Scholarly theories have been proposed etymologically connecting the einherjar to the Harii ( a Germanic tribe attested in the 1st century CE ), the eternal battle of Hjaðningavíg, and the Wild Hunt.

Simek continues that the notion of an eternal battle and daily resurrection can be found in book I of Saxo Grammaticus ' Gesta Danorum and in reports of the eternal battle of Hjaðningavíg.

According to Norse mythology, the Heodenings ( Hjaðningar ) were involved in the never-ending " battle of the Heodenings ", the Hjaðningavíg.

A similar sword to Tyrfing is Dáinsleif, a sword from the legend of the eternal battle Hjaðningavíg, made by the dwarf Dain.

The story borrowed parts of Heimskringla, parts of the poem Lokasenna ( of Gefjon sleeping with a boy for a necklace ), parts of the Húsdrápa poem ( of Loki stealing Brisingamen ), and the eternal battle Hjaðningavíg.

The story parallels elements of earlier stories such as Heimskringla ( euhemerization of gods ), parts of the poem Lokasenna ( Loki's accusation of Gefjun sleeping with a boy for a necklace ), parts of the Húsdrápa poem ( Loki stealing the necklace Brísingamen ), and the eternal battle Hjaðningavíg ( various earlier sources ).

The theological bias is seen in the way it judges each king of Israel on the basis of whether he recognises the authority of the temple in Jerusalem ( none do, and therefore all are " evil "), and each king of Judah on the basis of whether he destroys the " high places " ( rivals to the Temple in Jerusalem ); it gives only passing mention to important and successful kings like Omri and Jeroboam II and totally ignores one of the most significant events in ancient Israel's history, the battle of Qarqar.

The Kesselschlacht, (" cauldron battle "), was a concentric attack on encircled forces earlier bypassed by the Schwerpunkt attack ( s ).

The name Excalibur apparently derives from the Welsh Caledfwlch which combines the elements (" battle, hard "), and (" breach, gap, notch ").

" the long-legged man "), and Itsuse was killed in the ensuing battle.

Most languages follow this, except Russian where the fighter. is an " истребитель " ( pronounced " istrebitel "), meaning " exterminator " and Hebrew where it is matose krav ( literally battle plane ).

The Father of Greatness, in the first of three " creations " ( or " calls "), calls to the Mother of Life, who sends her son Original Man ( in Aramaic ), to battle with the attacking powers of Darkness, which include the Demon of Greed.

On 3 October 1989 ( the so-called " battle of Dresden "), a convoy of trains carrying East German refugees from Prague passed through Dresden on its way to the Federal Republic of Germany.

The account of the battle Carmen de Hastingae Proelio (" Song of the Battle of Hastings "), said to have been written shortly after the battle by Guy, Bishop of Amiens, says that Harold was killed by four knights, probably including Duke William, and his body brutally dismembered.

Amatus of Montecassino's L ' Ystoire de li Normant (" History of the Normans "), written thirty years after the battle of Hastings, is the first report of Harold being shot in the eye with an arrow.

It has been suggested that this battle finally severed the land connection between Wales and the kingdoms of the Hen Ogledd (" Old North "), the Brythonic-speaking regions of what is now southern Scotland and northern England, including Rheged, Strathclyde, Elmet and Gododdin, where Old Welsh was also spoken.

Ninth-century chroniclers, who interpreted the outcome of the battle as divine judgment in his favour, gave Charles the nickname Martellus (" The Hammer "), possibly recalling Judas Maccabeus (" The Hammerer ") of the Maccabean revolt.

In unison, each player reveals the top card on his deck ( a " battle "), and the player with the higher card takes both the cards played and moves them to the bottom of his stack.

The völva follows this with a list of six valkyries: Skuld ( Old Norse, possibly " debt " or " future ") who " bore a shield ", Skögul (" shaker "), Gunnr (" war "), Hildr (" battle "), Göndul (" wand-wielder "), and Geirskögul (" Spear-Skögul ").

