Welcome to top10 Archive! In this
installment,we’re digging deep into the world’s legends, myths and other epic
writings, to bring you 10 of the fiercest battles fought within them.
So get ready,grab your swords or magic wands and charge into our picks for the
top 10 mythical battles.
Number 10.Battle of
Bravellir(Nordic)
It is said that when the king of
Denmark Harald Wartooth lay on his death bed, he summoned for his nephew,
Sigurd Hring, the king of Sweden. Harald, realizing he was due to die of old age
and fearing he would spend his afterlife in Niflheim, proposed to Sigurd, they
fight a great battle, that he may die a warriors death ascend to Valhalla. In
accordance to the tales of the Danish historian, Saxo Grammaticus both rulers
would prepare for 7 long years, gathering armies of 200 000 strong both their
ranks fillerd with warriors of great renown and legend. The old, hald blinded
King harald, rode ut to battle,sword in each hand, slaughtering any enemy in
front of hom. After the deaths of 15 kings and the sum of 30 000-40 000 men
were slain, Harald would meet his end by the hand of the All-Father, Odin
himself. When Sigurd receiverd word of his opponent’s death, he immediately
signaled an end to the fighting, rode out to locate Harald’s body and horse,
and built a funeral pyre so that he may swiftly ried off to the halls of
Valhalla.
Number 9. Aesir-Vanir War(Norse)
On the basis of Norse mythology
there exists gods from 2tribes that of the Aesir and the Vanir. Most of Norse
mythology shows harmonious co-existence between the 2, leaving it nearly
impossible to differentiate them. But before peace,comes war.... and it is no
different for gods it seems. Its starts with the Vanir goddess, Freya, a
supreme practitinioner of magic. Under the name Heidar, she would come to
Asgard, home to the Aesir, wherein they became zealousy stricken by her powers
and what they could do to them. Upon realizing this violates the core of their
values, the Aesir would turn on Freya,blaming her for imperfections and burned
Freya alive 3 times in an attempt to murder her and 3 times she would rise,
reborn from her ashes. This would lead to a hatred between the Vanir and Aesir,
which would eventually erupt into turmoil and war. The war would wage for some
time and in the end, both sides would grow weary of the seemingly endless war
and would agree to a truce.
Number 8. Amazonomachy(Greek)
The tale of the Amazonomachy is
one told through the ancient Athenian art of Greek. They Depict the many scenes
and battles of the Amazon, a nation of fierce warriornwomen. The west metopes
of the Parthenin, one of the templesof the Acropolis of Athens tells of the
battle between the Amazon and the Greeks with most scholars agreeing it
represents the Amazon invasion of Attica. Upon the shield of Athena Parthenos,
a statue if Athena crafted from gold and ivory, the scene of a fallen Amazon is
depicted. At the temple of Apollo, at Bassae there are a number of slaves that
tell the tales of the Trojan Amazonomachy and the Heraclean Amazonomachy telling
the story of Heracles 9th labour the procure the belt Hippolyta, Queen of the
Amazons. With a final one locatedat the Mausoleum at Halicarnassos in which
Heracles is shown grasping an Amazonian by the hair holding his club above her.
Number 7. War Of Vesosi and
Tanausis(Roman)
Form Jordanes’ account of the
war, this battle would take place between the Goths, ruled by Tanausis,and th
Egyptians, after the Egyptian , Vesosis, declared war against them. The Goths
would rise to meet their would-be invaders at the river, Phasis. The king of
the Goths would have his army march to engage the Egyptian, finding victory and
crushing their forces, dealing a massive blow to Vesosis and his plans. This
would force Vesosis’ retreat, making him flee back to Egypt. If it was not for
the Nile river and its impassible waters
and surrounding heavy fortifications that Vesosis had ordered built, Tanausis
would have dealtthe final blow to him and and his army while on their own lands.
Tanausis would find no means to overcome Egypt’ stalwart fortifications, would
leave, and begin a new campaign to corqour most of Asia.
Number 6. Battle of Banquan
(Chinese)
Recorded as the first battle to
occur in China, this battle would take place between the Yellow Emperor,
Huangdi, and the Flame Emperor, Yandi, due to the rising number of conflicts
that happened among the nomadic tribes around 2500 BCE. The Yan Emperor and his
tribes kept moving across the nation due to their increasing population. In the
process, many skirmishes would take place with the local tribes, against the
huge population of the Yan tribe, the smaller nomadic tribe faced total
assimilation; forcing them to ask the Yellow Emperor for aid. The yellow army
would meet the Yan army at the Battle of Banquan, which ended with the
defeat of the Yan Empire, all the tribe
would swear allegiance to the Yellow Emperor, hence creating the Yan Huang
Zisun people.
Number 5. Trojan War (Greek)
This legendary battle, depicted
in Homer’s lliad, writted sometime in the 8th century BCE, depicts the Greek
besieging the city of Troy. The war started when Helen, wife of Menelaus, the
King of Sparta, was seduced, and consequently by the Trojan Prince, Paris,
after he accepted help from the goddess, Aphrodite, to win the most beautiful
woman in the world. Though many heroes fought ferociously on both sides,
victory would go to the Greeks; the final decisive action being that of theTrojan
Herose. A massive wooden horse, big enough for a small concealed group of
soldiers to hide inside, would be wheeled in after the Trojans took it within
the city walls, and during their drunken, careless celebration of “victory”,
the hidden Greek soldier would emerge, open the gates to the city, and easily
killed everyone in the city of Troy.
