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On the way to the battle, he sees a comet in the shape of a dragon, which Merlin interprets as presaging Aurelius's death and Uther's glorious future. Uther wins the battle and takes the epithet "Pendragon", and returns to find that Aurelius has been poisoned by an assassin. He becomes king and orders the construction of two gold dragons, one ...
The Greek word aigis could thus have become the "helm of awe" through folk etymology because of the similarity with ON œgr which means "terrible". It has nothing to do with the Norse sea giant Ægir. [20] Hildegrim Middle High German: Hildegrîn, Old Norse: Hildegrímur: Based on *hildi-("battle") and *grīma ("mask, helmet, hood"). [21]
The Battle of Brávellir or the Battle of Bråvalla was a legendary battle, said to have taken place c. 770, [2] that is described in the sagas as taking place on the Brávellir between Sigurd Hring, king of Sweden and the Geats of Västergötland, and his uncle Harald Wartooth, king of Denmark and the Geats of Östergötland.
2–21 September Operation Orator – Allies defend Convoy PQ 18 from German attacks. Convoy losses 13 merchant ships, as to Germany's loss of four U-boats, majority of convoy makes it to Arkhangelsk. 4 September - 2 November Battle of Bell Island - Two German submarines sink four Canadian ore ships off Newfoundland with heavy casualties.
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Killed in battle against Aristodemus, the tyrant of Megalopolis: c. 265 – 262 BC: Acrotatus II: c. 262 – 254 BC: Areus II [6] c. 254 – 242 BC: Leonidas II: Briefly deposed while in exile avoiding trial c. 242 – 241 BC: Cleombrotus II: c. 241 – 235 BC: Leonidas II: c. 235 – 222 BC: Cleomenes III: Exiled after the Battle of Sellasia
Heikegani – crabs with human-faced shells, the spirits of warriors killed in the Battle of Dan-no-ura; Heinzelmännchen – household spirit; Helead – fen nymph; Hellhound (Many cultures worldwide) – underworld dog; Heracles – gatekeeper of Olympus; Hercinia (Medieval Bestiaries) – glowing bird
The most important divine struggle in Greek mythology was the Gigantomachy, the battle fought between the Giants and the Olympian gods for supremacy of the cosmos. [37] It is primarily for this battle that the Giants are known, and its importance to Greek culture is attested by the frequent depiction of the Gigantomachy in Greek art.