Quinn Weber
Period 3
9-23-09

Zion

Skagway City School is in a deplorable state. Student enrollment is dropping as fast as government funding. These two figures are linked symbiotically for as enrollment declines funding plummets the low funding in turn leads to dilapidated facilities and second rate educators which discourage new students and scare current pupils into nearby Haines or Juneau. This devastating negative flow of students must be stemmed so as to create an environment in which quality education is given. Furthermore an increase in student population would boost the athletic clubs of Skagway school brining pride and honor to the community. Surely the one who could bring such glory to the city would be worthy of praise.
Every Sunday millions of believers flock to the nearest or most well funded altar, temple or church to proclaim their faith to the heavens. In Skagway there is an especially large population of those of the Mormon faith. The Mormon faith is one of the youngest and as any Christian will tell you, as Father Ignacio told me, any religion under 1000 years old is merit-less. After searching for thousands of years for their holistic city of Zion a Mormon father assures me, his people are tired and in need of change.
Skagway will be the answer to their prayers.
Why can’t our lovely town become “Zion”? Our beautiful mountain enshrined, sea bordered town has all the makings of a holy city. My friendly father from Utah assures me that if I could get 2 more congregations to agree to name the city “Zion”, His church alone could facilitate the transportation of 2,000 Mormons. He agrees to such a plan because he sees the advantage in it for himself. With the Mormons happy in Skagway, not only does room in the overcrowded church of Salt Lake City open for new converts, his coffers are filled by the thankful Mormons who rediscovered faith in their religion in “Zion”. The Mormon clergy will also gain capital by receiving the donations from newly opened Mormon businesses in Skagway as Mormons above any other religion kick back the majority of their salary to the church. The church will most importantly gain something which has plagued it, an official holy city, and capital. Thus Utah will form an express way to Skagway, Skagway will gain population and the church will gain the cash and needed to expand.
The fact that the Mormon Church will gain fiscally is the main reason why this plan will succeed. Church members follow their clergy, if you doubt this you need to look back to the crusades in the closest history book. I am not requiring their followers to rid the holy land of infidels in the course of seven long wars, I am only asking them to give the holy land a physical location.
The Mormon faith has no problem adjusting to Skagway; they have already flocked and flourished here. Perhaps it is some ancient form of fate which has drawn them in such numbers, perhaps deep down they already believe this place is Zion. Whatever the reason it is undeniable that Mormons are naturally attracted to this place. They constitute roughly 1/3 of the total population and 3/5 of the total school population. The reason for this seemingly large population has never been found.
The new population would of course have children. Mormons especially travel in large family units. In fact the average Mormon family contains 8 family members while the average Christian family has only 4. This means that not only would Skagway increase in population, it would do so without developing incredible amounts of new land. A Mormon family of 8 would live in one household where 8 Christians would typically live in two separate households. So savings on land could be in excess of 100% of that developed!! These children must be educated, the tight-knit and driven structure of a Mormon family demands a good education, Skagway school has a monopoly on the market, and the children will be raked in like leaves in autumn.
The Mormon Church is on our side, the Mormons themselves have no reason to doubt the city, and there is much to be gained and nothing to be lost. All we, the people of Skagway must do is encouraged the change, help to build the Mormon churches, to expand those already established, and to spread the word of Zion.
Some nay-sayers claim that I am a Mormon advocate concerned not with the betterment of Skagway but with the spread of the religion. I myself follow no religion Christian, Mormon, Judaism or any other which I could name. Furthermore I have never in fact set foot inside a Mormon temple thus my services can not be tainted by religious preference or any influence which a church may have on someone.
Undeniably these new religious folk will help boost Skagway young population and stop the faltering numbers in school. Their large family sizes will increase student population while minimizing the effect on Skagway’s physical and environmental footprint. With the boost of new bodies, the school will receive new funding, which will allow higher wages for teachers, two part desks and ipso facto higher test scores. Mormons like no other race or religion need a place to call home.

beowulf #7

"no lots were cast for who should loot the hoard for it was obvious to them that every bit of it lay unprotected within the vault. "
perhaps this is saying that the gold is unprotected here so they can come back and retrieve it, but it also reads that if they take the gold then it will lay unprotected in their vaults, the fact that they have lost Beowulf means that they have no one to protect them; an insight into Beowulf's failure as king to train up his warriors to supersede him.

