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Théoden is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel, The Lord of the Rings.The King of Rohan and Lord of the Mark or of the Riddermark, names used by the Rohirrim for their land, he appears as a supporting character in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
The medievalist Marjorie Burns writes that "J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth is conspicuously and intricately northern in both ancient and modern ways." [4] She cites a letter to the classics scholar Rhona Beare, where Tolkien wrote that he had not invented the name "Middle-earth", as it had come from "inhabitants of Northwestern Europe, Scandinavia, and England".
Peace for our time" was a declaration made by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in his 30 September 1938 remarks in London concerning the Munich Agreement and the subsequent Anglo-German Declaration. [1]
"Here, then, is the problem which we present to you, stark and dreadful and inescapable: Shall we put an end to the human race; or shall mankind renounce war?" ~ Albert Einstein and Bertrand Russell [1] The Russell–Einstein Manifesto was issued in London on 9 July 1955 by Bertrand Russell in the midst of the Cold War.
"If I have been deceived, doubtless it was the work of a spirit; whether that spirit was good or bad, I do not know." [7]: 153 — Joanna Southcott, English self-described religious prophetess (27 December 1814); final recorded words "I have no religious joys; but I have a hope, in the strength of which I think I could plunge into eternity."
Press the attack all the more vigorously, because I have invoked for victory both the sisters, Thorgerd and Irpa. [9] Haakon enters his ship, the fleet rows forward for the attack, and battle ensues. The weather becomes thick in the north, the clouds cover the sky, daylight becomes sparse, thunder and lightning ring out, and it begins to rain.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, "there isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States," in the face of continuing threats of annexation by ...
His ancestoral crown, we shall defend from the enemies, To the Habsburg's Great Thrones, The fate of our country shall be united! For justice and needs, we shall have a good and clean sense, And asking the need to defend the fatherland, Let's all all march with energy, giving all our blood and feelings, For our Empire, for the fatherland's well ...