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Eaters of the Dead: The Manuscript of Ibn Fadlan Relating His Experiences with the Northmen in AD 922 (later republished as The 13th Warrior to correspond with the film adaptation of the novel) is a 1976 novel by Michael Crichton, the fourth novel under his own name and his 14th overall.
Ahmad ibn Fadlan ibn al-Abbas al-Baghdadi (Arabic: أحمد بن فضلان بن العباس بن راشد بن حماد, romanized: Aḥmad ibn Faḍlān ibn al-ʿAbbās al-Baghdādī) was a 10th-century traveler from Baghdad, Abbasid Caliphate, [a] famous for his account of his travels as a member of an embassy of the Abbasid caliph, al-Muqtadir of Baghdad, to the king of the Volga Bulgars ...
The 13th Warrior is a 1999 American historical fiction action film based on Michael Crichton's 1976 novel Eaters of the Dead, [5] which is a loose adaptation of the tale of Beowulf combined with Ahmad ibn Fadlan's historical account of the Volga Vikings. It stars Antonio Banderas as Ahmad ibn Fadlan, as well as Diane Venora and Omar Sharif.
The 13th Warrior (Eaters of the Dead) John McTiernan: 2001: Jurassic Park III (based on characters created by Crichton) Joe Johnston: 2003: Timeline: Richard Donner: 2015: Jurassic World (based on characters created by Crichton) Colin Trevorrow: 2018: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (based on characters created by Crichton) J. A. Bayona: 2022
The book the film is based on, Eaters of the Dead, contains the same scene with more detailed explanation of both the ritual and the significance of how it is carried out. In the 2013 MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn , the character class Marauder and its upgraded form Warrior has the ability Holmgang, which creates a chain that binds ...
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Crichton's 1976 novel Eaters of the Dead featured relict Neanderthals as antagonists. In 1975, Crichton wrote The Great Train Robbery, which would become a bestseller. The novel is a recreation of the Great Gold Robbery of 1855, a massive gold heist, which takes place on a train traveling through Victorian era England. A considerable portion of ...
Lord Voldemort’s faithful Death Eaters are heading for both Universal Studios Hollywood and Florida as the parks host Halloween Horror Nights.