"our whole nation will be dispossessed, once princes from beyond get tiding of how you turned and fled"
Wiglaf foreshadows the nations defeat, Beowulf also says that "war is looming" both realize how close their nation is to collapse when they are king, Beowulf, instead of choosing to prepare his nation for the fight chooses to go get killed by a dragon. He did this so that he would maintain his honor for never loosing a fight because he knew he would be overrun by swedes. Wiglaf on the other hand sets about bettering his warriors and banishing those who fled. Thaet was god cyning.

"but the raven winging darkly over the doomed will have news, tiding for the eagle,"
the raven the symbol of death will be conquerors over the eagle symbol of heroics and valor.

"a geat women too sang out in grief; with hair bound up, she unburdened herself of her worst fears,"
does not say that the geat women sang, Although no wife is mentioned i find it very improbable that a bad ass like Beowulf did not have a wife. Furthermore as a king he would have been foolish not to accept t a wife as a token of peace. This women is his unknown wife.

"next the wise son of Weohstan called from the king's thane a group of seven"
parallels beowulf's own quest when he brought 13 men into the dragons lair"

They said that of al the kings upon the earth he was the man most gracious and fair-minded, kindest to his people and keenest to win fame"
blatantly exposes beowulf tragic flaw or greatest atribute depending on how you look at it, Beowulf was always ready for battle and honor always courageous- a trait of a warrior yet this being his foremost quality he was unsuited to be king and is shown by his hesitancy to become king.

2250 "my own people have been ruined by war"
Parallels Hermod beowulf frets how he has wasted the lives of his warriors.


"A newly constructed Barrow stood waiting"
Beowulf knows he will die, he has already constructed his tomb when he hears of the dragon. This shows the escalation of monsters and the rise and fall of a man. With Grendel and his mother beowulf was confident, whereas with the dragon he is afraid he will die. If looking at the progression of three monsters Beowulf's confidence is again in question.

"he had scant regard for the dragon as a threat"
Extreme confidence yet he knows he is going to die, perhaps this means that beowulf is more scared of loosing his 100% record. He is scared that he will not be able to kill the dragon as well as dying.

"He befriended Eadgils when Eadgils was friendless the feud was ended in a comfortless campaign when he killed Onela"
Beowulf foolishly decides to become involved in a swedish blood. Although a truce is called due to Wyrgild, the Geats can not get of easily. The Swedes are honor bound to retaliate and destroy the Geats as in the end they do. This shows how beowulf is more committed to his own honor than to the success of his nation.

"I shall fight like that for as long as I live"-
Declares himself again as a warrior before a king. Beowulf leaves no clear heir to take care of the country.

"I shall pursue this fight... face me in the open"
Beowulf's final epic boast. Unlike the others in which he is sure of himself he wavers and claims he can only beat the dragon if he leaves its hoard. This not only shows Beowulf's wavering confidence, it shows the rise and fall of a warrior, with Beowulf

"keen-edged sword, an ancient thing"
This time beowulf brings his own ancient sword, again progression of three monsters, Grendel he fights bare handed, His mother he fights with Hrunting, and THe dragon he fights with an ancient sword. All of these weapons fail him.

