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Community dedicated to Cause of Death, an interactive story-based game, created by EA in 2010 and carried on for 4 wonderful years. If you are nostalgic for this game come visit us here at CauseofDeath.
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Men whose self esteem, love of life and/or overall emotional well-being has taken a powerful blow.
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2023.04.01 13:40 LetterGrouchy6053 Slippery-slope, ya' think?
Republican lawmakers in Texas proposed a bill that would enable the secretary of state to overturn election results in counties that have one million residents or more.
This is worth repeating. The proposed bill would allow a Secretary of State, on little more than a whim or for barely disguised political retribution, to overturn the results of a legitimate election and order a new election if he doesn’t like the outcome.
The bill doesn’t specify how many times he can do it until his choice of candidate wins.
As reported by Mediaite, “The text of the bill states that “the secretary of state shall order a new election if the secretary has good cause (Italics mine)to believe that at least two percent of the total number of polling places in the county did not receive supplemental ballots under Section 51.008 for one or more hours after making a request for supplemental ballots to the authority responsible for distributing election supplies.”
(Gobbledygook, or Claptrap?)
The passage of the bill would affect six Texas counties: Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, and Collin.’
There have been charges of voter improprieties in the past, but an investigation by Governor Abbot determined there existed no voter fraud.
One might ask why they need to include the voters in the process at all, just let some politicians make the choices for us.
What could happen?
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2023.04.01 13:40 zpkj_ Ends of leaves look bitten off (they’re not😂)
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2023.04.01 13:40 CatCasualty So this is how Healed feels like...
[TW: Mention of death]
Today, I watched a particularly heartbreaking scene from one of my favourite TV shows. Presumably, the main character was dying. When the screen turned dark and the credit rolled with the sound of that single beep, signifying the absence of a heartbeat, I cried. I cried so immediately, so openly...
And it felt amazing.
It reminds me of the time I had to wait by a riverside sometime ago. As a child, I used to play a lot in the river back in the 90's, catching little fishes with my friends. I remember the kid I was fondly, despite knowing well that that kid was also emotionally abandoned, abused, and physically abused. I felt happy.
And, just now, I watched the latest video from this stuffed animals saving channels (
that previously had touched me greatly) and just... smiled. Feeling very happy. The stuffed animals are cute, they're cared for, and they might be forgotten at one point and still broken, even now.
But someone love them and genuinely have fun with them in their lives.
Then, I realise I
have turned into that person; someone who love being me and just... vibe, if you will.
I believe this work will never finish, yet I'm so
stoked to experience more of these moments of just pure joy, not because I'm no longer riddled with darkness from my past trauma, but precisely because I had them, I overcame them, and here I am now, completely and fully and as authentic as possible.
Here's to more
living; true, genuine living a life.
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2023.04.01 13:39 Zyoneatslyons What options do I have?
So basically after a month, I have someone from the unemployment office finally on my claim. Ofcourse I’m a victim of the whole “ineligible” so that’s been fun. But what options do I have? Unemployment office is saying they cannot find my wages that were reported- former employer is apparently working with Washington state to see how my wages were reported but hasn’t got back to me and know seemingly ignoring my emails asking for an update. They don’t seem to care and I’m lost with this whole thing. This weekend will be 8 weeks with no pay all cause my former employer cannot seem to find how they reported my wages. This was a full time position w2 / whole benefits ext. unemployment needs a UBI number and or a another number that has to do with where they reported my wages. Feel this would be a good case of legal action? Idk 🤷🏻 any advice is appreciated. Job hunting is a blood bath right now and I’m starting to worry.
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2023.04.01 13:39 SnooCupcakes3011 just a discussion
VENTDEVHey [–]
from VENTDEV sent 7 hours ago Thanks for posting on
/GearCity. Sadly you'll need to cut back on the frequency of the new threads. I got several spam reports on your account, and you actually dropped the subscriber count by 6 users (Nearly 1.5%) since you started posting frequently.
Try limiting it to once a week, or maybe stuff the updates into a single thread. I think the latter might work the best. We can even have it sorted by newest or oldest. That will give you a timeline. I think that will get you more upvotes, thus better visibility.
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Thank you for your input. Is this Eric?
