Above All The 13th Warrior Analysis

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The 13th Warrior Above all The 13th Warriors is suggested to be based on a novel eaters of the death by Michael Crichton. The movie takes place in 921 AD, In this analysis I want to look at the accurate portrayal of the armors, weapons used in the film, essentially in the relationship that comes with the interpretation of history and fiction, in other words I want to go through the characters and highlight the thoughtful representation with the language barriers in the film that shows a resemblance of the awareness that comes from learning a new language and culture. The movie is set in the early 10th century. the protagonist is a Muslim ambassador that was exiled from his country Baghdad because fell in love with another man's wife. as things turned out he ended up in the company of the Norsemen to restock trade and he was also accountable for the burial of one of their kings, in any event, it also turned out he is one of the 13th warriors chosen for a quest to banish a mysterious menacing threat from a tribe in the north. Ibn Fadlan as a Muslim outsider he recorded much of what he saw and experienced with a horrified fascination when he …show more content…

The other characters are groomed to look like Vikings with long braided hair, their shaggy beards with some Celtic tattoos for instance when they reach Scandinavia they are mostly wearing armors despite them been invented 700 years