Haggard’s Questioning of the Heroic by John Coates

“…The two novels explore his misgivings about the warrior ethic and competitive heroic societies.…”
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Sázka na nejistou kartu. Armádní služba a sociální úpadek Raduitů de Souches na přelomu 17. a 18. století by Vítězslav Prchal

“…They were not only the inherent part of aristocratic warrior careers, but they also, in the situation of yet undeveloped fiscal mechanisms of a premodern state that was still searching for ways how to finance its permanent army, represented a risk factor which, to a considerable extent, decided about success or failure not only of the particular individuals, but as well their families and other generations of the dynasty, in the strictly socially stratified society of the early modern period. …”
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Représenter la victoire militaire d’une femme by Marjolaine Massé

“…The image here circumvents the impossibility of showing a woman as a warrior yet presents a demonstration of power through its materiality and its triumphant imperial iconography. …”
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A sigilografia portuguesa em tempos de Afonso Henriques by Maria do Rosário Barbosa Morujão

“…A special importance is given to the royal seals, exploring a possible explanation for the eminently heraldic character that always marked the royal Portuguese sigillography, pointing to the importance as a warrior of Afonso Henriques, symbolized by his shield of arms, as a factor that gave legitimacy to his kingship and the independence of Portugal. …”
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The illnesses of Herod the Great by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…An able statesman, builder and warrior, he ruthlessly stamped out all perceived opposition to his rule. …”
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Land conflict, murder, and the rise of “timeless culture” and girl blaming (Samburu, Kenya) by Bilinda Straight

“…The paper examines youthful practices in the Samburu pastoralist age set system as they evolved into tropes of warrior girlfriends inciting masculine violence. Through a close examination of a well-publicized Kenyan court case surrounding the suspicious death in 1931 of Theodore Powys, a British settler, this paper documents the shaping of a discourse about feminine agency and masculine bravado among the youth that eventuated in harsh state-sponsored collective punishment of a pastoralist Samburu community. …”
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L’UMANA IMMANITÀ: FONTI E FORTUNA DEL FERO ARGANTE. by Gianni Antonio Palumbo

“…Palumbo’s essay aims to investigate the sources of Argante, Circassian warrior who is the principal defender of Jerusalem in Tasso’s poem. …”
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Un maquis urbain ? Participation et légitimation du militantisme armé dans une petite ville de l’Est de la RDC by Yves Malipo Kabiona

“…It shows that ex situ engagement, that is to say engagement in the city, away from the rural maquis, plays a very important role for the survival of armed groups: extension of networks, mobilization of resources and legitimization of the warrior enterprise through legal and symbolic actions.…”
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Les funérailles charognardes. Homicide, cannibalisme et sacrifice humain pour les Yurakaré (Amazonie bolivienne) by Vincent Hirtzel

“…In the indigenous societies of the South American Lowlands, the relationship between the homicidal warrior and his victim has been interpreted mainly as an expression of a « cannibalistic logic » of incorporation of the enemy’s point of view. …”
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Integrating Asafo Companies for Sustainable Ocean and Coastal Heritage Management in Ghana by John Windie Ansah, Georgina Yaa Oduro, Rosabelle Boswell

“…Heritage institutions such as the Asafo companies in Ghana, are traditional warrior groups that historically defended the state. …”
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Dent de loup et cœur de cerf : observations sur la place de l’animal dans l’idéologie de la guerre et du sacrifice à Teotihuacan by Nicolas Latsanopoulos

“…The first big canid pictorial manifestation dates back to the third century A.D., while the canid-warrior image will generalize in later times. The description of faunal remains of the Moon pyramid attests to the unsuspected importance of the grey wolf in the system of beliefs from Classic Central Highlands and seem to prefigure the Postclassic Nahua « eagle, jaguar, wolf » triad. …”
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Przyswajanie zawczasu niezbędnych umiejętności, czyli o funkcji socjalizacyjno-przygotowawczej dawnych zabawek dziecięcych by Dorota Żołądź-Strzelczyk, Katarzyna Kabacińska-Łuczak

“…The categories adopted during the analysis of toys’ socialization and preparation functions are: farmer, builder and warrior, lady of the house, housewife, and mother, caretaker and nanny. …”
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The Geopolitics of Nordic Noir by Dodds Klaus, Hochscherf Tobias

“…We look specifically at the dramas Okkupert [Occupied] (NRK, 2015–), Ørnen [The Eagle] (DR, 2004–2006), Nobel – fred for enhver pris [Nobel – Peace at any Cost] (NRK, 2016), and Kriger [Warrior] (Netflix, 2018–) as they explore potential threats to Scandinavian society and the Nordic welfare state through the distinct figure of the vigilante veteran. …”
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Tanto malvagio da essere d’esempio. I clerici anglo-normanni e la descrizione di Guglielmo II Rufo, disgraziatamente re d’Inghilterra by Fabrizio De Falco

“…Being an excellent captain and a brave warrior, William Rufus succeeded in strengthen the English kingdom. …”
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Obraz křesťanského rytíře? Turcika ve šlechtických zbrojnicích raného novověku by Vítězslav Prchal

“…This article, based upon the analysis of Turkish weaponry presented in aristocratic armories, holds out the question as to whether these collections could be dealt with as parts of the image of a nobleman – a successful and self-confident Christian warrior. The analysis is based upon 37 inventories of aristocratic armories in Bohemia and Moravia between 1560 and 1740, resulting in the formulation of the following thesis. …”
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Unveiling the Original Polychromy of Archaic Architecture: The Gigantomachy on the West Pediment of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi (6th c. B.C.) by Giasemi G. Frantzi, Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros, Panayiotis Theoulakis, Sotiria Kogou, Athanasia Psalti, Hariclia Brecoulaki

“…Among the preserved figures of the Gigantomachy are a standing male figure, possibly representing Apollo or Dionysos, a warrior female identified as Athena, and a recumbent male, likely symbolizing the Giant Enkelados. …”
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Feasibility of a Nurse-Led Weekend Group Exercise Program for People after Stroke by Katharine Scrivener, Raymond Tourany, Mary McNamara-Holmes, Karl Schurr, Simone Dorsch, Catherine Dean

“…The amount of average exercise repetitions completed in the Weekend Warrior program was large but with significant variability. …”
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Biomechanical Characteristics on the Lower Extremity of Three Typical Yoga Manoeuvres by Elizabeth Whissell, Lin Wang, Pan Li, Jing Xian Li, Zhen Wei

“…A three-dimensional motion capture system with 10 cameras combined with four synchronised force plates was used to collect kinematics of the lower extremity and ground reactive force whilst the participants performed the crescent lunge pose, warrior II pose, and triangle pose. One-way repeated ANOVA was used in exploring the differences amongst the three yoga movements, and the significance was set to alpha<0.05. …”
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A War Tactician: K̲h̲ālid b. al-Walīd by Hüseyin Gökalp

“…K̲h̲ālid was an extraordinary warrior and commander who lived in 7th century and led Muslim armies against Romans and Sassanids. …”
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Medical Jousting: Going for the kill! by Dr.Fuad Ahmed Khan Niazi

“… He stood determined, focused on the target, his grip on the lance tightening just the right amount, aimed toward the enemy warrior with the precision of an excellent marksman. …”
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