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VENTDEV sent 29 minutes ago
I was just promoting Gearcity. I did not realize I was disliked so much that I caused so many problems for your group. I have unjoined the group. Hopefully, your subs will grow more now.
Respectfully, Kelly Royce Key, Pro Se
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Have I affected your other sites? Please let me know so I can help and not hurt your product with my promoting.
Respectfully, Kelly Royce Key, Pro Se
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2023.04.01 13:38 Dr-Causti Leaf disease or deficiency? Day 15 of flower.
That one leaf curls only cause of a fan. Will start giving calmag and spray with neem soon unless someone has a better idea.
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2023.04.01 13:38 Mammoth-Table9680 will costco allow a day off for the death of a friend?
I had a friend pass last night, and would like to take the day off today, pto all dried up from covid. Am I safe to call and take the day off to grieve and process?
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2023.04.01 13:37 noscaryghost Need for rational feedback for irrational belief
Hey, thanks for arguing with me.
Hypothesis: I work for the universe.
Premises: My actions can be considered work. The universe can be considered an employer.
Arguments: Work is an action that is attempting to reach a definite goal or set of goals. Working for an employer is performing actions towards a goal or set of goals by your employer. Stating ”I work for the universe“ entails that an ”I“ performs actions towards goals set by the universe. Modern science is building on the assumption that ”I“ is the result of millions of years of evolution of life forms, designed by genes causing the complex nature of the being. Genes were created by interaction of elements and conditions contained within the universe. Genes have their own goals (Dawkins, 197x).I‘ limited to the goals my genes or other elements of the universe confront my consciousness with. That means, every goal I engage is defined by a certain set of entities, namely my genes. My actions are performed according to goals which lie outside of my control and thus, I work for a certain set of entities. The set of entities has its origin in (and maybe through) the universe. Therefore, I work for the universe.
Thanks for reading and please let me know if there are any gaps in my thinking. Cheers! 🤠
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2023.04.01 13:37 read-actor All began with cheating on my wife ... really?
I'm 42 and my story with prostatitis/CPPS, or whatever it is startet almost one year ago and send me to hell. I'm really excited if anyone else experienced something similar.
I had a really great day with my best friend - celebrating our friendship and the upcoming birth of my daughter. We were drinking a lot of alcohol until we separately went home in the late evening. I took the train home and went to bed. So far so good!
The next day my memory was missing some parts of the time (minutes here and minutes there) after I went home. But I didn't really care. Until, after a few days there came this strange thought into my mind: What if I met a girl at the train station and had sex with her? What if I cheated on my pregnant wife?
This thought was the trigger for my first and constant symptoms:
- frequent peeing
- red glans
- burning after urinating
- catastrophic thinking
First I tried to find proofs that my crazy thoughts were just a bad joke. But until today I don't remember what I did during the minutes my memory is still missing. But there neither is any hint that I had sex or even met anyone. I know, this sounds crazy!
I have a lot of symptoms right now an I saw urologists several times. Last year they really found bacteria (enterococcus feacalis) in ejaculate. They told me this is a common bacteria that causes prostatitis. And there are even many asymptomatic men with enterococcus feacalis in their prostate. This is even more probable because I'm having a really bad sperm quality form many years now.
I took antibiotics, got tested afterwards a few times, went to PT and I'm still seeing a psychologist. Though after half a year after treated with levoflox for three weeks, urine/semen are clear, my prostate has normal size and isn’t aching at tactile examination I still have various symptoms. Most annoying is the frequent urge to pee and the red glans.
Nothing really helped. I’m still thinking about having cheated on my wife and maybe chlamydia wasn't detected yet. I‘m very desperatere.
Could my crazy mind really be the cause of all this? I know there is a link between traumatic sexual events and men suffering from CPPS. But in my case it is probably only my catastrophic thinking and no real sexual encounter.
I don't wish that on anyone else but maybe there are other crazy minds suffering from prostatitis/CPPS.
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2023.04.01 13:37 send-it-psychadelic Alt-right fascist sub is impersonating our sub by posting completely indistinguishable content
2023.04.01 13:37 dr_marco_metzler Japan's bond collapse could soon hit global markets in the next phase of the ongoing global financial meltdown
🌍 The global economy is no stranger to shocks and surprises, and Japan's economy could be the next one to cause turbulence in the financial markets. A combination of factors, including a surge in Covid-19 cases, a recent natural disaster, and ongoing concerns about the country's debt, could trigger an economic shock that reverberates throughout the world.
