Also called Wotan, Woden or Uuotan. Name derived from ôdr, equivalent of the Latin furor (see Adam of Bremen:“Wotan, id est furor”); see also the German Wut, which applies to ecstasy or trances taking hold of a being in warlike, sexual, poetic (inspiration) or magical circumstances. Odin (or Óðin
In military history there are often cases of armies that, harassed during their retreats, end up being decimated or even exterminated completely. The cases of the British who left Kabul or the Grand Armée returning from Russia are famous. But there is one little-known one that is somewhat surprising
In ancient times, both the Iliad like the Odyssey they were considered historical accounts that had really happened, as they had been transmitted, first orally and then in writing. Its author was Homer, a bard whose existence was also not questioned, despite the fact that it was hardly known that he
In 1917 narrates the adventures of two corporals, Schofield and Blake (George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman), sent by General Erinmore (Colin Firth) to stop the planned attack by Colonel MacKenzie (Benedict Cumberwatch), who is about to fall. in a trap because he is unaware that he is facing a hi