"then there one known for goodness... unbuckled his helmet."
Similar to baptism prepared beowulf for death symbolic cleansing of soul. Clearley states unequal for goodnesss with his own deads, suggesting that beowulf is not known for goodness as a king.

beowulf entry #3... i think

Lines 1448-1450 "To guard his head he had a glittering helmet that was due to be muddied on the mere bottom and blurred in the upswirl." Ties into the theme of severed heads like aeschere... Beowulf does not like this theme very much and prefers to keep it on EVEN THOUGH IM SURE IF SEVERED IT WOULD HAVE PROTECTED THE GEATS FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS! he knows he can serve them better off if he's actually alive. The line also suggests that beowulf will perish on the bottom, yet it can also mean that he will be wrestling on the bottom. Either way it definetly suggests that beowulf will at least make it to the sea-hag's lair

1458 "A rare and ancient sword named Hrunting..." Unferth the unloyal, dishonorable, kin killer gives Beowulf his rare and ancient, unfaliable sword?Nope unferth gives Bewulf a useless sword incapable of smiting the sea hag. Unerth is not only cowardly for not being able to defend Herot from Grendel, he is also afraid to dive alongside Beowulf to fight the she-wolf. As a last ditch effort to gain some fame, Unferth hands over his blade to beowulf so that if he had slain Grendel's mother with it, the sword would gain more value and bring him some honor when returned to him. Instead Beowulf is forced to use a giant's ancient sword. A sword from the underworld. The poem has repeatedly mentioned the giants and how they were forced to roam alongside God until he let them rest. They are also mentioned as having been wiped out by a great flood. Because in biblical times the flood was used to sweep the land of non believers and scalliwags in general, perhaps these giants suffered similar fates to Cain. The giants would have been forced to walk the Earth but rather than suffering that for eternity, they had to go out and defeat some evil, when Beowulf defeats Grendel with the giants sword, the giant can finaly rest.

1512 "because the hall-roofing...a gleam and flare-up, a glimmer of brightness."

ties the Sea-hags lair to Herot. Grendel was envious of Herot, he had designed and built this magnificent hall years ago, yet it lay empty aside from himself and his mother. Herot was new and inferior in the eyes of grendel yet it boomed with life, this helped to aggrivate him and led him to attack Herot. Ties into the theme of banishment

1630 "the lake settled, clouds darkened above the bloodshot depths"

The men waiting for Beowulf see a violent upsurge of blood and turbulence then stillness and the sky darkens, they take this as sign that Beowulf has perished and abandon him, if you look at the book as a succession of three monsters then in the first battle his men help him, in the second his allies leave him, and in the third everyone abandons him. This also helps to foreshadow beowulf's fate, the clouds darkening are a sign of death and evil, a sign that gods punishment 10fold for whoever killed Cain had begun.


1543 "The sure -footed fighter felt daunted"
again this relates to the progression of the three monsters, the easiest way of viewing the poem. With Grendel he knew he was going to win, his mother not so much. The dragon he knows hes screwed. Helps to not only show the progression of battles, but also to give insight into beowulfs character. Perhaps he is not the cocky idiot that brandy would make him out to be. perhaps he is confident in his abilities but not so much to a jesus like invincibility status.

beowulf 852-1320

890- "sigmund's glory grew and grew... without fitela" this parallels beowulfs own battle with the dragon. although sigmund escapes, they both go to fight the dragon alone. In this tale beowulf is also contrasted with heorod, a terrible king who is ambushed and killed. These two stories are the two paths beowulf can take once he has killed Grendel, he can become king and flourish or perish as a terrible king.

1110 "they pyre was heaped with boar-shaped helmets" this was the same way Bewoulf and his troop's helmets were discribed and is a definite forshadow of the coming annihilation of the Geats.

1160 "wealhtheow came to sit...reclined near the king" (also her speach) Wealhtheow hints of the upcoming killing. She knows that unferth will take arms against her king Hrothgar. She then gives her two sons to beowulf for him to raise, and an apparently cursed piece of armor. Why would you give someone you respected armor that in which great warrior seem to die? (maybe this section is confusing me) She does serve her womenly duty of peace keeper, by giving her sons to beowulf. she ties the Danes to the Geats

"I have heart it said by my people in hall counselors who live in the upland coutnry, thath they have seen two such creatures prowling moors, huge mauraders from some other world"
This ties beowulf and Bendigeifran. Grendel and his Mother parallel the giants. Both are outcast, grendels clan from god and the giants from matholwch. perhaps if Grendel could be forgiven and accepted as the two giants had he could have had something as usefull and powerfull as a magical couldron to offer.