Number 4. Battle of Mag Itha
(Irish)
According to the Lebor Gabala
Erenn, a collection of poems and epics, the very first battle to beseech
Ireland was the Battle of Mag Itha, in which an invading forced, the Muintir
Partholoin fought the current occupiers of Ireland, the Formorian, led by
Cichol Gricenchos. Thoungh there are many variations of telling and outcome of
the battle, from one saying that not one soldier had fallen in combat, as the
war was fought entirely with magic, to the utmost annihilation of the Formorian
army. The more commonly accepted belief is that King Cichol would be slain in
combat, while fighting against Partholoin and his forces routing the Formorians
in the process.
Number 3. Hindu Mythological Wars
(Hindu)
The mythical battles described in the Hindu.Text of ancient
India depict fierce demons,noble heroes,mystical holy weapon,magic nad magical
beings,and gods are know in collection as the Hindu Mythological Wars.Most epic
in Hindu mythology pertain to the triumph of righteousness,or Dharma,over the
wickedness of humanity,or Adharma,usually with the elimination of demonic lords
of great evil.The telling’s usually invovle a battle between the Deva or the
embodiments of all that is pure,a good deity,againts the Asura,the
sinful,materialistic and power seeking deities.
Number 2.Titanomachy(Greek)
In accordance with ancient Greek myth,before the time of the
gods,mighty beings knows as titan ruled,born to the sky father,Ouranos,whom
together with his wife Gaia,would have twelve children,six male and six female,knows
as titans.Each of the male titans was to pair off with sisters and reproduce
Kronos,who would become leader of the titans would take his sister Rhea,before
the birthing of their first child,Kronos would be warned by his parents that
he’d face defeat at the hands of his own son.Kronos,in an attempt to prevent
this prophecy from coming true,would eat each of his children upon their
birthing,this would happen five times before Rhea would seek counsel from her
parents Gaia and Ouranos,to keep her sick child,Zeus,from the same fate as his
siblings.Zeus will grow fast and confront his father;finding means to force
Kronos into vomiting up his siblings,shortly thereafeter,the Titanomachy would
begin.The war between god and titan would wage for 10 gods from a top Mount
Olympus and the titans a top Mount Othrys.Though neither side seemingly gained
a foothold in the battle,Gaia would advise Zeus to set free his six monstrous
cousins;three Cyclopes and Hekatoncheires;who would reward their liberator Zeus
with weaponized lightning and thunder.Zeus would use his new weapons to finally
best his opponent Kronos,as well as the rest of the titans and upon their
defeat,the titans would be dragged to Tartaros where they were sentenced to
live out the remainder of their lives.
Number 1.Ragnorak(Norse)
The death of the gods,their ultimate destruction from a
cataclysmic battle with evil,out of which a new age will rise,the last battle
of the world,in which gods and men alike will meet their destruction by
monsters during a time of darkness.The dead will rise,as armies ride and all
will meet their fall.The fire giant Surter will baseech Asgard,setting fire to
Bisfrost as well as their homes,the great Midgard serpent will emerge from the
depths of the oceans,meeting Thor,costing both beings their lives.The great
wolf Fenrir will finally break free from his shackles to kill the Allfather
Odin,while the sun and moon will be swallowed by the wolves,Skoll and Haiti.All
the nine realms will be beset in purging flames,sinking them all into boiling
sea.There is no avoiding and now preventing the ends of the times,though
Ragnorak is the end of the times,Odin had predicted it as not the end of the
world.
Question..!
Comprehensive question.
1. In a Battle of Bravellir(Nordic) how many armies were slain?
2. How many tribes were involve in the battle of
Aesir-Vanir?
3. Statue of Athena was made from 2 materials. State the
answer?
4. A battle between the Egypthian and the Goths, who won the
battle?
5. Battle of Banquan was the ______ battle recorded in the
history of China.
6. The Trojan War started when these two Kings were seduced
by Trojan Price,Paris. Who were those two kings?
7. The Hindu Mythicology War were for the eliminations of
___________.
8. Before the time of Gods, which forces ruled the world?
9. The new age rises after the death of the _______.
10. What is the meaning of Ragnarok?
Answers....!
1. 30 000-40 000
2. Two
3. Ivory and Gold
4. The Goths
5. First
6. Helen, wife of Menelaus and King of Sparta
7. Demonic Lord of Great Evil
8. The Titan
9. Gods
10. End of Time
Synonym/Antonym Questions
Questions..!
1. Armies =
2. War =
3. Ancient =
4. Slain =
5. Combat =
Answers....!
1. Soldiers
2. Battle
3. Old
4. Kill
5. Battle
Root Word Questions
Questions........!
1. Deities =
2. Summoned =
3. Harmonious =
4. Fought =
5. Birthing =
Answers......!
1. Deity
2. Summon
3. Harmony
4. Fight
5. Birth
