It is no insult to young Paolini to say that his books are effectively co-written with Tolkien, any more than it is an insult to Chatterton-Rowley to say that his had a co-author in Macpherson-Ossian or, for that matter, that virtually all medieval-minded historical novels in the nineteenth century, including some very good ones, were produced jointly with Sir Walter Scott.
Players of the action-RPG control a series of warriors who duke it out medieval-style with the terrible God King.
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For a few precious frost-nipped weeks, these museum-piece cities of Olde World Europe flicker back to the Middle Ages -- not the ossified medieval throwbacks of soot-blackened cathedrals and tourist-bedeviled museums, but the living, breathing yesteryear of a bustling outdoor marketplace.
Las Vegas illustrates just how varied casino design can be - pyramids, medieval castles, circuses - pretty much "anything goes", says Paul Steelman.
Your Highness is an odd-looking Medieval stoner flick which co-stars James Franco and Danny McBride.
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The Banquet Hall, whose 70-foot-high barrel-vaulted ceiling evokes medieval grandeur, is among the most astonishing spaces.
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However a three-week dig at the site of the medieval Greyfriars church - now a council car park - last summer, quickly revealed remains of the church.
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The costume department was down in the basement, past the coffin display and the medieval-weaponry shop.
But wade through the museums and medieval-style restaurants and you discover 200 castles that are private residences.
Ensconced in this timeless setting, the world around feels as remote as it must have done to medieval castle-dwellers.
Already, there are medieval how-many-angels-can-dance-on-the-head-of-a-pin debates about which method is most appropriate.
Unlike some of its Alpine neighbors, Megeve still retains the character of a charming medieval village- cobblestone streets, horse drawn carriages and all.
The medieval building - which boasts Oxford's tallest spire - has undergone its biggest renovation since the late 19th Century in a two-year project.
He drove a converted red fire truck stocked with medieval-looking tools.
The U.S. Justice Department returned to Turkey a medieval carved-wood panel the FBI had helped identify as having been stolen from a historic mosque in Divrigi.
The Vatican has its own Observatory, is exploring an open source ethos, accepts evolution, and on the whole has rejected its stereotypical medieval anti-science stereotype.
Created by A-lister Kasper Holten, the Dane known for his Copenhagen Ring cycle and now director of opera of London's Royal Opera House, this "Lohengrin, " which is set in the Middle Ages, actually has principals dressed in medieval-looking costumes.
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He added that it was rare to get a forensic insight into the remains of medieval kings - and that this study and the work done on the remains of Richard III, who was recently found buried under a car park in Leicester, were unusual.
The unit's experts have been custodians of the city's historic sites and artefacts - including the medieval city walls and vaults - for more than 50 years.
The guide tells the tale of those who have been buried at the graveyard - which is also known as St John-at-Hampstead - since around 1745, when the medieval church building was pulled down and replaced by the present church.
Or were they vulgar low-brow descendants of medieval inn yards and animal-baiting arenas (at least one Southwark playhouse, the Hope, doubled as the latter)?
Rather than ape Grand Theft Auto, why not give us a big open sand-box Medieval city to explore, with pirate-infested waters, knights in shining LEGO armor, and dragons in the nearby wilderness?
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In fact, Bologna's main tourist attractions--including its medieval, porticoed streets and two leaning towers--seem to have been specifically designed for one critical function: walking off meals.
Europe has a smattering of centuries-old citadels up for grabs, including a 14-bedroom medieval castle nestled in the hills of Umbria in Italy.
Indeed, the game has something of a Soulsy feel to it, with its larger-than-life enemies and dark medieval setting.
It helps, of course, that there's so much nostalgia out there for the show, a whimsical coming-of-age story set in medieval times that opened in 1972 and ran for five years.
But it is hard to see his ingenious neo-medieval model working smoothly.
This is despite the fact the craze was largely post-Medieval and for most of the Medieval period belief in witches was dismissed as superstitious nonsense.
With his efficient, clever, and disciplined methods, Allio brings to life hidden inner worlds, revealing the post-medieval brutality perched on the edge of administrative and scientific modernity.
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