Swedish folklorist Carl Wilhelm Von Sydow argued against both Scandinavian translation and source material due to his theory that Beowulf is fundamentally Christian and written at a time when any Norse tale would have most likely been pagan in nature.

Richard Farnsworth earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for his portrayal of Alvin Straight ; the oldest person ever to be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar until Max von Sydow and Christopher Plummer were both nominated ( although Plummer and Von Sydow were nominated in the supporting category, where as Farnsworth was lead ) in 2012 at age 82 ( Plummer also won the award that year, being its oldest recipient ).

* Von Sydow, M. ' Charles Darwin: A Christian undermining Christianity?

Von Sydow received the Royal Foundation of Sweden's Cultural Award in 1954, the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres in 2005 and the Légion d ' honneur in 2010.

Von Sydow was born Carl Adolf von Sydow, to a wealthy family, in Lund, Skåne, Sweden.

Von Sydow was raised as a Lutheran and later became an agnostic.

Von Sydow later would work with Bergman on films such as The Seventh Seal ( Det sjunde inseglet, 1957 ), Wild Strawberries ( Smultronstället, 1957 ) and The Virgin Spring ( Jungfrukällan, 1960 ).

Von Sydow came to dominate the screen as he did the stage, becoming an idol of the international arthouse film scene.

Von Sydow voices the character of Esbern in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which was released on November 11, 2011.

Von Sydow married French filmmaker Catherine Brelet on 30 April 1997 in Provence ; she has two sons, Cedric ( b. 1970 ) and Yvan ( b. 1971 ).

Blofeld in You Only Live Twice ( Donald Pleasence ), On Her Majesty ’ s Secret Service ( Telly Savalas ), Diamonds are Forever ( Charles Gray ) and Never Say Never Again ( Max Von Sydow ).

Von Sydow had never appeared in an English-language film and was best known for his performances in Ingmar Bergman ’ s dramatic films.

It also benefits from the presence of good actors, including Faye Dunaway ( as the woman who befriends the fleeing Turner ), Cliff Robertson, Max Von Sydow, and John Houseman ..."

Von Sydow was persuaded by Boorman to reprise the role of Father Merrin ; he was initially reluctant to return because of his concerns over the negative impact of the first Exorcist film.

Albert and Leona are exactly the people they appear to be, and the character played by Max Von Sydow does not appear in the book at all.

In this they were also guided by the more than consistent work of Vogel, and Von Sydow ’ s critical remarks concerning the advantages and disadvantages of certain styles in his Kartographischen Standpunkt Europas.

*" Take Me Out to the Ball Game " is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song.

Hildegard has been portrayed on film by Patricia Routledge in a dramatized BBC biographical documentary called " Hildegard Von Bingen In Portrait: Ordo Virtutum.

Von Trier has had a number of his films featured at the Cannes Film Festival over the course of his career, and each time has insisted on driving from Denmark to France for the festival and back.

Von Trier has on occasion referred to his films as falling into thematic and stylistic trilogies.

Von Trier has stated he was inspired to make a trilogy about the United States as a reaction to Americans at the Cannes film festival who said he had no right to make the Dancer in the Dark, which was often viewed as being critical of a country he has never been to ( and has no intention of ever visiting, due to his phobia of travel ); however, von Trier himself has stated in interviews he did not intend it to be a criticism of America, saying the film takes place in a " fictional America ".

After " The End " has appeared, Von Doom's incarcerated body is shown on board a ship bound for Latveria.

" Take Me Out to the Ball Game " is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song.

Von Pastor has argued, however, against the credibility of these testimonies, and rejected accusations of immorality as anti-papal polemic.

The contemporary historians Sozomen and Theodoret were combined with Socrates in a sixth-century compilation, which has obscured their differences until recently, when their individual portrayals of the series of Christian emperors were distinguished one from another and contrasted by Hartmut Leppin, Von Constantin dem Großen zu Theodosius II ( Göttingen 1996 ).

Tom has no formal education past the high school level ; according to critic Robert Von der Osten, Tom's ability to invent is presented as " somehow innate ".

Von Bach has the words ' liebe ' ( love ) and ' hass ' ( hate ) tattooed on his arms and, in fact, his entire body has been covered with one large tattoo of that dark color that most tattoos become, with his natural flesh color only coming through in the designs on his body ".