1420 Aeshere's head a tthe foot of the cliff
the theme of seperated heads and arms, Grendels mother posts aesheres head at the clif just as the Danes had hung grendel's arm from the rafters, as a trophy and as a warning to further intruders. Grendel had a hand and arm seperated because he was a warrior of brute strength while Aeschere was the most high advisor, a thinker thus his head is posted.

beowulf 300-852

beowulf 300-852
319"It is time for me to go" Shows the coast guard hesitation at entering Herot. he rushes back to his post. The first Dane has no faith in beowulf, but as the Hero progresses and goes through his epic boasting that changes. Compare the attituteds of the coastguard and Hrothgar.

338 "I have never seen so impressive or large an assembly"
relates to the theme of hospitality, the hero and his crew are flattered and served drink. Perhaps to encourage them to fight Grendel, but also as a matter of respect for the great hall in which it seems no evil can be done. Amplifying grendel's crimes.

350 "to our noble king our dear lord. friend of dams, the giver of rings..." and also beowulf's boast. This style of bragging and hyperbole is expected. Not only as a kindo f resume, it displays what is thought of the king. Hrothgar is clearly highly thought of among the Danes as an excelent, gracious, and just king. Beowulfs boast is more of a resume, which he uses to inspire awe and help rally the ment to him. Although he fights Grendel hand to hand, it seems that he could convince an army to rally to him if need be. this is crucial to the themes of role of warriors and kings and whether or not Beowulf is a successful king or not.

445 "Then my face wont be there to be covered in death" Beowulf is more fearfull that his face will be destroyed than anything else. PErhaps this fear comes from an older belief that without propper burial his soul will not pass on. This is VERY important because ultimately he meets his death by fire, and is incinerated leaving virtually no remains. By having him killed by the dragon God's words to cain may have been proven true, if without a proper burial Beowulf is doomed to eternal unrest than perhaps by killing grendel he accepted the curse and was punished 10fold more than Grendel was.

460- "A feud one time begun by your father wiht his own hands he killed heatholaf" Wyrgild. Beowulf owes to hrothgar through his father. This may suggest that beowulf is fighting grendel to repay debts rather than to gain fame, however by paying his debt he is gaining honor for paying, ON TOP of the honor earned for killing Grendel.

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pgs 3-21 notes beowulf

pg1 "Shield Sheafson scourge of many tribes and wrecker of mead benches, rampaging among foes..."- This entry can be used to show the role of kings and what was expected of a King, unlike later more christian times the king was supposed to be more of a centerpiece and leader rather than a warrior who could be killed at any moment-leaving a country in turmoil. This could tie into the theme of pagan vs. Christianity because a more pagan warrior could be more concerned with being remembered and would need his battles as well as the idea of wyrd. Furthermore in order to retain his warriors respect battle was considered necessary

Pg 3 the burial of shield...
Burial of a King, the great shield sheafson was sent out to sea, while Beowulf was buried in the earth. Earlier warrior traditions called for the ship but Beowulf was buried, perhaps an add on by the christian author or perhaps to signify the shift of the nation from pagan to Christianity. the christian aspects of Beowulf allow him to defeat Grendel.

pg 13 "sometimes at pagan shrines they vowed offerings to idols swore oaths... almighty judge of good deeds and bad [was unknown to them]"
Paganism vs. Christianity looks down on paganism and perhaps suggest that the reason that the Danes have been unable to defeat Grendel is that they are pagan. this brings into question why Beowulf would be able to defeat Grendel, is the poem suggesting he is more christian than the Danes? perhaps because he is in line to kingship and kings were supposedly chosen by god? Does this mean Hrothgar could have defeated Grendel?

