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In his book Tolkien and the Great War, John Garth states that Tolkien wrote his 1917 story "The Fall of Gondolin" in hospital after returning to England from the Battle of the Somme. In his view, the tale's first half seems to reflect Tolkien's "slow acceptance of duty" at the start of the war, while the second half "surely reverberates to his ...
John Setzer reviewed Horde Campaign in the February 1992 issue of White Wolf Magazine, giving the module generally high marks for presentation. [1] He noted that those running campaigns in the Forgotten Realms, playing the game Battlesystem, or into wargaming would find interest or utility in the module, while others would likely not. [1]
The left wing in the east, also known as the "Blue Horde" by the Russians or the "White Horde" by the Timurids, was ruled by four Jochid khans under Orda Khan. The Golden Horde and its Rus' tributaries in 1313 under Öz Beg Khan. This is a timeline of events involving the Golden Horde (1242–1502), from 1459 also known as the Great Horde.
Scourge of the Howling Horde is a generic setting adventure module for the 3.5 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game. The adventure is designed for 1st level characters . It contains a 32-page adventure.
The White Horde (Mongolian: ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠣᠷᠳᠣ, Цагаан орд, Cagaan ord; Kazakh: Ақ Орда, romanized: Aq Orda), or more appropriately, the Left wing of the Jochid Ulus was one of the uluses within the Mongol Empire formed around 1225, after the death of Jochi when his son, Orda-Ichen (Орд эзэн, Ord ezen, 'Lord Orda'), inherited his father's appanage by the Jaxartes.
Sarai in the Fra Mauro map. "Old Sarai" (سرای باتو, Sarāy-i Bātū; or سرای برکه, Sarāy-i Barka) was established by the Mongol ruler Batu Khan (1227-1255), as indicated by both occasional references to the "Sarai of Batu" ("Sarai Batu", Sarāy-i Bātū) [4] and an explicit statement of the Franciscan William of Rubruck, who visited Batu in 1253 or 1254, on his way to the ...
After the death of Yeremferden both Dawlat Berdi and Olugh Mokhammad sought control of the Golden Horde. Berdi, who was Yeremferden's son, found himself limited to the Crimea. Mokhammad, on the other hand, held Sarai and had recently gained control of the Nogai Horde, raising his status immeasurably. In addition, Mokhammad had defeated Dawlat's ...
Fall protection is the use of controls designed to protect personnel from falling or in the event they do fall, to stop them without causing severe injury. Typically, fall protection is implemented when working at height, but may be relevant when working near any edge, such as near a pit or hole, or performing work on a steep surface.