Could someone tell me what this is please? I have looked on google but to no avail. Thanks in advance
Anglo-Saxon Heroic Code
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Ophiolite
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CH, I am perplexed. I went to google, searched for Anglo-Saxon heroic code, which I cut and pasted from your title thread. Here is the url:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Anglo-Saxon+Heroic+Code+&btnG=Search&meta=
The very first link of 14,600 links was this:
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~cpercy/courses/1001TierneyHynes.htm
Which contains in its first paragraph these words:
"The heroic ethos is commonly defined as a set of values which prioritise and glorify the valour of an individual. Old English society, contends Clinton Albertson, necessarily honoured a ‘heroic code’, as "ociety revolved around the strong, enterprising chieftain and his courageous band of followers."
What's the problem?
Xev: If it were pretty self-explanatory he wouldn't have been seeking an explanation. Surely that's pretty self-evident.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=Anglo-Saxon+Heroic+Code+&btnG=Search&meta=
The very first link of 14,600 links was this:
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~cpercy/courses/1001TierneyHynes.htm
Which contains in its first paragraph these words:
"The heroic ethos is commonly defined as a set of values which prioritise and glorify the valour of an individual. Old English society, contends Clinton Albertson, necessarily honoured a ‘heroic code’, as "
What's the problem?
Xev: If it were pretty self-explanatory he wouldn't have been seeking an explanation. Surely that's pretty self-evident.
Thanks, can't believe I missed that one.
Well, evidently, that isn't self evident. She never would have suggested it was self explanitory if she felt it was self-evident that his seeking an explanation meant it wasn't self-explanatory.
I mean, that's obvious...
Hey, don't start an argument because of me!
Xev said:
Indeed. It's pretty much like any other heroic code, but with lots of beer involved, which only serves to enhance the heroism. Have you ever tried to slay an ogre after swallowing a cask of ale? That's how heroic those guys were.