Power Of The Sword Essays and Term Papers

Sutton Hoo

Sutton Hoo, near to Woodbridge, in the English county of Suffolk, is the site of two 6th and early 7th century cemeteries. One contained an undisturbed ship burial including a wealth of Anglo-Saxon artifacts of outstanding art-historical and archaeological significance, now held in the British ...

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Black Plague

History essay - The plague (Black Death) How was the plague of 1346-1353 viewed by the people of medieval England? What were the short and long term effects of the plague on British society? In 1346-1353, a plague struck England and Europe, and according to an Arab legend “The whole world ...

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Macbeth's Ambition

Macbeth In Shakespeare’s ‘Macbeth’, Shakespeare explores the effect of ambition on a character. Ambition is shown to be a fundamental theme throughout Act one as well as a recurring theme throughout the play. As in the case of tragic dramas, the protagonist, Macbeth, is first recognised as a ...

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Beowulf - Good vs. Evil

The Anglo-Saxon literary work Beowulf presents an array of traits that the people of this period thought highly of. Many of these traits are seen through the main character Beowulf, and are contrasted by the monster’s he faces. Good versus evil is a conflict that has transgressed throughout the ...

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Women And Magic In Norse Sagas

Woman and Magic in the Sagas In Norse society, magic was considered to be a woman's profession. We must be careful in using interpretations of the Sagas which were written from a Christian perspective, as they often skewed the interpretation to coincide with their own viewpoint. The Norse ...

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