Pg. 7 herogar, Hrothgar, the good Halga and a daughter I have heard who was Onela's queen a balm in bed for the battle-scared swede.
One of the best examples of the only role of women... SEX! The unnamed daughter is used as a tool to unite the two nations with her "femininity." All of her brothers names were mentioned even though they have no deeds to accompany them, while she remains nameless. this is used to boost the fame of her father while giving her no credit.

But the throne itself, the treasure-seat he was kept from approaching; he was the lord's outcast.
Shows how kings were chosen by god. Also foreshadows Grendel's weakness to the lord's power. Again draws into question why Beowulf was able to defeat Grendel.

pg 15"Swan road" pg 3 "Whale road" pg? "sea-lane" all keening's for the ocean, the whale road is used to show shields far reaching power. Whales travel long distances and are huge, powerful creatures. Beowulf travels the Swan road because he comes on a mission to create peace. the coast-guard is unaware of what intentions Beowulf might have so he uses the neutral "sea-lanes" to not make assumptions.

Pg 19Beowulf's introduction- Wyrgild Beowulf has a debt to Hrothgar through his father. Obviously his father must have done some serious deed to owe such a debt. last year we came to the conclusion that he sought shelter there after being banished. Hrothgar furthermore has a sort of responsibility to rid his hall of the demon for all the men whom Grendel has killed. Beowulf can pay off his debt and unite the kingdoms by killing Grendel.

Is it coincidence that Beowulf brings exactly half of Hrothgar's guard?15 men to Hrothgar's 30 which were eaten?

vocab words
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Farce-

• a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
• fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?

allusion
a reference to a foreign text/event
see wastelands
Allegory
a story which is also an extended metaphor
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TOLKIEN

The lord of the Hypocrites:
The Critic
Tolkien is a master full writer and scholar, he is a renowned expert on old English literature. His series the Lord of the Rings trilogy is hugely popular, and for some reason he thinks this gives him the right to criticize everyone else. He is especially harsh on those who try and read historical facts into the doccument because they believe they would be more interesting if they were there.

The Fellowship of the Poets:
Tolkien main point is to just read the poem as a poem, to enjoy its backwards nature, and to respect it as an ancient classic. His essay is constantly praising the poets brilliance declaring that few today could write as he could then. He even goes so far as to defend the poet against critics who claim the poem has too little historical relevance and structure, saying that the poet probably didn't realize his version would be the only one to survive the test of time.

The Metaphorical tower:
He feels that the poem has been analyzed so much that its value as a poem is overlooked, as shown in his allegory of the stone tower. One of his main arguments is the poems interesting yet backward way of putting important things on the outreach, while focusing on monsters, and battles. While critics argue that this is a statement of the weakness of the poem, he argues it is a piece of brilliance. That this backward nature give power to the piece, his connection to King Oswald emphasizes this.

The return of the Hypocrite:
Ultimately Tolkien breaks down and analyzes the piece himself, looking into the meanings of dragons especially. He ties the dragons to the mystical qualities of an ancient land, and how the poet respects dragons. Besides being incredibly hypocritical this is actually very interesting. Tolkein states that only 2 dragons appear in northwestern ancient literature, which if true is extremely interesting. It is used as the ultimate evil and establishes Beowulf as truly the ultimate hero, while at the same time could be a symbol of the killing of the old ways of his country.

ps a note to fellow classmates
this is an example of what not to do, dont do it
ppss a note to fielding... Im sorry
pppsss at least theres no slaves




At least the tittles are kind of clever!

