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The 13th Warrior
Topic Started: Nov 27 2010, 10:12 AM (221 Views)
Fullmoon


Ahmed ibn Fadlan, a court poet whose brush with a wife of an influential noble gets him exiled to the North as an "ambassador". Traveling with Melchisidek, his caravan is saved from Tatar bandits by the appearance of Vikings.

The caravan rests at a Viking settlement, and communication ensues despite the language barrier. (Ahmed speaks only Arabic and most of the Vikings speak only Norse. However Melchisidek and Herger, the Vikings' skald, both speak Vulgate Latin. Ahmed is bewildered yet fascinated by foreign ways, as a youth enters the camp and requests aid for his distant village against an old and supernatural force. Through the commands of an oracle, it is decided that exactly thirteen men must go to face this danger, and that the thirteenth must not be a Norseman; Ahmed is recruited.

Ahmed learns Norse quickly by sitting amongst the group and listening intently to their conversations, eventually beginning to understand what they are saying. He feels he has to prove himself to the uniformly huge Vikings, who mock him for his physical weakness and his small Arabian horse, but his fast learning of their language, ingenuity, and horsemanship eventually earn their respect and friendship.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_13th_Warrior

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Sasuke


Never heard it before. Is it any good?
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Fullmoon


My favourite film ever made :D
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Fullmoon
Dec 10 2010, 10:43 AM
My favourite film ever made :D
Yeah? Could you tell us a little bit about it?
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Fullmoon


It's about a man who is exiled from his home, On his travels he bumps into some North Men (Vikings) who are in need of a 13th Warrior, This warrior must be no Northman.

The story is that a Viking village is being attacked by the 'Eaters Of The Dead' The 13th warriors have to defend, attack and seek out the terror.

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Fullmoon
Dec 17 2010, 11:52 AM
It's about a man who is exiled from his home, On his travels he bumps into some North Men (Vikings) who are in need of a 13th Warrior, This warrior must be no Northman.

The story is that a Viking village is being attacked by the 'Eaters Of The Dead' The 13th warriors have to defend, attack and seek out the terror.

Sounds cool. Might watch it some time
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Fullmoon


I will add that there is alot of humor in this film. And the soundtrack is awesome :D
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