💸 Japan's economy is the third-largest in the world, making up over 6% of global GDP. Any significant disruption in the country's economic activity could have serious implications for global trade and finance. Additionally, Japan is home to some of the largest companies in the world, including Toyota, Sony, and Honda. Any downturn in the Japanese economy could impact the performance of these global giants.
📈 The Japanese government has attempted to address some of the economic challenges by implementing stimulus measures, such as cash handouts and infrastructure spending. However, these efforts may not be enough to prevent an economic shock. The country is facing significant demographic challenges, including an aging population and a shrinking workforce, which could limit its ability to sustain long-term economic growth.
💰 Investors should take note of the potential risks associated with a Japan economic shock and consider how it could impact their investment portfolios. In uncertain times, it's essential to diversify and consider safe-haven assets like gold. History has shown that gold has tended to perform well during times of economic uncertainty and market volatility.
💡 While no one can predict the future with certainty, it's crucial to stay informed about economic developments and how they could impact your investments. By staying up-to-date on the latest news and trends, investors can make informed decisions that help them weather any potential storms in the financial markets.
🌟 In conclusion, the possibility of a Japan economic shock cannot be ignored, and investors should be prepared for the potential impact it could have on global markets. By diversifying their portfolios and considering safe-haven assets like gold, investors can protect their wealth and position themselves to take advantage of opportunities that may arise.
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2023.04.01 13:37 LivingSorbet9616 Who was McLeod Buckham-White? Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Cause of death, Tributes - Wikisinfos.com
2023.04.01 13:36 CurrentCaramel6793 Water or milk kefir
Newbie here.
I just purchased a bottle of organic plain kefir (am doing a trial run to see if I can tolerate it and like it before I make my own) and am slowly introducing it to my system by adding about 1/4 cup into my smoothies each day.
I have noticed since doing that, I am more gassy, bloated, stomach distension, constipated (which I've never had that problem before), and seem to be suffering from worse insomnia than I normally do. Before the kefir, I didn't drink milk of any kind. Mainly because my body can't tolerate most of them in one form or another.
Is it possible, even with the positives of kefir that my system can't tolerate this either or is this just an adjustment to my system and things will settle down?
Will water kefir have the potential to cause the same issues or is completely different than the milk?
Has anyone had these issues when they first started?
Did you find one, the milk or water kefir, to be more beneficial, digestible, tolerable than the other?
TIA
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2023.04.01 13:36 mightyboosh121 What is a NEW music genre Fantano helped you get into?
(For context, my favorite album(s) of all time is Abbey Road by The Beatle OR Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens)
For me, its metalcore and death metal.
Before I found Fantano, I thought all death metal music sounded the same with their annoying growls for 40 minutes straight. His album recommendations like Horrendous and Autopsy helped me learn that death metal actually doesn’t all sound the same.
As for metalcore, his classic review of Jane Doe is all that was needed to get me into the genre. Anyone who has listened to that album understands. I now can’t stop listening to bands like Code Orange
What about you guys?
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2023.04.01 13:36 pallbearer7778 Is the failing economy making everyone else extremely depressed and anxious?
Everything has gone up 50% these past 2 years our rent got another price hike. This month we are short by 200$ because of this its due today and I have to sell something fast to afford it or else they will tack on 20% more. It is all bullshit we haven't even been able to afford to go grocery shopping for 3 weeks I miss eggs for breakfast, but who can even afford those anymore? what the fuck is going on with this Country? We live in an old shitty trailer home and we can't even afford it even though we work our ass off....why can't I just die of natural causes I'm sure I will be too much of a coward to hang myself.
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2023.04.01 13:36 Bot-alex Battersea Dogs & Cats Home donations hit £100,000 after death of Paul O’Grady
2023.04.01 13:36 MysteriousMist24 Trapped my finger in the boot of my car and now its falling off so I put a small piece of plastic from a bag around it and when I took it off there's a bad smell and the skin is pale. Is this the start of an infection or something?
Not sure if this is the place to put it.
