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Galadriel, lady of light, assisting Frodo on his quest to destroy the One Ring, opposed to Shelob, the giant and evil female spider of darkness, have been compared to Homer's opposed female characters in the Odyssey: Circe and Calypso as Odysseus's powerful and wise benefactors on his quest, against the perils of the attractive Sirens, and the ...
The Jesus bloodline refers to the proposition that a lineal sequence of the historical Jesus has persisted, possibly to the present time. Although absent from the Gospels or historical records, the concept of Jesus having descendants has gained a presence in the public imagination, as seen with Dan Brown's 2003 best-selling novel The Da Vinci Code and its 2006 movie adaptation of the same name ...
The Phial of Galadriel is a small crystal bottle filled with water from Galadriel's fountain. It contains the light of Eärendil's star. [T 1] The mariner Eärendil is the holder of one of the three Silmarils preserving the light of the Two Trees of Valinor, and he travels the skies like a star aboard his ship, the Vingilot.
Tolkien denied that he had been influenced by the Celtic Arthurian legends, but scholars have likened several of his characters to Arthurian figures, including Gandalf with Merlin and Galadriel with the Lady of the Lake. Further, there are close parallels between the hero Aragorn with his magical sword Andúril and King Arthur and his sword ...
In England, the memorial is referred to as Childermas or Children's Mass in which "Children are given a blessing; they sing in the choir and take on other special roles in the church service." [ 40 ] In Spain , Hispanic America , and the Philippines , [ 41 ] 28 December is still a day for pranks , equivalent to April Fool's Day in many countries.
Mary II, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland [140] 30 Apr 1662 28 Dec 1694 William III, King of England, Scotland and Ireland and Prince of Orange, no issue Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Cleveland: 18 Jun 1662 9 Sep 1730 1. Mary Wood, no issue 2. Anne Pulteney, had issue Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Duchess Consort of Württemberg-Oels: 21 ...
She and her husband were parents to five children: Henry Pole, 1st Baron Montagu (c. 1492 – 9 January 1539), notable as one of the peers in the trial of Anne Boleyn. He married Jane Neville, daughter and coheiress of George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny, [9] and Joan Fitzalan, and they had four children. He was beheaded by order of Henry VIII.
In 1829, Müller offered to work with Jews in England through the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the Jews. He arrived in London on 19 March of that year, but by mid-May, he fell ill and did not think that he would survive. He was sent to Teignmouth to recuperate and, while there he met Henry Craik, who became his lifelong ...