The Gray Wolf (Canis lupus; other forms: "Timber Wolf", "Wolf") is a mammal of the Canidae family. The wolf shares a common ancestry with the domestic dog (Canis familiaris), and, according to most experts, is likely the progenitor of all dogs as they exist today (in which case, the domestic dog would more accurately be classified as Canis lupus familiaris). Gray wolves were once abundant and distributed over much of North America, Eurasia, and the Middle East. Today, for a variety of human-caused reasons involving widespread habitat destruction and excessive hunting, wolves inhab ...

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• Gray Wolf - Anatomy & Physiology
• Gray Wolf - Social structure
• Gray Wolf - Packs
• Gray Wolf - Rank order
• Gray Wolf - Body language
• Gray Wolf - Howling
• Gray Wolf - Hunting
• Gray Wolf - Reproduction and mortality
• Gray Wolf - Past human perceptions of wolves
• Gray Wolf - Changing attitudes
• Gray Wolf - Reintroduction
• Gray Wolf - Wolves in religion and folklore
• Gray Wolf - Wolf hunting
• Gray Wolf - Livestock predation
• Gray Wolf - Trapping and breeding for fur
• Gray Wolf - Taxonomy
• Gray Wolf - Classification and relation to the dog
• Gray Wolf - Subspecies of the wolf
• Gray Wolf - Media

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Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, the apparent religion of the Iron Age Celts. Like other Iron Age Europeans, the early Celts maintained a polytheistic mythology and religious structure. Among Celtic peoples in close contact with Rome, such as the Gauls and Celtiberians, their mythology did not survive the Roman empire, their subsequent conversion to Christianity, and the loss of their Celtic languages. Ironically it is through contemporary Roman and Christian sources that what we do know of their belie ...

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• Celtic mythology - Historical sources
• Celtic mythology - Julius Caesar’s comments on Celtic Religion and their significance
• Celtic mythology - Branches of Celtic mythology
• Celtic mythology - Celtic deities
• Celtic mythology - The gods of the ancient Celts
• Celtic mythology - The gods of Ireland
• Celtic mythology - The gods of Wales
• Celtic mythology - The Dagda
• Celtic mythology - The Morrígan
• Celtic mythology - Belenus
• Celtic mythology - Lúgh/Lug
• Celtic mythology - Other gods
• Celtic mythology - Temples
• Celtic mythology - Celtic worship
• Celtic mythology - The druids
• Celtic mythology - Significance of Prophecy in Druidic Ritual
• Celtic mythology - Modern remnants
• Celtic mythology - Druidism?

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The term "Praetorian" came from the tent of the commanding general or praetor of a Roman army in the field—the praetorium. It was a habit of many Roman generals to choose from the ranks a private force of soldiers to act as bodyguards of the tent or the person. They consisted of both infantry and cavalry. In time, this cohort came to be known as the cohors praetoria, and various notable figures possessed one, including Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Caesar Augustus (Octavian). As Caesar discovered with the Legio X Equestri ...

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Praetorian Guard, Praetorian Guard - History, Praetorian Guard - Early Guard, Praetorian Guard - Political meddling, Praetorian Guard - Guard's Twilight Years, Praetorian Guard - Legacy Of The Guard, Praetorian Guard - Relationships between emperors and their Guard, Praetorian Guard - Organization and conditions of service, Praetorian Guard - Rank and file, Praetorian Guard - Modern analogous uses of the term, Praetorian Guard - External link

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To Katara, waterbending is an ancient art, unique to the culture of her people. She was the only Waterbender of the South Pole, so initially she had to teach herself. After meeting Aang, the Avatar, Katara, her brother, and Aang decide to travel to the North Pole, to find a Waterbending Master. Katara continued to practice waterbending while traveling with Aang and her brother, Sokka, toward the North Pole. Passing through a port town, Katara stole a waterbending scroll from pirates. Following the waterbending forms shown on the scroll, Kat ...

