Sir Ector

Viking women played a big part on Viking society. They were treated with respect by the men in her society. The Viking women’s life was usually quite good. They were granted many privileges, even though the women were treated well and granted a lot of things they were not allowed to join raids or any trading adventure. They were also not permitted to do many other things such as; having short hair, carrying swords, or axes, and were not allowed to dress as any man would. When the men travelled they

Sierra Burow 4/16/15 SCAN 3202 The film Thor (2011) directed by Kenneth Branagh is a piece of contemporary expressive culture that draws from many various components of Norse mythology. Of the mythological characters being used, the most prominent in the film are Thor, Odin, Frigg, Sif, and Heimdall. The contemporary depictions of these characters parallel and diverge their depictions in original old Norse mythology sources in numerous ways. These original sources include but are not limited to

Thrundvang. He 's the strongest of all gods and men, and is the protector of all Midgard. He wields the mighty hammer Mjollnir that causes light flashes. "His battle car is drawn by two goats"(Norse for Smart People, McCoy,Dan,2012-2016). He 's married to Sir(goddess of harvest) and father to Pruor and Ullr. the oak is sacred to Thor. "Baldur of the Aesir"(Norse for Smart People, McCoy,Dan,2012-2016). The Bright One. His name mean "Shining Day". Odins econd son, he 's the god of Love, Light, Beauty, Loyalty

Much of culture that people have been apart of throughout the centuries has largely been contributed to the religion in which is followed. For instance, the Greeks believed in Zeus, Apollo, and other gods of that nature. With the progression of time, however, these religions have slowly faded turning into simple myths of the past. Many former religions are now mere myths. One in particular stills plays an influential role in today’s modern society, and that is Norse mythology. More specifically,

Loki is the embodiment of, “Of course it was Loki. It 's always Loki.” Loki is unquestionably the biggest question mark within Norse mythology. He is portrayed as a scheming, mischievous deity who has no real loyalties, his role is shrouded in mystery; what was his purpose in the ancient stories. Loki’s character arises questions about his role; was he a plot device, a foil for the Aesir, or maybe he was meant to be used as a warning to child? Within the pantheon of Norse gods, he was an anomaly;

Scandinavia myths, like many other cultures tend to focus on the male gods and less on the goddesses. Odinn and Odr are the two central gods that are most often focused on in the Scandinavian culture. Two female figures however, play a fairly prominent role Freyja and Frigg. The focus of my research is on Freya but the more information I uncovered the more I realized that with one along comes the other. Freya and Frigg depending on the mythology are the same person or are two individual goddesses

Asatru is a religion that has close ties with Norse mythology. The name of the religion, Asatru, is a twofold word that gets it’s meaning from Old Norse. The first half of the word, Asa, means Gods and Goddesses and the second half Tru, means to have faith or belief in. Altogether Asatru means to have faith in the gods. Asatru can be considered part of the Neo-pagan family of religion since it has to do with Norse Heathenism. The beginning of Asatru was not the start of the religion itself yet a

that he could be protected from the matters of the court. Merlin entrusted Arthur to be raised as the adopted son of a wise old Knight (Sir Ector).Arthur was raised alongside his adoptive brother Sir Kay who he was more skilled than in swordsmanship, however he would end up willingly serving as a mere squire under him. It is said that from childhood Sir Ector felt the aura of a king emanating from Arthur. Which was only further

Roger Lancelyn Green portrays King Arthur as an archetypal hero in King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. A literary archetype is a universal symbol that can describe a type of character or patterns of human nature that show up in many different types of literature (Archetypes). When thinking of an archetypal hero there are many things that can describe this type of character such as having a mother that is pure, unusual birth, being rased by foster parents, little is known of the heros

Love and Prowess in The Knight with the Lion        The chivalric ideal demanded many things of a knight. To the military ideals of prowess, loyalty, and honor it added the aristocratic ideal of largesse and, with the rise of the troubadour lyrics and romances, the ideal of courtly love. At times a knight could find these demands in conflict with one another. Such is the case with Chrétien de Troyes's romance The Knight with the Lion. In this story, the hero Yvain finds love while pursuing