In the poem Grímnismál, Odin ( disguised as Grímnir ), tortured, starved and thirsty, tells the young Agnar that he wishes that the valkyries Hrist (" shaker ") and Mist (" cloud ") would " bear him a horn ", then provides a list of 11 more valkyries whom he says " bear ale to the einherjar "; Skeggjöld (" axe-age "), Skögul, Hildr, Þrúðr (" power "), Hlökk (" noise ", or " battle "), Herfjötur (" host-fetter "), Göll (" tumult "), Geirahöð (" spear-fight "), Randgríð (" shield-truce "), Ráðgríð (" council-truce "), and Reginleif (" power-truce ").

According to legend, Castor and Pollux announced to one of their ancestors the victory of the Romans over the Latins at the battle of Lake Regillus, and, to confirm the truth of what they had just said, they stroked his black hair and beard, which immediately became red.

The most famous legend associated with Marathon is that of the runner Pheidippides / Philippides bringing news to Athens of the battle, which is described below.

The first record of the legend dates from more than 300 years after the campaign, and the first record connects the legend to a much smaller battle, though still in Estonia ; the battle of Fellin ( Viljandi ) in 1208.

He claims that the origin of the legend of the falling flag comes from this confusion in the battle.

Another legend states that in a competition of battle to become King Sancho's " Campeador ", or champion, a knight on horseback wished to challenge El Cid.

According to legend, this battle also marks the first use of the Dannebrog, the world's first national flag still in use, as the national flag of Denmark.

Urban legend has it that the film was pulled from circulation due to the similarity of its plot to the death of President Kennedy the following year, but Frankenheimer states in the Champlin book that it was pulled because of a legal battle between producer Sinatra and the studio over Sinatra's share of the profits.

While sneaking through the corridors, they battle goblins and other creatures of legend while unraveling the history of the manor and its occupants.

" On the ride into battle his spur struck the bridge stone of the Bow Bridge ; legend has it that, as his corpse was being carried from the battle over the back of a horse, his head struck the same stone and was broken open.

In the 15th century still it was preserved in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela the banner which guided the Galician armies to battle, red, in the centre Saint James riding a white horse and wearing a white cloak, sword in hand: The legend of the miraculous armed intervention of Saint James, disguised as a white knight to help the Christians when battling the Muslims, was a recurrent myth during the High Middle Ages.

This battle may have influenced the legend of King Arthur.

After the battle, legend states that John's personal crest ( a pair of black wings ) and motto Ich dien (" I Serve ") were adopted in slightly modified form by Edward, the Black Prince, and since then they have been part of the badge of the Prince of Wales.

Harold II was killed in the battle — legend has it that he was shot through the eye with an arrow.

) However, Border legend claimed that during the battle of Flodden four Home horsemen or supernatural riders swept across the field snatching up the King's body as such a prize could not be allowed to fall into English hands after such a humiliating defeat, or that the King left the field alive and was killed soon after.

Since the Chronicles of the Asturian kingdom were written a century and a half after the battle of Covadonga, there are many aspects of the first Asturian kings that remain shrouded in myth and legend.

According to the city legend, its red-white-red colours depict the blood-stained shores of the river Dijle after this battle.

The best-known legend with which the Lapiths are connected is their battle with the Centaurs at the wedding feast of Pirithous, the Centauromachy.

According to legend, Art was given hospitality by Olc Acha, a local smith, the night before the battle.

In the legend " The Death of Fionn ", Fionn raises the Diord Fionn when he sees his grandson Oscar fall in battle ( Battle of Gabhra ) against the armies of Cairbre Lifechair, and proceeds to strike back at the enemy with great furiosity killing many dozens of warriors.

Marcus Claudius Marcellus died in battle in 208 BC, leaving behind a legacy of military conquests and a reinvigorated Roman legend of the spolia opima.

He vowed to win the battle in retribution for Gustavus or die trying, but contrary to popular legend tried to keep the king's fate secret from the army as a whole.