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11 Th Century 13 Th Century
1,915 wordsThroughout my semester of studies on knighthood, I have noticed two major swings in its goal. At first the knight existed only as a vassal, a mounted warrior for fighting. Then as the first crusade came around in 1095 it turned the knights attentions to their new quest in Jerusalem. As many joined the ranks of such sects as the knights of the temple, their job became increasingly religious and their status became one of the church. The second transformation comes with the appearance of court lif...
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Description Targeted Spell Area Of Effect Attack
515 wordsCasting Cost: 1 mana point for every 2 hp healed Description: The Medic starts with this spell and may cast it on any organic Description: The Medic may cast this spell on any unit to remove harmful spell effects (does not affect Stasis Field, but does include Lockdown) Description: Targeted spell. The unit hit will have his sight range reduced to 1 matrix permanently (unless restored by Medic). The unit affected should have Blinded displayed in info box. Also removes detection ability if the un...
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Knights Of The Round Table Legend Of King Arthur
1,905 words... genes of King Arthur of Britain and his Knights of the Round Table, among the most popular and beloved of all time, originated in the Middle Ages. As they do today, medieval people listened to the accounts of Arthur with fascination and awe. It is certain that popular folktales were told about a hero named Arthur throughout the Celtic parts of the British Isles and France, especially in Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany (Lunt 76). Other stories of chivalry that did not include Arthur existed in ...
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Camp In Hopes Of Rallying Camp In Hopes Saladin
1,356 words... Joshua Power offers an excellent construction of the formation of the crusader army and its problems on the march: The mounted knights were preceded and probably flanked also by archers and crossbowmen, as well as by units of Turcoples, mounted archers who fought like the Saljuq or Turkish contingents. The heavy cavalry were the weakest point of the army when faced with Muslim troops far more mobile than their own. The enemy's mounted archers could shoot from well outside the range of Crusad...
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Satan In Paradise Lost
739 wordsSatan in Paradise Lost In his article This Way to Paradise Tom Paulin suggests that Milton's portrayal of Satan in Paradise Lost reveals him as Gnostic. Milton's intelligence enabled him to look at the Christian fable of Devils uprising against God from different prospective. Paulin says that the reason why Milton's appears as being sympathetic towards Satan is because deceiver of mankind represents what Milton believed to be the most important factor of progress the principle of scientific inqu...
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Milton Paradise Lost Character Of Satan
463 wordsMilton's Satan In his article This Way to Paradise Tom Paulin suggests that Milton's portrayal of Satan in Paradise Lost reveals him as Gnostic. Milton's intelligence enabled him to look at the Christian fable of Devils uprising against God from different prospective. Paulin says that the reason why Milton's appears as being sympathetic towards Satan is that deceiver of mankind represents what Milton believed to be the most important factor of progress the principle of scientific inquiry. Theref...
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Arthurian Legends Middle Ages
3,808 wordsKing Arthur The legends of King Arthur of Britain and his Knights of the Round Table, among the most popular and beloved of all time, originated in the Middle Ages. As they do today, medieval people listened to the accounts of Arthur with fascination and awe. It is certain that popular folktales were told about a hero named Arthur throughout the Celtic parts of the British Isles and France, especially in Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany (Lunt 76). Other stories of chivalry that did not include Arth...
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Holy Land Merchant Ships
2,811 wordsMilitant Monks The Knights Templar, a military order of monks answerable only to the Pope himself, were founded in 1118. Their primary responsibility, at least initially, was to provide protection to Christians making pilgrimages to the Holy Land. They rose in power, both religious and secular, to become one ofthe richest and most powerful entities in Christendom. By the time of their disbandment in 1307, this highly secretive organization controlled vast wealth, a fleet of merchant ships, and c...
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Human Nature Replies Quot
1,260 wordsContinually present in Gott hold Lessing? s play, Nathan the Wise, is the pursuit for truth. In particular, a truth that goes beyond religion, one that reaches to the depths of humanity: human nature? s freedom. In his play, Lessing reveals the freedom of human nature among mankind through the bonds of friendship. Furthermore, Lessing conveys an optimistic view of human nature in such a way that left to its own devices, human nature will seek the goodness of mankind and fraternity. Friendship in...
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Vital Statistics Heavy Armor
1,166 wordsRACE: Starcraft UNIT NAME: MEDIC RACE: Terran RANK: 1 st Lieutenant VITAL STATISTICS Hit Points: 60 Armor Class: Light Armor: 1 COSTS Mineral: 50 Gas: 25 Food: 1 TECH TREE Built From: Barracks Pre-Requisite: Academy WEAPONS Weapon System: none Attack Type: n / a Damage Class: n / a Splash Damage: n / a Damage: n / a Bonus: n / a SPELLS/SPECIAL ABILITIES Heal (Spell) Casting Cost: 1 mana point for every 2 hp healed Range: 2 Description: The Medic starts with this spell and may cast it on any orga...
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