Because he hated Thor, Geirröd demanded that Loki bring his enemy to Geirröd's castle without his magic belt and hammer.

Because the ransom was not paid in time, the two boys ( eight and seven at the time ) had to spend nearly four years isolated in a bleak castle, facing an uncertain future.

Because Edward won the war the castle was not confiscated as would usually have happened when a magnate rebelled against the crown and lost.

Because Taubert was consigned to various other tasks he was absent from the castle for longer periods.

Because of this, the castle is only open to visitors on specific dates and private family quarters are closed to the public.

Because of its command of the plain, the castle became the Knights ' most important base in the area.

Because of height of the castle mountain the Chattenturm was constructed.

" Because of the hill Saladin was unable to use siege engines, but after almost two years the castle finally fell to his troops in May 1189, after which the defenders ' families were returned to them.

Because of its central role in Ryūkyūan political and religious life, Shuri Castle is surrounded by various sites of historical interest, including Shureimon, the main gate to the castle, and Tamaudun, the royal tombs located adjacent to Shuri Castle.

Because of his love, he betrays the Witchland army and helps Mevrian escape from Corinius after Corinius captures her brother's castle of Krothering.

Because of its site, jutting into the Forth, and its long, narrow shape, the castle has been characterised as " the ship that never sailed ".

Because the castle was built at the base of a small valley, its tactical purpose continues to puzzle modern-day historians throughout Europe.

Because of this, King Matthias ordered the castle of Szekszárd to be demolished.

Because there already was a castle known as Boleslav near Prague, this new castle was named Mladá ( young ) to distinguish it from the older Boleslav, which became known in the 15th century as Stará Boleslav ( Old Boleslav ).

Because the Yoshii river changed its course and most of Fukuoka including the castle sank under the river, the castle was abandoned.

Because of the Habsburg administration, Timişoara was often referred to by the German names Temeschburg, meaning " castle ( Burg ) on the Timiş " or Temeschwar, based on the Hungarian Temesvár.

Because of changes in politics, society and the economy, the castle gradually lost its important functions.

Because of its convenient size and its proximity to the earlier royal castle and the present royal palace it has frequently been the site of major events in Swedish history, such as coronations, royal wedding and royal funerals.

Because the water supply for the castle was not sufficient, Maria Theresa had Johann Wolfgang von Kempelen build a special water pipe drawing water from a tank in the town at the Danube bank using pumps.

Because the governor did not have enough space, a new palace ( later called the Theresianum ) was built at the eastern wall of the castle building in 1767-1770.

Because of its function as a court, the interior of the castle was not open to the public until the court moved to a new site in 2004.

Because the summer was unusually dry and hot, the spring produced a smaller stream than in ordinary years.

Because he couldn't hear them, he was more convinced they were there.

Because of the political upheaval in Germany in the 1930's, Steinberg was forced to restrict his activities to the Jewish community.

Because of the falling characteristic of the rectifier, no ballast resistor was required for stability of operation.

Because negative pressure dialysis gave better recovery of proteins, permitted detection of proteins concentrated from very dilute solutions and was a gentler procedure, it was used in all but the earliest experiments.

Because of increasing anemia, triamcinolone, 8 mg. daily, was started on Feb. 23, 1958, and was continued until July, 1958.

Because of this he was known as Gimpy ( but, as with Capone and his nickname of Scarface, never in his presence ).

Because of this diversionary attack the main group that had been pinned down on the hill was able to surge forward again.

Because Don was leaving the next day, I spent the evening with him at Asia Center.

Because, if for no other reason, Willings would never for a moment suppose he was not bigger, tougher, than anything else that went on two legs.

Because his mind had been otherwise occupied for the past couple of hours, he did not think to look and see if Jerry Burton's car was still there.

-- Held out of Texas Tech's sweat-suits drill Monday at Lubbock was tackle Richard Stafford, who is undergoing treatment for a leg injury suffered in the Raiders' 38-7 loss to Texas A & M Because of its important game with Arkansas coming up Saturday, Baylor worked out in the rain Monday -- mud or no mud.

Because he copiously shed his own tears, and yielded himself up as a living sacrifice to the impersonalized conscience of New England, he was not disturbed by the havoc he worked in other people's consciences.

Because your soul was made to be filled with God Himself, not religious functions `` about '' Him.

Because constitutional claims are of great magnitude, appellate courts might be more lenient to review the claim even if it was not preserved.

Because the series was at stake, the match was to be " timeless ", i. e., played to a finish.

Because of her beauty, other gods feared that jealousy would interrupt the peace among them and lead to war, and so Zeus married her to Hephaestus, who was not viewed as a threat.

Because virtually all extant written material on Arianism was written by its opponents, the nature of Arian teachings is difficult to define precisely today.

Because of this, Octavius was raised by his grandmother ( and Julius Caesar's sister ), Julia Caesaris.

Because in early Anglo-Latin writing, paterfamilias (" head of a family, householder ") usually referred to a ceorl, Donald A. Bullough suggests that Alcuin's family was of cierlisc status: i. e., free but subordinate to a noble lord, and that Alcuin and other members of his family rose to prominence through beneficial connections with the aristocracy.

Because of his bellicose nature Albert received the cognomen Alcibiades after his death ; during his lifetime Albert was known as Bellator ( the Warlike ).

Because Albert was a member of the Brandenburg-Ansbach branch of the House of Hohenzollern, it had been hoped that his election as Grand Master would reverse the decline of the Teutonic Knights since 1410 ; Duke Frederick of Saxony of the House of Wettin had been elected for the same reason.