notes 9/10

2-part structure
- sunrise and sunset of a hero's life
We see the sunrise of Beowulf's career. We are introduced to him as a young man who is out to win fame and honor his father's debts. His defeat of Grendel and Grendel's Mother come at the beginning of his fame. He will go on and win other honors.
Sunset:
We see the sunset of Beowulf's career and life. the second part of the story takes place over 50 years after the first part. Beowulf is an old man and has been king for a long time. We witness the end of a great career.
3-part structure
3 monsters 3 battles, each with increasing difficulty
This structure focuses on the monsters. This is a story of three monsters and three battles. The danger of each battle and each monster increases as story progress.
Parallelism
What happens in the main story is aprallel to a story that the scop sings. example the scop sing of Sigmund killin a dragon. this song parallels and foreshadows Beowulf later killing a dragon. the stories of feuds and ambushes in the text (such as the story of FINN) parallesl the ambush and burning of Herot.
Grendel: The battle with Grendel is fought in Herot and with Beowulf waiting to ambush him. Beowulf fights with his bare hands.
Grendel's mother: the battle with the mother is fought in her lair. Beowulf the intruder, swims for a day the depths of a fiery lake while the mother waits and ambushes him. he saves himself by using an ancient sword that he finds in her hall.
The dragon: The Wyrm breathes fire and contains venom. nothing compares to it, and to make matters worse, Beowulf is an old man.
Presenting the narrative with memories of the past. So you have Beowulf fighting Grendel an then a story of the past that corresponds with what happened or comments on it.
Action and Reflection; action and Wisdom; Glorious Deeds and Feuds; Battles and Wisdom about Peace.
This structure uses the idea of the Anglo-Saxon belt with the interlacing knots suggesting that all things- past and present- are connected. Wyrd.
Caesura
Litotes A kind of understatement, often humorous, where the speaker or writer uses a negative of a word ironically to mean the opposite.
Example "the graves a fine and private place, but one i don't think many embrace"

Kenning - a metaphorical phrase or compound metaphor used instead of the name of the thing. A compressed metonymy often involving a riddle.

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Quinn Weber
Welcome to the Church of Skagway
Skagway City School is in a deplorable state. Student enrollment is dropping as fast as government funding. These two figures are linked symbiotically for as enrollment declines funding plummets the low funding in turn leads to dilapidated facilities and second rate educators which discourage new students and scare current pupils into nearby Haines or Juneau. This devastating negative flow of students must be stemmed so as to create an environment in which quality education is given. Furthermore an increase in student population would boost the athletic clubs of Skagway school bringing pride and honor to the community. Surely the one who could bring such glory to the city would be worthy of praise.
Every Sunday millions of believers flock to the nearest or most well funded altar, temple or church to proclaim their faith to the heavens. In Skagway especially there is an especially large population of those of the Mormon faith. When this faith is analyzed more closely a few traits make them prime candidate for the plan, which I will outline. The Mormon faith is one of the youngest, this willingness to adopt a new religion on haphazard events is a vital aspect of the Mormons involvement in the plan. More important than this is the Mormons never ending search for the holy city “Zion” and the loss of their magical glasses- with out which they cannot read their magical shiny dining utensils.
Relief to this religious mid-life crisis will be provided in Skagway, where a new yet similar church will be established. A people so eager to adopt a new and inventive religion and one so exhausted with the search for Zion will be more than eager to adopt a new more easy-going faith.After the religion has been established with its headquarters in Skagway, the city will soon follow in the steps of Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and Salt Lake City because disciples will flock to the holy city. New life will thrive in the valley.
The laws of the religion will be shaped so that premarital sex and multiple wives are encouraged while contraceptives are virtually eliminated. In an era of religious revival these steps are virtually unnecessary as emotions (and hormones) will rage. It is a well known fact that after a congregation s one of the most common times for passionate and unprotected sex (see grapes of wrath), It is no coincidence that the most common time of year for birth is 9 months after the religious holiday of lent.
Undeniably these new religious folk will help boost Skagway young population and stop the faltering numbers in school. The beauty of the plan lies in the fact that even if the religion crumbles, as it might, the population will already be boosted enough to stop the endless cycle of declining students. With the boost of new bodies, the school will receive new funding, which will allow higher wages for teachers, two part desks and ipso facto higher test scores.

