the Viking Gods comes from the Poetic Edda. The Poetic Edda‚ or Elder Edda‚ is a book containing stories of the Viking Gods. Scandinavian poems also offer some history of the Norse Gods (Myths Encyclopedia). These Gods all lived in their own halls of Asgard. The main God‚ Odin lived in the hall of Valhalla
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Over the course of the semester‚ we have delved through the origins of Viking myth and religion in order to understand its roots and how they relate to the modern Heathenism that we see today. However‚ much of what we know of the original Viking religion has been lost over time and what we have today has been created through false assumptions‚ the wishful thinking of those who adapted the religion for their own purposes‚ the passage of time‚ and the influence of Christianity on ancient Scandinavian
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The Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity A Sociohistorical Approach to Religious Transformation (Review) Rachel M. Shaw The Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity was written by Dr. James C. Russell. Russell is a conservative historian and theologian. He received his doctorate in Historical Theology from Fordham University and has taught at Saint Peter’s College in New Jersey. Russell published Germanization of Early Medieval Christianity through the Oxford University Press in 1994
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A letter to Mussolini’s daughter‚ Edda Mussolini Ciano‚ from L.D.B. tells of a “mother who gave birth to 11 children” in a large family that was “poor and needy” and requests immediate help to “alleviate the disastrous and pitiful conditions that this family endures.” (Doc. 10). The letter
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Study Bible. Dallas Texas: Word Publishing‚ 1987. Hofbok. “Six-Fold Goal.” cvip.net. Central Valley Internet Project. 2009. Raven ’s Troth Asatru Kindred. 29 July‚ 2009 http://users.cvip.net/~kvm04/goal.html Lucado‚ Max New World Encyclopedia. “Poetic Edda.” newworldencyclopedia.org. 2009. 28 July‚ 2009 . Rabe‚ Lee Ann. “Nine Nobel virtues.” valleyoakkindred.com. 2000. Retrieved July 28‚ 2009 http://www.valleyoakkindred.com/9_nobel_virtues.htm Randolph‚ Octavia Shelter‚ Greg. Living Asatru. Unknown:
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Benito Mussolini established a dictatorship in 1926‚ 3 years after forming the National Fascist Party. His goal back then was to destroy any political opposition against him and to create a powerful totalitarian state. In Mussolini’s time in politics‚ he searched for many ways to empower the state because of his fascist beliefs of nationalism. Italians followed his orders because they believed in him and the cult of personality; they believed the Duce was always right. He created new regulations
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Case studies in the Oil and Gas industry Piper Alpha Piper Alpha was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd. The platform began production in 1976‚ first as an oil platform and then later converted to gas production. An explosion and resulting fire destroyed it on July 6‚ 1988‚ killing 167 men‚ with only 59 survivors. The death toll includes 2 crewmen of a rescue vessel. Total insured loss was about £1.7 billion (US$ 3.4 billion). At the time of
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