The most common assumption is that Karl Hundason was an insulting byname ( Old Norse for " Churl, son of a Dog ") given to Macbeth by his enemies.

These references harken to the Old Testament account of Balaam in Numbers 22 – 24 in which King Balak hires the renowned Balaam to curse his enemies ( Israel ).

Rudolf Simek says that " these Idisi are obviously a kind of valkyrie, as these also have the power to hamper enemies in Norse mythology " and points to a connection with the valkyrie name Herfjötur ( Old Norse " army-fetter ").

Daniel Dubuisson singled out Eliade's concept of homo religiosus as a reflection of fascist elitism, and argued that the Romanian scholar's views of Judaism and the Old Testament, which depicted Hebrews as the enemies of an ancient cosmic religion, were ultimately the preservation of an antisemitic discourse.

" This was set half-right by the publication in 2005 of New Bats in Old Belfries, a collection of satires on friends and enemies written between the 1920s and 1960s.

An unlikely alliance formed between Gaelic Irish families and the Norman " Old English ", who had been enemies for centuries but who now mostly remained Roman Catholic.

In the passage immediately following the chapter we have analysed, Irenaeus shows acquaintance with a section of the school who may be called Ophite in the proper sense of the word, some teaching that Sophia herself was the serpent, some glorifying Cain and other enemies of the God of the Old Testament.

" Complex ranked her as the fifth most scary video game enemies at number five in 2011, stating that " though this malevolent AI is hard to quantify in terms of toughness, her constant presence, and the subsequent psychological damage she causes through her previous actions, is enough to land her on the list ," as well as fourth on the list of the most evil women in video games in 2012, adding, " Old school but she still makes the cut.

Chapulín was a hero of undetermined geographic and temporal location: his adventures could unfold in the American Old West, in ancient China, in London, in the Swiss Alps, during the Spanish Inquisition, in pirate ships, in Nazi Germany ( an episode in which Chespirito played a double role as Chapulín and as Adolf Hitler himself, in the style of Charles Chaplin's The Great Dictator ) or outer space, and his enemies range from the Yeti to Egyptian mummies, including his interaction, in some occasions, with literary characters such as Romeo and Juliet (" Juleo y Rumieta ", or literally " Juleo and Rumiet ").

Balnakiel Old Church, itself of great historical interest, has inside its wall the grave of Donuill Mac Morraichaidh, a serial bandit and murderer who sought exculpation from his sins by paying to be buried inside one wall of the church so, it is said " that his enemies couldn't walk over his grave ".

Having suffered enormous losses for its small size, " The Old Contemptibles " disappeared, to be replaced by fresh reserves which eventually turned into a mass conscripted army to match its allies and enemies.

Raylan Givens from the television series Justified shares the same ambiguous moral code of an Old West sheriff, even using a fast draw to dispatch his enemies.

Named in honor of King Philip II of Spain, the fortification, also referred to as el Morro or promontory, was designed to guard the entrance to the San Juan Bay, and defend the city of Old San Juan from seaborne enemies.

His nickname was Chobitok, Old Russian for " Boot ", given to him after an incident when Ilya, caught by surprise, fought enemies with his boot only.

They are just as likely to kill their employers as to kill their enemies due to their constant worship of the Old Ones and their service to their tasks.

" Old enemies of Tūhoe fought on the side of the government ; they carried out most of the raids into Te Urewera during a prolonged and destructive search between 1869 and 1872.

Throughout history, certain teachings from the Old Testament, the New Testament and Christian theology have been used to justify the use of force against heretics, sinners and external enemies.

In certain prophetic texts of the Old Testament, the enemies of the Lord are Israel's enemies and in these visions the day of the Lord brings victory for the people of ancient Israel.

J. Harmatta considers Old Persian " Kambaujiya-as an apotropaic name meaning " weak ", to Avestan Kambishta -, " the least " a name which, he says, was given to the Kambojas by their enemies.

Thus, it would appear that Carthage's Total War against the Roman Republic breathed new life into the Etruscan " Old Ways ", and we infer that Carthage appealed to its enemy's enemies for support, pandering to smoldering Etruscan animosity towards their Roman overlords in order to open up a second military front against Rome.

Old enemies and glory seekers are drawn to him.

As I dug in behind one of the bales we were using as protection, I grudgingly found myself agreeing with Oso's logic, especially when I imagined what would have happened to Missy if Old Knife's large party of screeching warriors had overrun our company.

and if a poll had been taken immediately following the dispatch of troops to Little Rock I believe the majority would have been for the Old South.

Reading the Old Testament would have shown the dramatist that the ideas attributed to Shylock were abhorrent to the Jews.

`` Old people have their idiosyncrasies ''.

In fact, the neat balance of these pairs, and their subtle equilibrium, would have had special meaning in the minds of the Old Chinese.

The tremendous emphasis on the 5 in the Lo Shu square -- for purely mathematical reasons -- and the fact that this number so neatly symbolized the heart and center of the universe, could well explain why the Old Chinese seem to have so revered the number 5, and why they put so much stress on the concept of Centrality.

but why did the Old Chinese postulate five elements, when the Ancient Near East -- which may have initiated the idea that natural elements exerted influence in human life and activities -- recognized only four??

One of those delightful surprise additions, which so frequently occur in jazz programs, was an excellent stint at the drums by the great Joe Jones, drumming to `` Old Man River '', which seems to have been elected the favorite solo for the boys on the batterie at this year's concerts.

The way she strutted down the street, the Old Man would have been blind not to have noticed both.

The Old Man's very soul could have left him and flown down that street, but he wouldn't have had anyone know it.

the Old Ones have cherished him ''.

It is the belief of Old Babylonian scholars such as Carruccio that Old Babylonians " may have used the abacus for the operations of addition and subtraction ; however, this primitive device proved difficult to use for more complex calculations ".

Another notable script is Elder Futhark, which is believed to have evolved out of one of the Old Italic alphabets.

The earliest articles of faith were said to have been composed in the first century by the apostles themselves and sung publicly while on mission ( see Old Roman Symbol ).

Old people who have long desisted from their outdoor work are often found to be as white as western men.

This climate-induced collapse seems to have affected the whole of the Middle East, and to have coincided with the collapse of the Egyptian Old Kingdom.

These scholars have claimed this element represents an Old English word amor, the name of a woodland bird.

This leaves those opposed to instrumental music in worship with the understanding that if God wanted instrumental music in New Testament worship, he would have commanded not just singing, but singing and playing like he did in the Old Testament.

Following the pioneering example of Anthony Aveni, this allowed New World archaeoastronomers to make claims for motives which in the Old World would have been mere speculation.

The origin of the name Berlin is unknown, but it may have its roots in the language of West Slavic inhabitants of the area of today's Berlin, and be related to the Old Polabian stem berl -/ birl-(" swamp ").

This would have been a burial fitting a king who was famous for his wealth in Old Norse sources.