Swordsmanship

To many, the name Lorenzo de Medici just sounds like an irrelevant Italian man. At a closer look, Lorenzo was one of the most important people in the history of Italy. Born to Lucrezia Tornabuoni and Piero di Cosimo de ' Medici, Lorenzo ruled Florence from 1469 until his death in 1492 after his father’s death. He helped make Florence the most important city-state from 1469-1492. Lorenzo de Medici was the most important ruler of Florence because he formed political alliances to protect his people

Will: Protagonist, a young boy raised up by the Baron. Throughout his life he had only dreamed of becoming a knight, so when the opportunity arises to become a apprentices, he hopes he is chosen for Battle School. Will uses what he is good at, sneaking around unseen, and climbing trees and walls, to find out what the Rangers are talking about him. When he 's caught, Will confesses what he has done and that convinces Halt that Will is the right candidate to become an apprentice Ranger. As he begins

dueling over 14 lost years of young adulthood is simply not enough (Dumas 139). Not only is there not enough suffering for the enemy party, dueling is too quick. However, those are not the only drawbacks. If the Count were not as skilled in swordsmanship or in gunmanship, he could lose, and his progress would be lost. His honor

In Othello, soldiers like Iago and Michael Cassio use deception as a tool to further their agendas and assert their will onto other characters. Previously in books such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, deception for the motivation of one’s goals was viewed as a flaw and therefore problematic for one’s warrior code. Through what we experience in Beowulf, the warrior culture of the Middle Ages emphasized power through physical strength which is a physiological characteristic of men. Between the

Lancelot saved the people of Corbenic from a dragon which was attacking their kingdom, and Theseus saved the people of Athens from the Minotaur who needed to be fed with Athenian sacrifices. To solve these problems, they each used their talents, swordsmanship and wrestling. Lancelot used his superior talents with his shield and sword. He was said to use his shield to dodge the flames of the dragon, from which the town’s people ran from, and confidently sung blow with his sword till he defeated the dragon

The word “hero,” might conjure an image of somebody dressed in shining armour holding a sword and slaying the terrible dragon guarding a hoard of gold. In The Hobbit, there is indeed a heinous dragon guarding a hoard of treasure, and a hero who embarks on a journey to defeat the dragon and reclaim his stolen birthright. However, there is not just one hero, but two: Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who plays the role of the non-traditional hero, and Thorin Oakenshield, a strong-minded dwarf who represents

Hiroshima Death Match (Kinji Fukasaku, 1973) The five films in the "Battles without Honor and Humanity" series are Kenji Fuakasaku's magnum opus, of which "Hiroshima Death Match" is the most cult, particularly due to the participation of Sonny Chiba and Meiko Kaji. The film takes place both during the first film's story and shortly after it, and it focuses, apart from Hirono's story, on two new characters that eventually become adversaries. The first one is Yamanaka, a failed individual with a constant

It was here where Musashi matured and studied the ways of the samurai. He read and studied the Chinese classic The Art of War. When Musashi was finally released he went off on his own to further study the way of the warrior and improve his swordsmanship skills. Musashi’s travels brought him straight to Kyoto, the capitol of Japan. Musashi came here for a reason. He had an old vendetta to settle with the Yoshioka family. Years before, Musashi’s father, Munisai, was killed in a duel with the

Rashomon and Blowup: A Study of Truth In a story, things are often not quite what they seem to be. Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon and Michaelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up are good examples of stories that are not what they first appear to be. Through the medium of film, these stories unfold in different and exiting ways that give us interesting arguments on the nature of truth and reality. Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon tells the story of a murder. It flashes back to the event four times, each time as told

skills even further, which is to his advantage and thus satisfying his goal more. Now I cannot recall any fight you entered, Unferth, that bears comparison. I don’t boast when I say that neither you nor Breca were ever much celebrated for swordsmanship or for facing danger on the field of battle. You killed your own kith and kin, so for all your cleverness and quick tongue, you will suffer damnation in the depths of hell. The fact is, Unferth, if you were truly as keen or courageous as you