Quinn Weber
9-6-09
Period 3
Cu Chulainn
Cu Chulainn: Ireland’s penultimate warrior/hero/badass. Cu Chulainn is the son of the god Lug and Choncubhar’s sister Deichtine although abandoned to Conchobhar and his hunting party. He is trained by the finest of Ulstermen and shows his capabilities as a monstrous warrior even in childhood, as he defeats 150 boys in throwing and wrestling and kills Cullans prize bloodhound. In fact this is how Cu Chulainn obtained his name, his name by birth is Setanta, however after killing the hound he agrees to take its place guarding Cullan’s property until he can raise a bloodhound in equal ability. Cu Chulainn means “Hound of Cullan”

Cu Chulainn pays of his debt to Cullan, but never looses his new name. He then goes to fight for Conchobhar, becoming his finest warrior. He is so beautiful that all the men of Ireland fear he will steal their wives and thus seek him a suitable bride, however none will suffice for he is in love with Emer. Forgall instead insists that he train under the warrior goddess Scathach hoping that he dies before he can marry his daughter. Cu Chulainn and Ferdiad train under Scathach and learn the fine arts of war, however only Cu Chulainn is taught how to control the magical Gae Bolg. Ferdiad instead received invincible horny skin.
Cu Chulainn’s power comes from a set of rules he never breaks. Rules like to never eat dog meat, to never enter the Valley of the Deaf. Ultimately contradictions among these oaths lead to his downfall. He must be hospitable so when an old crone offers him dog meat he must not refuse, and ultimately he is tricked into entering the valley of the Deaf. Under these weakened circumstances is Cu Chulainn defeated.
Medb, Logaid, Erc, and others men of Connought conspire eto kill Cu Chulainn and have 3 spears made, each by which one king will fall. Lugaid kills Laeg, king of chariot drivers, Cu Chulainn’s horse Liath Macha: king of horses, and with the final spear fatally wounds Cu Chualainn himself. Cu Chulainn ties himself to a stone so that he may die on his feat and his enemies are so fearful of him that they do not approach till a raven lands on his shoulder. Lugaid approaches to cut of his head, but magic erupts from Cu Chulainns body blinding Logaid, who drops his sword and cuts of his arm. The light disappears only after his sword harm is cut from his body. Cu Chulainn is then avenged by Conall Cernach. Who kills both Lugaid and Erch.
To the Irish Cu Chulainn was a man to be feared and revered. so powerful and so dedicated to his honor. His power is undeniable and remarkable; any of the tales concerning him will certainly show this. In order to see his pride and honor one only has to look at the story of the princess he saved, and then killed 150 women in order to avenge her or his defense of the entire country of Ulster against the army of Cannought. It also would take a certain type of ingenuity to call upon the right to single combat at fords, which he does.
Yet Cu Chulainn Is not so proud and dedicated to honor that he blindly kills and destroys those who break his code of honor as seen in his fight with Edarcomhol, In which Cu Chulainn respects Ferghus’ protection of Edarcomhol and so does not fight Edarcomhol after repeated offenses by him. Only when does the idiot say that only one of them could leave alive does Cu Chulainn split him to his navel with his fist.
His flaw is that perhaps that he is too promiscuous, a flaw which seems to run throughout the Ulstermen. It is said that he had hundreds of women but Emer was jealous only of the fairy folk. In fact after defeating Scathach’s rival, Aife, in single combat he lets her go at the price that she must bear him a child.
These qualities both good and bad help to shape Cu Chulainn as the ultimate hero. He is beautiful, he is powerful, and he respects honor. His death is also a reminder that even the most powerful will perish if they break their bonds. Heroes like Cu Chulainn whether factual or no were used as instruments to inspire young boys and to help embolden warriors before battle just as Hercules of Rome was used to empower warriors.
Cu Chullain to me represents a warrior/ hero who was too large for life. He went through life wanting a challenge, wanting to meet something capable of defeating him and never finding it. He bested goddesses, champions, beasts, and armies. He is constantly hunting for his next challenge. Even as a child the only horses/ armor or weapons he was able to wield was Conchobhar’s own because all else broke in his immense strength. His lack of challenge on the battlefield was only topped by his lack of obstacle in the bed-chamber where is immense power and supernatural beauty allowed him to take virtually any woman, fairy, or goddess in the land. I think he was searching for a woman who would not fall in love with him, a woman he would have to overcome. Look at Emer, his wife, he must train with a goddess of war to marry her, but ultimately this challenge was no match for him.