* Berserker probe, a hypothetical variant of the Von Neumann probe that has been deliberately ( or inadvertently ) designed to sterilize life and life-bearing exoplanets

De Boeldieu and Maréchal are moved from camp to camp, finally arriving in Wintersborn, a mountain fortress prison commanded by Von Rauffenstein, who has been so badly injured in battle that he has been promoted, but reassigned, much to his regret.

Von Rauffenstein has the guards stop shooting at de Boeldieu and pleads with his fellow aristocrat to give himself up.

* Neurosis frontman Steve Von Till has a song entitled " The Wild Hunt " on his solo album If I should Fall to the Field, including a reference to Odin in the lyrics.

Unbeknownst to everyone, the Blot is hiding in a device that Ludwig Von Drake has invented to give out clues to find the criminal, so he continually makes the machine give out clues that don't lead the good guys anywhere.

Many aerial tramways were built by Von Roll Ltd. of Switzerland, which has since been acquired by Austrian lift manufacturer Doppelmayr.

Two new buildings since 2000 include the Von Liebig Center for Science and the Suzanne von Liebig Theatre.

Von Teese has been fond of wearing elaborate lingerie such as corsets and basques with fully fashioned stockings ever since.

He was the first player in the major leagues to hit two such home runs in a four-day period since Albert Belle did it in 1995, and he was the first Phillie to hit two such in a season since Von Hayes hit two in 1989.

For the first time since he launched his assault, Von Rundstedt was stopped!

It was the first time since September 30, 1984 that Adams was partnered with a Von Erich in any tag team match, and there was still some tension between Kevin and Chris in the early-going, but that eventually changed as the match progressed.

In an attempt to keep World Class hot, by means of running long-term angles, Brian Adias, who was billed as the childhood friend of the Von Erichs ( which is legitimate, since Brian grew up with the Adkissons in Denton and also went to high school with Kerry ), began a storyline with them by turning heel against Mike Von Erich during a match, then eventually began feuding with Kevin Von Erich later on.

Several attempts to revive WCCW since then have been modest at best: in 1991, Kevin Von Erich began a working agreement with Boston-based International Championship Wrestling, which renamed itself International World Class Championship Wrestling.

Adams, Mike Davis and Terry Gordy died in 2001, and the Sportatorium, which stood since 1934, was demolished in 2003, but not before Kevin Von Erich toured the damaged arena for the last time, along with filmmaker Brian Harrison.

Von Klitzing has been a director of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart since 1985.

Mannfred Von Carstein has since returned and rebuilt his strength, leading a huge army to Middenheim at the peak of the Storm of Chaos.

Von Trotta winning the Golden Lion was a true achievement for women in film, for an honor of this stature had not been awarded to a female director since Leni Reifenstahl received “ the Mussonlini Cup ” in 1938 for Olympia.

Much of the road infrastructure of the province dates from Von Zimmerer's time, since the Germans needed a means of travelling along the coast and from plantation to plantation.

The battle had no effect on the blockade, however, it may be viewed as a tactical Danish success since Prussian side had to withdraw and and Von Jachmann's intent of damaging the blockading ships through the use of gunboats, failed.

Von Kammacher and Ingigerd arrive in New York and she is unable to continue with her career since she is still shocked over the Roland disaster.

When the ships drives are briefly activated, Dr. Werner Von Seeckt, a former Nazi scientist and original member of the Majestic 12, gives a recounting of the history behind what he has seen since his involvement in the alien artifacts to Majestic 12's newest member ( and the President's Scientific Adviser ) Lisa Duncan.

Von Wild, despite the withdrawal of some Geschwader for Operation Blue, did succeed in bringing in much needed reinforcements to bring the strength levels up to a standard not seen since the start of the offensive.

At this time, Lang and his wife Thea von Harbou were developing the film M. Von Harbou and Lang were friends with Jacques since creating the first Mabuse film Dr. Mabuse the Gambler and went on vacation with each other.

Von Erich refused to do so since it wasn't the " Texas thing to do ", which lead to a brief shoving match and argument between the two.

" Angels " has since been covered by many artists including Jessica Simpson, Beverley Knight, in Spanish ( as Ángel ) by Mexican singers Yuridia and Marco Moré, in Italian ( as Un Angelo ) by Patrizio Buanne, All Angels, singer Declan Galbraith as well as Verena Von Strenge's latest group, Moon Dust, and American Idol series 7 runner-up David Archuleta.

Von Humboldt also criticized the excavation techniques as being unpractical for future exploitation, recommending drift mining instead, since the halite tunnels don't require beams, lowering the costs.