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Tolkien derived the idea of barrow-wights from Norse mythology, where heroes of several Sagas battle undead beings known as draugrs. Scholars have noted a resemblance, too, between the breaking of the barrow-wight's spell and the final battle in Beowulf, where the dragon's barrow is entered and the treasure released from its spell.
The 2001 game RuneScape features a quest called "Holy Grail", where the player must help King Arthur find the Holy Grail by traveling to the realm of the Fisher King. An episode of Midsomer Murders aired January 2004 with the title The Fisher King featuring a Celtic spear and chalice from Midsomer Barrow. The spear is the murder weapon.
A demi-gaunt is a type of plate armour gauntlet that only protects the back of the hand and the wrist: demi-gaunts are worn with gloves made from chain mail or padded leather. The advantages of the demi-gaunt are that it allows better dexterity and is lighter than a full gauntlet, but the disadvantage is that the fingers are not as well protected.
Mike Tyson and Jake Paul will fight with two non-traditional rules in effect: two-minute rounds and 14-ounce gloves instead of the standard 10 ounces.
To pair with the look, she added olive-green gloves and jade heels, bringing a few different shades together for a dynamic look. Pool - Getty Images. Laura Bush (2005)
Michael R. Dimino, a professor at Widener University Commonwealth Law School, said age verification requirements can impose “quite a restriction” on adults’ ability to access material.
Barrow's goldeneye (Bucephala islandica) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. This bird was named after Sir John Barrow . The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek boukephalos , "bullheaded", from bous , "bull" and kephale , "head", a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead .
Drones have been thrust into the spotlight amid reports of unmanned aircraft in the sky around the Northeast. Here's what we know about flying them.