Topic Research: Epic Battles

3 Contributing Stories

LOTR
Tolkien's many battles that he writes about are wonderful material to rewrite into battles of my own. It may be possible to throw in some fictional racial ties that connect all the stories?

Source: Fellowship of the Ring, personal digital copy

Iliad
I know it may not be a formal battle, but a 1v1 fight between Hector and Achilles or Paris and Menelaus would be a good way to heighten tension and further the story with an intense version of those fights.

Source: Online version of Iliad, link

Ramayana
A battle between Ravana and Rama would be a great addition/end to my list of battles. This battle being epic in proportion and having an Indian background makes it unique. Not to mention the awesome weapons used by gods in these stories.

Source: Narayan's Ramayana, hardcopy

Medieval battles have always been interesting to me. They're always so epic and full of captivating interests and motives.
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Topic Brainstorm--IMPORTED FROM IE

Project Idea: Death Stories
I am interested in this topic because the Hindu religion is pretty interesting in that it views reincarnation as the next step after death! Being from a religion that involves heaven or hell after death, I haven't learned much about this reincarnation. All that comes to mind is that cows are considered sacred because of this? If I were to write a storybook on this I'd definitely need to read up more.

First stepping stone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reincarnation#Early_Hinduism,_Jainism_and_Buddhism

Project Idea: Epic Battles
I am interested in this topic because I have always been interested in battles of all kinds! Battles that have cool formations, strategic tactics, and opposing forces with a reason to fight really capture my attention--especially in a medieval time period! Hopefully I could find a way to incorporate multiple battles into one big story kinda like LOTR!

First stepping stone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_India#The_Vedic_period

Project Idea: Weapons of the GodsI am interested in this topic because, in much the same way for epic battles, I love medieval weapons! I remember reading a storybook last week about being contracted to steal these ancient weapons, and I have wanted to do something fascinating like that ever since. I know the basic weapon types, but would have to read more into specific weapons that are used in Indian epics. I think this would be a challenging and fun one to write about!

First stepping stone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_magical_weapons#Indian_mythology

Project Idea: Supernatural Characters of the RamayanaI am interested in this topic because a friend of mine said that I would be about it. Hearing about supernatural characters being in Indian epics reminds me of the tall tales that I would love hearing as a kid. I don't know much about these characters, but am curious to see to what extent their abilities are taken.

First stepping stone: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rakshasa -- my friend that had taken the course said the demons are pretty fun to learn/write about :)

I'm so ready to dive into these battles between different gods and powerful opponents. Knights in armor are bada**!
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