So a couple of months ago I caught my finger in the boot of my car as it was shutting and had a huge puddle of blood under my nail that covered like 50% of it. Then it moved to the top as my nail was growing and when it got to the top it started peeling like from the bottom of where the blood was a hole appeared and it kept growing and now half of my nail is basically coming off.
It's almost come off but there's still a bit of skin attached to it and hurts like hecc when I try to take it off so I've left it and put tape then one of my cats mini litter bags around my finger just to keep it from catching.
But now when I take it off after work there's this bad smell and the skin where the bag was is paler than the rest.
Is this bad? Like is it gonna cause an infection or something else?
Here's a picture of my nail. Caution: it's kinda icky.
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2023.04.01 13:35 LetterGrouchy6053 Slippery-slope, ya' think?
Republican lawmakers in Texas proposed a bill that would enable the secretary of state to overturn election results in counties that have one million residents or more.
This is worth repeating. The proposed bill would allow a Secretary of State, on little more than a whim or for barely disguised political retribution, to overturn the results of a legitimate election and order a new election if he doesn’t like the outcome.
The bill doesn’t specify how many times he can do it until his choice of candidate wins.
As reported by Mediaite, “The text of the bill states that “the secretary of state shall order a new election if the secretary has good cause (Italics mine)to believe that at least two percent of the total number of polling places in the county did not receive supplemental ballots under Section 51.008 for one or more hours after making a request for supplemental ballots to the authority responsible for distributing election supplies.”
(Gobbledygook, or Claptrap?)
The passage of the bill would affect six Texas counties: Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, and Collin.’
There have been charges of voter improprieties in the past, but an investigation by Governor Abbot determined there existed no voter fraud.
One might ask why they need to include the voters in the process at all, just let some politicians make the choices for us.
What could happen?
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2023.04.01 13:35 Salty_Tower267 No one is happy in today's era. Everyone suffers from mental stress. Everyone wants that they should never die. There is only one Satlok where after going there our sufferings of birth and death end
2023.04.01 13:35 RyanzRetroReviewz The Vikings - 1958 Film Review - RyanzRetroReviewz
The Vikings - 1958
The Vikings is a 1958 epic semi historical/romance movie directed by Richard Fleischer (the son of the great american animatoinnovator and early cartoon producer Max Fleischer, responsible for the creations of Popeye the Sailor man, Betty Boop and many more), who after having spent years in the B movie industry, was now riding high on the success of his Walt Disney produced 1954 adaption of the classic Jules Verne novel "20,000 leagues under the sea" (also starring Kirk Douglas) when he decided to take on the helms of this larger scale and more adult oriendted epic full of love, lust and bloodshed all set in the Viking Age of England and Scandinavia.
With the starring role of this picture going to the mammoth of acting that was Kirk Douglas (although before the more well known "Spartacus" from 1961, this is after he had played the part of Perseus in the 1956 "Ulysseus" movie, so he was already on top), fresh off his hot streak with his new sidekick of a director from "20,000" (Douglas personally hired Fleishcer for this, being that it was his own production company behind the financing). He is non-casually joined by the all time (and/or old time) Hollywood couple Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh (progenitors of the now Scream Queen of old, not to mention still world class beauty, Jamie-Lee Curtis) making this their fifth out of eleven movies together, as well as a big old bowl of Ernest Borgnine dumped on top, having already solidified himself on the big screen as both a well known character actor and a main star. Now, when a movie can boast about having such a combination of high quality talent as this, you know it's bound to be great (although, there are exceptions).
The prologue title sequence of this movie alone is worth note, giving us the audience the pleasure of hearing the stern but soothing (if that makes any sense) voice of the great Orson Welles as he explains to us the whos, whats, whens, and why's of the viking expansions and invasions into the British Isles, as well as the political landscape of England itself at this time in history. This is done as we're shown a bunch of spectacuclar tapestry/parchment paper drawings of Vikings battling against Englishmen, complete with a more than perfectly passionate orchestral theme that invokes the thought of the King Arthur tales of yore, all coming together to add a real sense of authenticity to this epic that we've yet to even see begin...which it does with a bang.
