But the unexpected fall of Arkona had terrified the garrison, which surrendered unconditionally at the first appearance of the Danish ships.

In fifth-century Athens, Pandora made a prominent appearance in what, at first, appears an unexpected context, in a marble relief or bronze appliqués as a frieze along the base of the Athena Parthenos, the culminating experience on the Acropolis.

After the funeral, King Random orders Merlin to shut down Ghostwheel, but the artifact shows it is capable of self-defense, even against its creator, who is saved by the unexpected appearance of Luke-who thus proves, with the ability to traverse Shadow, that he too is no ordinary human.

Angered by his demands and unexpected appearance, Carl shoots Wade.

This presidential contest attracted a greater than usual amount of international attention because of Le Pen's unexpected victory over Socialist candidate Lionel Jospin and subsequent appearance in the runoff election.

The purpose of the statues is to surprise a visitor by their unexpected appearance in a green area, or as a focal point for a vista.

On their way out Bobby's father, Roberto, makes an unexpected appearance, telling him that he heard from ESPN that he may go to the NFL.

On 13 December 2008, while on a break, Westlife made an unexpected appearance on X Factor Final Performance Night where they performed " Flying Without Wings " with JLS.

In 1969, the appearance of the seal on state-owned cars parked in unexpected places was used by concerned Californians to identify public vehicles, financed by taxpayers, being used for non-official duties.

One key to the Japanese success in Malaya was the unexpected appearance of their tanks in areas where the British did not believe tanks could be used.

He then served one season as bench boss of the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns, earning Canada West coach-of-the-year honours in 1993 – 94 after guiding Lethbridge to their first-ever appearance in post-season play and an entirely unexpected Canadian university national title with a 34 – 11 – 3 over-all mark.

However, most of the buildings had been rented by artists, producing a sudden and unexpected appearance of a ' cultural quarter ' that earned comparisons with Paris's Left Bank.

His first appearance on Broadway was in Romeo and Juliet opposite Katharine Cornell in 1936, but he made his biggest impact in Shakespeare's Richard II, a production whose unexpected success was the surprise of the 1937 theatre season and allowed Evans to play Hamlet ( 1938 ) ( the first time that the play was performed uncut on the New York stage ), Falstaff in Henry IV, Part 1 ( 1939 ), Macbeth ( 1941 ) and Malvolio in Twelfth Night ( 1942 ) opposite the Viola of Helen Hayes, all under the direction of Margaret Webster.

The tournament was marked by Saudi Arabia's unexpected failure to even make it out of the first round ; a surprisingly good performance by Bahrain, which finished in fourth place ; Jordan, which reached the quarterfinals in its first appearance ; and Iraq, which reached the quarterfinals.

The appearance of the physico-mathematical argument in the Reformed Astronomy was the occasion for Stefano degli Angeli ( 1623 – 1697 ) to launch an " unexpected, somewhat disrespectful and sometimes flippant attack " on Riccioli and the argument.

Jarrett was shocked and frightened by Gayda's unexpected appearance and soon ordered her backstage.

This sudden and unexpected appearance of the armour-clad sea monster, bursting open the door ... instantly created a sensation.

Mrs Foxe gives a party for the first performance of Moreland's new symphony ; Moreland has fallen for Priscilla Tolland ; the Maclinticks row, and Stringham, now a recovering alcoholic, puts in an unexpected appearance.

The unexpected appearance of Mr. Macartney reveals an unexpected streak of jealousy in the seemingly-unflappable Lord Orville.

( 1999 ), it was stated that Patterson would not be appearing for fear of offending Humphries ' more genteel fans ; however, the character nevertheless made an appearance ( as a scripted but seemingly unexpected gate-crash ) during the show's Second Act.

Their experimentation is cut short by the unexpected appearance of Thomas Granger ( Chip Carruth ), the father of Abe's girlfriend Rachel, whose financial backing the group had been trying to procure.

" Until Gravemind showed up, we were pretty sure we understood the Halo series ' story ," they wrote, but that the appearance of a Venus Flytrap-like creature with an ego and " a tendency to spout philosophical drivel " was unexpected.

Coat colors involving multiple genes often have an unexpected appearance and unique terminology.

In his view, the help received from a hated Samaritan is like the kingdom of God received as grace from an unexpected source.

His prudence and heroism preserved an un-walled Sparta against the revolts and conspiracies of helots, perioeci and even Spartans, and against her enemies, four different armies led by Epaminondas, that penetrated Laconia that same year, and again in 362 BC when they all but succeeded in seizing the city by a rapid and unexpected march.

