The 13th Warrior is a 1999 American historical fiction action film based on Michael Crichton’s 1976 novel ‘Eaters of the Dead’, which is a loose retelling of the tale of Beowulf combined with Ahmad ibn Fadlan’s historical account of the Volga Vikings.
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‘Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass.’
The old hoard the Night shall keep, / while earth waits and the Elves sleep.
‘True-hearted Men, they will not be corrupted.’ (…) ‘I am too strong for you, halfling’.