I ended up liking this story a lot more then I thought I would. I had a hard time getting into in and staying engaged but when I did I did enjoy it. It really got me thinking about things in my personal faith that I hadn't focused of before which is cool. It's traditional religious text but it did point out some good points that I enjoyed hearing about and processing. I might try to read it again when I am older and see if I have a different interoperation like the articles had said. All in all not a terrible way to the the semesters readings!

Exactly, be a man Adam. You can't talk all that crap about your girl and then act like this.

I didn't understand must of what was happening mostly in the first part but from my understanding man is week and Adam is a baby.

I have heard a lot of bad ideas of women but I have never heard them be called a defect.. ouch

See this is what makes the reader sympathize him!! He is portrayed like a little puppy.

Is he really about to lie to GOD

I defiantly like these books better than the previous ones. Book 7 was my favorite although it got me thinking that god made earth and then let humans loose to there own devices. But I also found it interesting that me made it a more love story between them and Adam would have rather died then lived without his precious Eve. Even though Milton projects women as idiots he still had Adam be stupid in love with Eve. Anyways, I did enjoy reading this part.

See girls have always wanted knowledge and power!!

as if should be to a fault

This is me everyday trying to get my life together.

This is very interesting. Do they love the same way humans do?

I wonder what language he would have started speaking with. Just a curious thought.

Again!! I don't believe it is bad to be curious. Finding out how and why things work wont stray someone from faith unless they are looking for a reason already.

I really like this metaphor. You can feel her eyes and know exactly the energy of it.

I really liked this book. Maybe because it was formulaic to me but it was beautiful and light hearted.

I really like this description of the earth. The earth prior to modernization was very faire.

I was very interested to find out what this was. I was EVEN MORE SHOCKED TO FIND OUT it is a HIPPOPOTAMUS.

Gods works do happen immediately, although humans are not able to see or realize it. They are not told and sometimes don't recognize that works.

I hate the thought of restricting knowledge. Faith is faith no matter what you know or learn.

I thought that this was going to be more of an opinion story but now it seems more like a story with religious characters. So far I am still struggling with tying everything together but I can understand whats going on as it is happening. I do wish i knew more about what the bible has to say about this time so I could compare but I vaguely recognize the names. I think it's weird how the author seems to put satan as a more important character and the one he focuses on. It makes the reader really think about his side of the story which is definitely not normal. But so far not y favorite reading but I do like it because it is a story.

This makes me wonder, if something hurts but you know you wont die, does it hurt as much?

They can literally choice what they want to look like. Wild

Arms as in guns?? at this time period?? interesting

Is this asking if he will commit suicide because of a bad knee or is it metaphorical?

Free will!!

The poor feed the rich too, they may buy it but the working class makes it

The women are already thought to have started making dinner for both automatically from the start.

You will be at your happiest if you don't try to be happier. I love that.

I feel like women always want to know more about everything.

Aww he's jealous

He refers to Hell as a girl.. hmm interesting

There was no one to tell them they should cover them selves so they didn't see a need to. Maybe lives would be better this way and people wouldn't be so insecure.

Tree of Life- "The tree of knowledge, connecting to heaven and the underworld, and the tree of life, connecting all forms of creation, are both forms of the world tree or cosmic tree, and are portrayed in various religions and philosophies as the same tree."

Maybe he should consider not proceeding.. just a thought.

Even though the actual reading part was easier for me following along was rough. As soon as I felt that I was on top of things they would say something and I would be confused again. Although I'm not super experienced with many religions I did seem to notice the influence of many in obvious ways through out. I also had a hard time figuring out who was talking though out the different books and if it was being told by the same perspective. I hope reading more will help me peace things together!

exactly how it is portrayed in every other book, movie or picture

That sounds like heaven to me

This is so powerful. God gave the ability to be good and prosper but didn't force it. Man can fall if they wished to but have the capability not to.

I have noticed a lot of greek myology intertwined although thats found in almost everything.

