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Hektor's death - Hektor, the son of Priam was killed by the great fighter,Achilles to avenge the death of Patroclus (his greatest friend and lover). Duirng the fight Achilles chased Hektor around the wall of Troy 3 times before Athena, dressed as a Trojan persuaded Hektor to fight face to face.
Heimskringla - ... Norse name of a collection of sagas recorded in Iceland around 1225 by the poet and historian Snorri Sturluson (1179-1242). The collection contains tales about the Norwegian kings, beginning with the legendary Swedish dynasty of the House of Ynglings, followed by accounts of more historical Norwegian rulers of the 10th to 12th centuries, up to the death of Eystein Meyla in 1177.
Transfiguration - The word Transfiguration means a changing of appearance or form. In Christianity The Transfiguration is a miraculous event in the Synoptic Gospel accounts of Jesus (Matthew 17:1–6, Mark 9:1–8, Luke 9:28–36): Jesus led three of his apostles, Peter, John, and James, to pray at the top of a mountain, where he became transfigured, with his face shining like ...
Historical language - Languages that were spoken in a historical period may evolve into later forms (like Ancient Greek into Modern Greek), or they may undergo language death and become extinct. Historical linguistics is the study of historical languages.
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