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(Neo-) Classical Sunday: The 13th Warrior – Sound of the Northmen

By Anne on November 29, 2020November 14, 2020

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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Our Own Dear John Ronald: Copyists’ Ignorant Errors

By Anne on December 9, 2019December 8, 2019

‘Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass.’

Posted in: Balrog, Beowulf, entertainment, Exodus, John Howe, Literature, Norse Mythology, Philosophy, Ragarök, Silmaril, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Tom Shippey

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Our Own Dear John Ronald: Gold Galdre Bewunden

By Anne on September 30, 2019September 23, 2019

The old hoard the Night shall keep, / while earth waits and the Elves sleep.

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Our Own Dear John Ronald: Power Corrupts

By Anne on September 16, 2019September 15, 2019

‘True-hearted Men, they will not be corrupted.’ (…) ‘I am too strong for you, halfling’.

Posted in: 20th century authors, Beowulf, entertainment, Literature, politics, The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien, Tom Shippey