Post by nolan on Jun 26, 2006 3:03:10 GMT -5
Team ups of characters are common in comics, from Superman meeting Batman to the megacrossovers of the big publishers.
But there is also a long tradition of this in other media. From Freddy v. Jason to Alien v. Predator to Santa Claus taking on Martians. In literature, Christopher Marlowe's Faust has a number of appearances by historical figures, and there are a number of science fiction stories that deal with these ideas.
And then there is Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
So in this tradition, I give you the newest "team" to adapt: The Nine Worthies.
This is a literary tradition dating back to the middle ages. These nine figures were seen to be the ideals of chivalry (and maybe your story will deal with how these people aren't in any way close to the ideals of chivalry).
The Nine Worthies:
Hector (Pre-Christian Pagan)
Alexander the Great (Pre-Christian Pagan)
Julius Caesar (Pre-Christian Pagan)
Joshua (Pre-Christian Jew)
David (Pre-Christian Jew)
Judas Maccabaeus (Pre-Christian Jew)
King Arthur (cited as a Christian, but he could be written as a Pagan character who was later Christianized after he died)
Charlemange (Christian)
Godfrey of Bouillon (Christian)
There was also a female version containing:
Lucretia (pre-Christian Pagan)
Veturia (pre-Christian Pagan)
Virginia (pre-Christian Pagan)
Esther (Pre-Christian Jew)
Judith (pre-Christian Jew)
Jahel (pre-Christian Jew)
St. Helena (Christian)
St. Brigeta of Sweden (Christian)
St. Elisabeth of Hungary (Christian)
Maybe someone could also think of an Evil version with the three most evil figures of pre-Christian pagan times, pre-Christian Jewish times and Christian times.
My thoughts on some of the evil figures:
Judas Iscariot (Christian, betrayer of Jesus)
Frederick II of Sicily (Christian, thought to be the anti-christ by many when he was alive)
Rameses II (pre-Christian Jew, well he was a bad guy for the Jews if you want to take Exodus as a literal story)
Saladin (Muslim but from Christian times, seen as an ideal of chivalry though)
Resources related to this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Worthies
moas.atlantia.sca.org/oak/08/worth.htm
www.wwnorton.com/nto/middleages/topic_2/deschamps.htm
www.heraldica.org/topics/worthies.htm THIS SITE ALSO HAS A FEMALE EQUIVALENT
But there is also a long tradition of this in other media. From Freddy v. Jason to Alien v. Predator to Santa Claus taking on Martians. In literature, Christopher Marlowe's Faust has a number of appearances by historical figures, and there are a number of science fiction stories that deal with these ideas.
And then there is Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
So in this tradition, I give you the newest "team" to adapt: The Nine Worthies.
This is a literary tradition dating back to the middle ages. These nine figures were seen to be the ideals of chivalry (and maybe your story will deal with how these people aren't in any way close to the ideals of chivalry).
The Nine Worthies:
Hector (Pre-Christian Pagan)
Alexander the Great (Pre-Christian Pagan)
Julius Caesar (Pre-Christian Pagan)
Joshua (Pre-Christian Jew)
David (Pre-Christian Jew)
Judas Maccabaeus (Pre-Christian Jew)
King Arthur (cited as a Christian, but he could be written as a Pagan character who was later Christianized after he died)
Charlemange (Christian)
Godfrey of Bouillon (Christian)
There was also a female version containing:
Lucretia (pre-Christian Pagan)
Veturia (pre-Christian Pagan)
Virginia (pre-Christian Pagan)
Esther (Pre-Christian Jew)
Judith (pre-Christian Jew)
Jahel (pre-Christian Jew)
St. Helena (Christian)
St. Brigeta of Sweden (Christian)
St. Elisabeth of Hungary (Christian)
Maybe someone could also think of an Evil version with the three most evil figures of pre-Christian pagan times, pre-Christian Jewish times and Christian times.
My thoughts on some of the evil figures:
Judas Iscariot (Christian, betrayer of Jesus)
Frederick II of Sicily (Christian, thought to be the anti-christ by many when he was alive)
Rameses II (pre-Christian Jew, well he was a bad guy for the Jews if you want to take Exodus as a literal story)
Saladin (Muslim but from Christian times, seen as an ideal of chivalry though)
Resources related to this:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Worthies
moas.atlantia.sca.org/oak/08/worth.htm
www.wwnorton.com/nto/middleages/topic_2/deschamps.htm
www.heraldica.org/topics/worthies.htm THIS SITE ALSO HAS A FEMALE EQUIVALENT