Lincoln vs. Pericles

Abraham Lincoln’s speech was brought about by the Civil War in America. It was a hard time for the citizens of the United States as not only did they lose many loved ones in battle, but the country was divided and at war with itself, or at least the two halves(Union vs. Confederacy). Pericles’ funeral speech was to the Athenian peoples at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War. This, like the one in America, was a civil war with Athens and Sparta fighting each other. These were the two dominant powers in Greece at the time. Abraham Lincoln’s speech is of higher quality than Pericles speech for his sensitivity to the people and admiration of the men he is talking about.

Lincoln vs. Pericles

Abraham Lincoln’s speech was brought about by the Civil War in America. It was a hard time for the citizens of the United States as not only did they lose many loved ones in battle, but the country was divided and at war with itself. Pericles’ funeral speech was to the Athenian peoples at the beginning of the Peloponnesian War. This, like the one in America, was a civil war with Athens and Sparta fighting each other. These were the two dominant powers in Greece at the time. Abraham Lincoln’s speech is of higher quality than Pericles speech for his sensitivity to the people and admiration of the men he is talking about.

The Vikings

• The religious leaders of the Celts - druids = the elders people for insight
• They gather in modern day France

• In the north less integration of Xianity
• The Celts acclimated over years to Xianity
• Iceland was settled by Norwegians
• The language there is the language of the Vikings

• Vikings
• Norwegian
• Swedish

• The Vikings believed in the afterlife
• Odin(God of Battle) would greet them there if they died in battle

• Vikings
• Referred to Norsemen(Norway and Sweden)
• Medieval Sourcebook
• Primary Sources
• Edda - tell the myths of the gods
• Older - poetry
• Younger - prose
• 13th Century
• Written down
• Tell of the cosmology(concept of the universe) of the Norse
• Nine worlds in Norse mythology - we live on Midgard
• North is Alfheimer - world of the elves
• South - Svartalfaheim - black elves
• East - Vanaheimer - Vanir
• Muspellheim - world of fire
• Jotunheimr - world of giants
• West - Niflheim - world of ice
• Up - Asgard
• Down - Hel - netherworld
• Across - Ginnungapap - part of Atlantic Ocean
• Heimskringla - written by Snorri Sturluson - tells the legends of the Kings
• At their height in 8th and 9th century
• Stop in 11th century
• Norse Mythology - Foundational Stories of Norse culture
• Yggdrasil tree
• Ragnarok

• They leave Scandinavia and:
• The Vikings attack a monastery on the coast of England in 793
• They took every thing, raided the village and burned everything else down
• They were:
• Brawny
• Barbaric
• Fierce
• Their weapons:
• Axes

• These attacks on monasteries were only the beginning; they were going to attack cities
• They were looking for silver; most things in a monastery were made of silver
• Viking leaders ambitions grew with their reputations
• ? took a fleet of ships to attack Paris
• They decimate the French forces along the Seine as they head to the city
• Nobody resisted the Vikings
• Paris was well defended, but the king of France decided to give them all their silver and other goods to avoid the destruction
• Two famous Vikings from Greenland are
• Eric the Red
• Leif Ericson
• They start a colony on Greenland and develop systems of law and order
• Leif Ericson sets off to go to Greenland, but was blown off course to a very good land
• Leif returns to Greenland and Christianizes them.

Viking Mascots

Vikings were not only present in the ancient world. They are present today in many team mascots. A mascot for a team is supposed to bring humor, fun, and and spirit to the crowd. A team mascot should also be somewhat intimidating to the opponent. You want to make the offenders afraid of you and what better way to make a startling impression than with a Viking? So many peope believe that the Vikings were barbarians that pillaged villages, and this is very true. That is exactly what the Vikings did. So, if you want your team to scare your opponent before the match even begins, make the Viking your mascot.

Works Cited

"Medieval Sourcebook: Gildas: Concerning the Ruin of Britain." FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 18 Mar. 2010. .

Viking Attire

What many cartoons and our culture depict as an accurate viking is false. One may see, on TV, a "viking" dressed in heavy clothing with a large stomach and a horned helmet. They are portrayed as barbarous creatures that had no thought for life as they pillaged towns. This view is not supported by any evidence. There is nothing to even suggest that the Vikings wore helmets with horns. There has been speculation, though, that a horned helmet was used in certain ceremonies, but it is still rare. This does not change the fact that the vikings still raided villages, but it does seem to be that they did not look as barbaric as they acted. The viking attire, for a long time now, has been misconstrued.

"Viking Helmets - Did Viking Helmets Have Horns." European History The History of Europe. Web. 16 Mar. 2010. .