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Katara, Katara - History, Katara - Personality, Katara - Waterbending, Katara - Family, Katara - Relationships

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Persons described as militants -- either individuals or groups (composed of citizens) -- have usually enrolled and trained for service in a particular cause. Militants may fill their ranks either by enlistment or by conscription. The term usually implies aggressive and vigorous support of a cause, as in the phrases militant protest or Church militant. Some militant views have an inherent implication of intolerance. The work and support of militants commonly occur within the limits of international law, humanity, and civil disobedience. Some militants, though, operate outside the ...

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Militant, Militant - Characteristics of militancy, Militant - Potential legal restrictions, Militant - Etymology of the word, Militant - Mass media usage of the word, Militant - Examples, Militant - Quotations

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The Warrior of Hirschlanden is a statue of a nude ithyphallic warrior made of sandstone, the oldest known iron age life-size anthropomorphic statue north of the Alps. It was a production of the Hallstatt culture of the early Iron age (800-475 BC). It is now in the Württembergisches Landesmuseum in Stuttgart. The preserved height is 1.50 m; the feet have been broken off. The warrior wears a pointed hat, maybe – in analogy to the princely grave of Hochdorf - made of birchbark, a neck-r ...

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• Warrior of Hirschlanden - Literature
• Warrior of Hirschlanden - External link

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The Bard's Tale (Tales of the Unknown: Volume I) is a computer fantasy role-playing game created by Interplay Productions in 1985 and distributed by Electronic Arts. It was designed and programmed by Michael Cranford. Based loosely on traditional Dungeons and Dragons gameplay and inspired by the Wizardry computer games, The Bard's Tale was noteworthy for its unp ...

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• Bard's Tale 1985 - Story
• Bard's Tale 1985 - Gameplay
• Bard's Tale 1985 - Sequels
• Bard's Tale 1985 - Novels
• Bard's Tale 1985 - Legacy
• Bard's Tale 1985 - Trivia

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Conan the Barbarian (also known as Conan the Cimmerian, from the name of his homeland, Cimmeria) is a literary character created by Robert E. Howard in a series of fantasy pulp stories published in Weird Tales in the 1930s. Conan the Barbarian - Setting. The Conan stories take place on Earth, but in the mythical (created by Howard) "Hyborian Age," between the time of the sinking of Atlantis and the rise of the known ancient civilizations. According to Howard himself: "...between the years w ...

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• Conan the Barbarian - Setting
• Conan the Barbarian - Characteristics
• Conan the Barbarian - Appearance
• Conan the Barbarian - Abilities and Characteristics
• Conan the Barbarian - Influences
• Conan the Barbarian - The Original Robert E. Howard Conan Stories
• Conan the Barbarian - Conan stories published in Weird Tales
• Conan the Barbarian - Conan stories by Howard not published in his lifetime
• Conan the Barbarian - Unfinished Conan stories by Howard
• Conan the Barbarian - Other Conan related material by Howard
• Conan the Barbarian - Textual history
• Conan the Barbarian - Book editions
• Conan the Barbarian - The Gnome Press editions 1959-1957
• Conan the Barbarian - The Lancer/Ace paperback editions 1966-1977
• Conan the Barbarian - The Donald M. Grant editions 1974-1989
• Conan the Barbarian - The Berkeley editions 1977
• Conan the Barbarian - The Bantam editions 1978-1982
• Conan the Barbarian - The Ace Maroto editions 1978-1981
• Conan the Barbarian - The Tor editions 1982-2004
• Conan the Barbarian - The Gollancz editions 2000-2001
• Conan the Barbarian - The Wandering Star/Del Rey editions 2003-2005
• Conan the Barbarian - Other media
• Conan the Barbarian - Movies
• Conan the Barbarian - TV Series
• Conan the Barbarian - Cartoons
• Conan the Barbarian - Comics
• Conan the Barbarian - Games
• Conan the Barbarian - Parody and other references
• Conan the Barbarian - Characters
• Conan the Barbarian - Quotes
• Conan the Barbarian - Quotes from Howard's original Conan stories
• Conan the Barbarian - Conan the Barbarian movie quotes

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David (דָּוִד "Beloved", Standard Hebrew Davíd, Tiberian Hebrew Dāwiḏ; Arabic داود Dāʾūd "Beloved"), as referred to as King David, was the second and one of the most well-known kings of ancient Israel, as well as the most mentioned man in the Hebrew Bible. The successor to King Saul, who was the first official king of a united Kingdom of Israel, David's forty-year reign lasted from roughly 1005 BCE to 965 BCE. The account of his life and rule are recorded in the Old Testament Books of Samuel a ...