Or the swipe of a sword to be more exact, as the viking leader Ragnar (Borgnine) and his band of warriors fall down upon the camp of the English King Edwin of Northumbria. The two leaders enter into a private duel in the King's tent, with Ragnar slaying his foe and further forcing himself down upon the deadman's wife, Queen Enid, ultimately and unknowingly impregnanting her before disappearing back into the Northlands. Knowing that the child is that of Ragnar's, but will still be seen as a threat to the new King Aella (Frank Thring), Enid gives birth to the child whom she names Eric, in secret and finally sends him away to Italy with her most confident of priests, placing the hilt stone of the King's rightful sword on a rope around his next to later one day be indentified as true heir to the throne of Northumbria.
Years later at the court of King Aella, we come to meet princess Morgana of Wales (Janet Leigh), as her Father pledges her to Aella as a token of alliance between their two kingdoms. King Echbert of Wessex (James Donald) is then brought up on charges of aiding the Vikings in their raids on England's kingdom's in order to protect his own lands, and is thrown into the dungeons to die. We learn that the charges are true when Echbert escapes from Northumbria and finds refuge with the Viking leader Ragnar aboard his longship. The vikings travel back to Scandinavia with Echbert and his promises to continue providing them with coastline and river maps for further raid and plunder.
The incredbily wide shot scenes of the long ships coming into port in the fords of Norway are truly spectacular (clearly being filmed on location), elevated by the realistic built sets that make up the Viking and village (not to mention the ships themselves), as well as the dozens of costumes and hairstyles worn by the extras that are showcased throughout (and a really awesome Viking horn blower welcoming the warriors back home each time, echoing the fantastic sounding orchestral theme of the movie yet again). Also, we now get some of that real over the top barbarian type behaviour being portrayed by Ainar (Douglas), son of Rangar, as we, the mostly uneducated in history average film-goer, would expect out of any and all vikings on screen (it is pretty awesome though); complete with beer guzzling, barell smashing, deranged angry tones, and wishes for barrels of blood to guzzle down instead of that of beer.
Ainar hates all Englishmen, but agrees to his Father and Chieftain's demands to keep after Echbert and see that he wants for nothing. One day while breaking in their hunting hawks, Ainar starts up a confrontation with a slave named Eric (Tony Curtis), the unknowing son of Ragnar, subsequent half brother of Ainar, and true King of Northumbria, who had been abducted from his ship en route to Italy all those years ago. Eric then sicks his own hawk that he's recently found onto his oppressor, leaving Ainar with only one good eye, and himself now with a guaranteed death sentence.
At the feasting hall however, a volva woman steps in against Ragnar's judgement of death, claiming that the gods do not wish for Eric to die by any man's hand, to which Ragnar outsmarts and has Eric taken instead to a rock pool off the coast at high tide to await an eventual death from drowning. Echbert though finds the stone from around Eric's neck and, realizing who he is, goes down to the rock pool to save him and claim him as his own slave in order to keep him safe from Ainar. We also get some more awesome over the top barbarian type behavior, now complete with ass smacking, random kissing orgys, more beer guzzling and axes being thrown at a viking's wife's hair braids to judge wether she's been faithful or not (this movie's about as toxic male chauvinist as it gets, but still... really awesome).
Echbert eventually finishes his maps for the Vikings, as well giving them the idea to abduct and ransom Princess Morgana before her marriage to Aella, with Ainar carrying out the task and giving us a pretty decent battle at sea in the process. Ainar though, now falls madly in love with Morgana and wishes to claim her as his own. When back at the hall once again, we get even more over the top barbarian behavior, beer guzzling, rape jokes, etc, etc, (what do you want from them?, they're Vikings), all this before Ragnar finally concedes to his son's wants and needs, allowing him to claim Morgana as his own. But when Ainar tries to force himself upon her, Eric appears from behind and knocks him out, bringing Morgana to escape with him on a boat to England.
A really-rad boat chase scene ensues through the fog filled fjords, culminating in the collision of both Ragnar and Ainar's boats into one another, sending half of the Vikings to their deaths. All but Ragnar that is, who's saved and pulled onto Eric's boat, heading straight for the King of Northumbria. Ainar swears revenge against Eric, while the two escapees fall madly in love en-route to England.