Archetype- Cu Chulainn was the Archetype for all warriors afterwhich, although hercules and many demi-god warriors came before him, they were from faraway lands and thus probably did not affect they tale of Cu Chulainn. Cu Chulainn set the standard for the Irish hero which King Arthur, and many others would come to follow. His bravery and strenght are traits shared with future warriors as well as his magical weapon the Gae Bolg which was given to him by a mystical woman warrior just as excalibur was given to the men of ireland.

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Archetype-An archetype (pronounced /ˈɑrkɪtaɪp/) is an original model of a person, ideal example, or a prototype after which others are copied, patterned, or emulated
In literature archetype is similar to motif as in a recurring event, however archetype also takes into consideration the impact of the original on all followers.
archetyps are used both unintentialy and intentionaly. The stories which at all relate to their originals.
Example; a prototype: “‘Frankenstein’ . . . ‘Dracula’ . . . ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ . . . the archetypes that have influenced all subsequent horror stories” (New York Times).

Heroic Couplet
- Two end-stopped iambic pentameter lines rhymed aa, bb, cc with the thought usually completed in the two-line unit.
The heroic couplet is used to emphasize the two ending words especially, it is often used at the end of a sonnet or mid length poem to empasize change or provide some sort of thesis.
-O could I flow like thee, and make thy stream
My great example, as it is my theme!
Though deep, yet clear, though gentle, yet not dull,
Strong without rage, without o'erflowing full.

Motif: Kin Killing
Because of honor and pride, family is very important in ancient times. Kin killing is used frequently in medieval literature because it is the ultimate form of betrayal thus allowing an insight into a characters being. (If a character is willing to kill his family he must be honor-less and almost out of their mind) Look at Eifneison, by portraying him as a "kin-killer" the author forces the reader to question his motives and sanity. Was he insulted that the boy would not come to him as the book literaly suggests? Or was there some deeper reason for his sin. Eifneison perhaps was racist against the foreign irish, jealous that the boy was destined to be king, or perhaps just crazy.I believe that the slaying of ones family is used in Branwen to show a personal insecurity within Eifneison. I feel that his cruel acts are his way of acting out as a younger brother to a king.

Qualities of a King

Acts as Peace keeper
Acts as Ambassador
Be a good host
Compassionate
Good Speaker
Loyal to his country
sacrifices for his country
Ring Giver or sharer of treasure
rewards his warriors or knights
Law Giver and Judge
fair in decisions Good listening
puts country before self
noble decisive respectful
punishes those who must be punished
pays blood money or wergild when necessary
handles pressure doesn't loose temper easily
keeps his word
intelligent and wise
Stands for the beliefs of his country
Stand as a symbol of his country

Qualities of a Warrior Traditional

reputation most important thing for both Warrior and King
Honor- If honor is broken revenge is necessary
Loyalty connection between king and his warriors
Warriors follow commands of Kind and protect him. King rewards them with food, shelter, treasure
Oath of Faithfulness exchanged between King and followers
Life after death based on deeds done in one's life so that the poets will sing
Wergild vs. Blood Revenge (blood money as a form of justice)
Banishment as a form of punishment
murder of one's family as the greatest sin
importance of Hospitality
Wyrd- The role of Fate

Role of Hero
Superior Physical and mental strength
Superior Morals- Stands as symbol for his people
Superior intelligence, Cunning, mental toughness
Seeks or has done great deeds to build reputation
Honorable
Follows the command of hi King loyal to king and country
Brave Courageous Willing to risk life for others
follows the idea of Wyrd
Self-Honor Important concept
Self sacrifice selfless
Leadership
noble, Chivalric (?-depends on tradition) just
Keeps the peace
team player?

-motifs:
"the troublemaker" birds and horses "the lving head or the talking head" "Betrayal while the King is away"