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• David - David's life
• David - David's early life
• David - Reign as King of Judah
• David - David's reign over the United Monarchy
• David - David's family
• David - David's father
• David - David's wives
• David - Bathsheba
• David - David's sons
• David - David as a religious figure
• David - David in Judaism
• David - David in Christianity
• David - David Dawud in Islam
• David - Historicity of David
• David - Representation in art and literature
• David - Art
• David - Literature
• David - Film

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The Balinese caste system is a system of social organization similar to the Indian caste system. However, India's caste system is far more complicated than Bali's, and there are only four Balinese castes. The four castes of Bali are: Sudras - peasants making up more than 90% of Bali's population Wesias - the caste of merchants Satrias - the warrior caste, it also included some nobili ...

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Sudakshina Kamboja is the third king of the Kambojas referred to in the Mahabharata. And is also the most referenced of all the Kamboja kings in the whole Mahabharata and most illustrious warrior of the Kambojas of Epic Age. Sudakshina Kamboja - Kamboj traditions and Sudakshina. According to the traditions of the Kamboj community passed on to it from its ancestors, a certain king Sodakhsh (Sudakshina) is believed to have descended from the line of god Chander Burman of remote antiquity.

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• Sudakshina Kamboja - Kamboj traditions and Sudakshina
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Physical Characteristics of Sudakshina
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Sudakshina at Abhisheka ceremony of Yudhisthra
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Sudakshina at Draupadi’s Swayamvara
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Sudakshina Kamboja in Mahabharata war
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Sudakshina and his army
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Sudakshina one of ten salient commanders of Kurus
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Krshna extols Sudakshina
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Bhishma extols Sudakshina
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Durodhana extols Sudakshina
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Sudakshina’s duels in the war
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Duryodhan at the death of Sudakshina
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Karna at the death of Sudakshina
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Vasudeva at the death of Sudakshina
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Gandhari at the death of Sudakshina
• Sudakshina Kamboja - Epilogue

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The Elder Futhark (or Older Futhark, Old Futhark) are the oldest form of the runic alphabet, used by Germanic tribes for Proto-Norse and other Migration period Germanic dialects of the 2nd to 8th centuries for inscriptions on artefacts (jewellery, amulets, tools, weapons) and rune stones. In Scandinavia, the script was replaced by the Younger Futhark from the late 8th century, while the Anglo-Saxons replaced it with the Futhorc from the time of the invasion of England. Elder Futhark - Origins. Including:

• Elder Futhark - Origins
• Elder Futhark - The alphabet
• Elder Futhark - Names
• Elder Futhark - Inscription corpus
• Elder Futhark - Scandinavian inscriptions
• Elder Futhark - Continental inscriptions
• Elder Futhark - Distribution

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Samurai (侍 or 士, samurai?) was a term for the military nobility in pre-industrial Japan. Samurai - Myth and reality. Most samurai were bou ...