At the court of King Aella, Eric hands over Ragnar then asks that Morgana be relieved of her pledge of marriage, to which she agrees with. The King demands that she take more time to reflect with her priest, then forces Eric to try to take part in the execution of Ragnar by pushing him into a rabid wolf pit. Eric refuses by cutting Ragnar's bonds and giving him a sword, so that he may die a warrior's death and be aloud to enter Valhalla, giving us an extremely climactic ending of Ernest Borgnine's character in this tale as he raises his arms and voice to summon Odin the All-Father, before jumping to his death in the wolf pit, sword in hand and smile on his face (man Vikings were badass!).
Eric has his hand chopped off as punishment and is set adrift into the sea, but not before the priest -and Morgana find the King's "Pummel-stone" amongst Eric's belongings, coming to the realization that he is the true heir of Northumbria. Morgana then runs in the room just in time to see Eric's amputation, letting out a horrific scream at the sight of it (she wasn't called America's first "Scream Queen" for nothing folks. So this is where Jamie-Lee gets it from eh).
Back in Scandinavia, Ainar is now King of the Vikings, but can't seem to raise an army to retrieve Morgana, until Eric comes back and tells them of Ragnar's death. The two (still unknowing) half brothers now team up to defeat the tyrant King Aella, to both gain revenge for Ragnar and to rescue Morgana, leading the "Great Heathen Army" across the sea to England (in the year of our lord 865 for those of you history buffs).
Between the ships leaving of Scandinavia, and the army's landing and setting up of their assault on Northumbria, you really come to ask yourself as to why film-goers are NEVER treated to such a large scale production as this anymore (well, at least not since The Lord of The Rings as I recall). The amount of extras, costume pieces and props required for this must have been incredible, but all completely necessary in the creation of a full on believable historic setting such as this.
So the Vikings land and lay siege unto Aella's stronghold, battering rams, catapults, axes, spears, swords, the works (not to mention Kirk Douglas scaling the Castle's front door using only axes for leverage. Again, you just don't see stuff like this anymore). Ainar cuts his way through to Morgana's room, but upon realizing that she loves Eric, and that Eric is also a son of Ragnar, he takes her to confront his half brother and fight for their prize.
Eric meets Ainar at the top of the castle and the two enter into an extremely well coordinated battle of the blades, until Ainar breaks Eric's sword that is. But Eric seizes a moment of hesitation that befalls Ainar, and stabs his half brother in the gut with the broken down blade of his sword. Ainar then drops his sword, but Eric picks it up and gives it back to him, again allowing for a true Viking death. He uses the last of his strength in a final roar to summon up Odin, then Ainar is no more. Eric and Morgana embrace each other with love bringing us to the end of this movie, but not before treating the audience to an authentic Viking cremation funeral for Ainar, in which he is cast off to see in a ship and flaming arrows sent flying to the mass. We watch the ship and Ainar's body burn as the credits to "The Vikings" comes up once more, leading us into the ending credits with more authentic looking parchment scroll drawings of the Vikings battling against Englishmen, and finally coming together as one (accompanied again by the awe inspiring orchestral themes of yore every step of the way).
To sum it all up, "The Vikings" (1958) is literally THE - BEST Viking movie that's ever been made. Full of high quality A-list stars (to which I'd say is one of both Kirk's and Tony's coolest characters ever portrayed on screen), and a great group of secondary character actors like James Donald, Frank Thring, Eileen Way and many more. The story is well put together by screenwriters Calder Willingham and Dale Wiserman (based on a novel by Edison Marshall), with the underlying theme being the coming together of two peoples, as well as giving us a pretty cool backstory for a very real and historic time in Northwestern Europe. The wide scale shots and surrounding sceneries caught by DP Jack Cardiff are truly amazing, joined by epic scale (and pretty damn authentic) sets-props-hairstyles and makeups, very well coordinated swordfights and stunts, and lets not forget the awe inspiring orchestral theme of yore laid down by composer Mario Nascimbene and conductor Franco Ferrara. All this is brought together perfectly by director Max Fleischer in what was defenitely the largest scale movie of his career. I would recommend this movie not only to fans of retro cinema, but to anyone who loves epic scale warrior movies, as well as to general ancient world history buffs.
And that's all she wrote folks. Thanks for reading.
Ryan D. Hurley
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