Belgariad Quote

May 25, 2005 12:49

But absurdity has always been a characteristic of the mind dominated by religion.

-- Barak, Earl of Trellheim, from the Belgariad

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rebisbear May 25 2005, 18:43:06 UTC
interesting new pic Tim, mmmm..........

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barak May 26 2005, 00:05:21 UTC
I've had that icon almost since I joined LJ, 3+ years ago.

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bonemead May 25 2005, 20:37:20 UTC
Well, that pretty much spells it out, doesn't it!

Great quote.

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barak May 26 2005, 00:14:24 UTC
Don't it? Just one of the many reasons why I love the Belgariad.

Here's another quote from it (describing Barak)

...a man so huge that Garion's mind simply refused to accept the possibility he was real...His hair was in braids, and he had a vast bristling red beard.

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mrdreamjeans May 25 2005, 21:55:59 UTC
No wonder the quote sounds like it comes from you:)

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barak May 26 2005, 00:15:38 UTC
Barak is a fictional character in the David Eddings book series The Belgariad followed by The Malloreon; however, his part in The Malloreon is much more brief. An intimidating Cherek warrior, he is the Earl of Trellheim, a Clan Chief of the Chereks, and a cousin of Anheg, King of Cherek. He is known as the Dreadful Bear in the Mrin Codex and other similar texts.

He is tall and muscular with red hair. He has a luxuriant beard and extensive body hair, causing his friend Silk to remark that he must be the son of a bear. Despite his brutish appearance, booming voice, and love of good ale, he is a highly intelligent and emotional person. He usually wears a mail shirt and carries a war axe and broadsword, often using both weapons simultaneously in battle.

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whitmanschild April 15 2006, 12:53:06 UTC
Honestly, you have no idea how many Barak/Unrak fantasies I've had in my time. Since I was, like, 12. Mmmmm...big red beardy-man.

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barak April 15 2006, 17:47:33 UTC
He's certainly an impressionable figure!

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