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• Samurai - Myth and reality
• Samurai - History
• Samurai - Origin of Samurai
• Samurai - Kamakura Bakufu and the Rise of Samurai
• Samurai - Ashikaga Shogunate and the Feudal Period
• Samurai - Oda Toyotomi and Tokugawa
• Samurai - Tokugawa Shogunate
• Samurai - Samurai decline during the Meiji Restoration
• Samurai - Post Meiji Restoration
• Samurai - Culture
• Samurai - Education
• Samurai - Shūdō
• Samurai - Lifestyles
• Samurai - Samurai Names
• Samurai - Marriage
• Samurai - Succession
• Samurai - Philosophy
• Samurai - Weapons
• Samurai - Etymology of samurai and related words
• Samurai - Samurai in popular culture

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Atomism is the theory that all the objects in the universe are composed of very small, indestructible elements. Or, stated in other words, all of reality is made of indivisible basic building blocks. The word atomism derives from the ancient Greek word atomos which means that which cannot be cut into smaller pieces. There are two ways in which the word "atom" is used: to describe the atoms that scientists discuss, and those that philosophers discuss. Atomism is traditionally associated with the latter, where philosophers have argued t ...

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• Atomism - The puzzle of similarities and differences
• Atomism - Are there different elements?
• Atomism - Is there an ultimate indivisible unit of matter?
• Atomism - Consequences for guiding one's life
• Atomism - Facing reality
• Atomism - Atoms change
• Atomism - The exile of atomism
• Atomism - Indian atomism
• Atomism - Islam preserves atomism
• Atomism - The atomic Renaissance
• Atomism - A different atom for each element

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Warrior (From Middle English, from Old North French, to make war) is a character class (or job) found in many computer role-playing games, most notably in Square Enix's Final Fantasy series. It is often also referred to as Fighter. It is closely associated with the Knight (ナイト) class: in some games, the Knight is an upgraded form for the Wa ...

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• Warrior character class - Warriors in the Final Fantasy series
• Warrior character class - Fighters in Dungeons & Dragons
• Warrior character class - Fighters and Warriors in Dragon Quest III
• Warrior character class - Fighter in 8-Bit Theater

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A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment (such as a uniform and weapon) to defend that country or its interests. In most countries, the term soldier is limited to such people who serve in the land branch of the armed services (usually known as the army). Armies are strictly hierarchical societies, and within them, groups of soldiers are usu ...

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• Soldier - Classification
• Soldier - Etymology

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A lament or dirge is a song or poem expressing grief or regret. Many of the oldest and most lasting poems in human history have been laments. Laments are present in both the Iliad and the Odyssey, in the Hindu Vedas, and in ancient Near Eastern religious texts, including the Mesopotamian city laments such as the Lament for Ur and the Jewish Tanakh (or Old Testament). In the traditional music of Scotland, a lament is also a genre of musical composition for the bagpipes. In Scots Gaelic, these pieces are often called pi ...

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In Norse mythology, Ragnarok ("fate of the gods"1) is the battle at the end of the world. It would supposedly be waged between the gods (the Æsir, led by Odin) and the evils (the fire giants, the Jotuns and various monsters, led by Loki). Not only will some of the gods, giants, and monsters perish in this apocalyptic conflagration, but almost everything in the universe will be torn asunder. In the Viking warrior societies, dying in battles is a fate to admire and this is carried over into the worship of a pantheon i ...

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• Ragnarok - Prelude
• Ragnarok - Portents
• Ragnarok - The final battle
• Ragnarok - Aftermath
• Ragnarok - Modern adaptations
• Ragnarok - Notes

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A cleric is: A member of the clergy of a religion, especially one that has trained or ordained priests, preachers, or other religious professionals; or A member of a character class in Dungeons & Dragons and similar fantasy role-playing games. See also Cleric (Dungeons & Dragons). Cleric - As Clergy. The term "cleric" simply means a member of the clergy. Its non-specific nature means it is often used to refer to the religious leadership in Islam, where "pr ...

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• Cleric - As Clergy
• Cleric - In Role-playing Games

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Ríg is the name applied to a Norse god described as "old and wise, mighty and strong" in the Eddic poem Rígthula (Old Norse Rígþula - Song of Ríg). Rig wandered through the world and brought into being (apparently by fathering them) the progenitors of the three classes of human beings as conceived by the poet. The youngest of these sons inherited the name "Rig" and his youngest son, Kon the Young or Kon ung (konung meaning 'king' in Old Norse) also inherited the name or title "Ríg". This third ...

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• Ríg - The Rígsthula

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