Although not released until 1984, the filming sessions in January 1969 led to unexpected success when Bowie told the producers, " That film of yours — I've got a new song for it.

Keating led Labor to an unexpected election victory, made memorable by his " true believers " victory speech.

Later work on modification of histones led to the identification of an unexpected covalent modification of the histone protein by a bond between a lysine side chain of the histone and the C-terminal glycine residue of ubiquitin, a protein that had no known function.

The unexpected outcome of this solution was that it led to even more severe economic problems.

The unexpected demise of Frederick left the Crusader army under the command of the rivals Philip II of France and Richard I of England, who had traveled to Palestine separately by sea, and ultimately led to its dissolution.

His willingness to experiment with the Moog led to unexpected results, such as the time he stumbled into the signature sound for Hoedown, one of ELP's most popular tunes.

His equation was the first of its type, and solutions led to very unusual and unexpected consequences for the time.

However, the unexpected surge of the new Conservative Party of Canada in parts of Quebec, particularly in and around Quebec City, led to the Bloc losing eight seats to the Tories.

The unexpected cabinet with the VVD led to split within the newly founded CDA between more progressive and more conservative members.

This led to a conflict between the major Dutch cities and the new stadtholder William II of Orange, bringing the Republic to the brink of civil war ; the stadtholder's unexpected death in 1650 only added to the political tensions.

The events which led to Molotov's downfall began in February 1956 when Khrushchev launched an unexpected denunciation of Stalin at the 20th Congress of the Communist Party.

She was partial to the understated English country house look, and her combinations of Colefax and Fowler chintzes, overstuffed armchairs, and brocade sofas with such unexpected items as patchwork quilts, four-poster beds, knitted throws, and rag rugs led to her being credited with ushering in what became known as American country style during the 1960s.

Urban had planned the departure of the first crusade for 15 August 1096, the Feast of the Assumption, but months before this, a number of unexpected armies of peasants and petty nobles set off for Jerusalem on their own, led by a charismatic priest called Peter the Hermit.

Philip himself did not appear impressed, especially since his unexpected visitors were led by a mere child, and refused to take them seriously.

This led to an unexpected benefit for Desilu during the series's second season when it was discovered that Lucy was pregnant.

Under the seemingly benevolent guidance and instruction of the unexpected Vanya visitor " Annatar ", the " Lord of Gifts ", of the fairest race of elves, who claimed he had been sent by the Valar to share his wisdom and skills in ring and jewel making for the benefit of all Middle-earth but who was in fact the Dark Lord Sauron in fair disguise, Celebrimbor led the smiths of Eregion into making sixteen Great rings for the peoples of Middle-earth — seven to the Dwarven lords and nine to Men.

He first achieved prominence in 1990 when the contents of his on-the-record interview with then Tánaiste Brian Lenihan, in which Lenihan admitted making calls to the residence of the Irish president seeking to speak to President Hillery to urge him to refuse a Dáil dissolution in controversial circumstances ( something he had previously denied ), led to Lenihan's dismissal from government, his defeat in that year's Irish presidential election and the unexpected election of the left wing liberal Mary Robinson as President of Ireland.

The abrupt and unexpected nature of his death led to some speculation that foul play might have been involved, the most popular conspiracy theory involving a supposed KGB plot to ensure that Wilson ( alleged by the supporters of these theories to be a KGB agent himself ) became prime minister.

A series of unexpected deaths amongst the better-known politicians ( including Kondylis and Demertzis ) as well as the uncertain political situation, led to the rise to power of Ioannis Metaxas.

The unexpected vote total he achieved in the New Hampshire primary and his strong polling in the upcoming Wisconsin primary led Johnson to withdraw from the race, and lured Robert F. Kennedy into the contest.

In 1643 his success at the Battle of Rocroi, in which he led the French army to an unexpected and decisive victory over the Spanish, established him as a great general and popular hero in France.

The very next season, on a now fabled team known as " The Miracle of Richfield ", and led by team captain Carr, scoring small forward Campy Russell, shooting guard Bobby " Bingo " Smith, and a supporting cast of largely unknown players such as starting center Jim Chones, and an aging Nate Thurmond, Fitch coached the overachieving Cavs to its first winning season, an almost unexpected playoff berth and the Central Division title with a record of 49 – 33, advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals against a heavily favored Boston Celtics team led by future Hall of Famers Dave Cowens, shooting guard John Havlicek, and All-Star point guard Jo Jo White.