I am confused if he is entering or leaving

creepy

This is really had but so true, its why people become addicts.

I thought they were on earth??? ugh

Self care at an extreme!

this man has got to have major charisma

I am pretty confused still, is this saying what would happen is satan was on earth or that it did happen or what. I kinda don't know what is going on.

I didn't realize the were actually angels, I thought they were human like shapes just said to be angles. Interesting

I never thought about it that way, he thinks he is doing good but the bad people just get pushed farther down

How did they come up with this then did he actually believe this happened?

He talks about how it is going to be stable and free but then speaks of it being an unhappy place? I understand he not all about rainbows but I keep getting mixed purposes.

I think it's interesting that he says that there is multiple gods even though the story talks about "god" and not a polytheistic religion.

It almost makes me feel bad:((

I didn't really love this reading. I would rather read one long thing then little short ones that I don't really understand and can't really seem to put them all together. After reading all of them, mostly at the same time, I still couldn't really tell you the Kings Crisis of authority, the people had different opinions of him but i don't understand how he failed with his authority in anything but his arrogance and decisions but they weren't much worse that many other kings made. I feel like people being enlightened and the natural laws is what really caused the issue. In my opinion that is what caused his authority crisis. It could be because the readings on that were the only ones I really could interpret and understand what was going on.. could be a little persuaded.

It's nice to hear the bashing of men for once. haha

I feel like this guy criticized the parliament so harshly and praised the king but he never really explained what he loved about the past king. He even explained how he didn't like the way the parliament was taking too much kingly power.

If humans acted as regular mammals then the world would be peaceful. If the didn't have a consciousness.

"Jesus does not by weapons but by the death of the war forced Damon"

Silent protest?!?!?

I was surprised he would deny his first crime so harshly and then simply just say he did the second one. I feel like they should be separate.

A leader should most defiantly serve for his people! Obviously he is going to have a bias due to his own beliefs but he should not be making decisions just for himself.

What..?

At the beginning I was thinking the king was super selfish and just trying to make himself feel better by pulling his faith into his actions. But as he may be doing that too, it sounds like others believed he shouldn't have been beheaded either so it's hard to tell who is being extreme.

So he is saying that because they can't really have god come testify, he hopes that people will have faith and god will even out his punishment.

He is threatening them?? I understand he is the king but I would still be trying to kiss up to these people as he already got low enough to this position.

Doesn't sound like a very good way to to get on the good side of the court... yikes

This is honestly the most interesting and fascinating thing I have ever read/listened to. I listened the the middle section on my drive home (hence no annotations). And I felt like I was just as drawn in as if I was reading it. I honestly think this should be developed into a children's movie or something of that sorts as they would be interested but it would also teach them so much. This was by far my favorite reading we have don't so far, even though it was long I wanted to read and finish it although I feel a bit unsatisfied with the last part. Is that truly end end or did it get cut off? Either way I have already told three people they should read this because I was completely fascinated the whole time. 10/10

I feel like she's getting a bit power happy..

I like how they use the things that she was taught about through the story. It reinforces some of the concepts and reasoning for them.

I see this having a double meaning. She tried to be like everyone else but it always failed for one reason or another so once she trusted in her own abilities and in herself she was able to create something personal to herself and close to her heart.

Yes I love this!! I have terrible handwriting so this makes me really happy. haha

Was this the sword he found?

Not only is he a great warrior and fighter, he went out of his way to create peace. This means that he has good values and truly stands for his cause. Unlike Cuchullian who really only cared about war and destruction.

Earlier the king was saying how they couldn't rest because the sorrow had came back. Now that the demons where killed, they could truly rest again.

How does water burn?

Good Image

Why would the author give it away!!!

A powerful explanation

A bawn is a wall surrounding an Irish house or structure.

Is he saying keep in mind the reason he has the fame or the fact that he does have the fame?

The King must not talk or let a lot of people in if he has to ask him not to refuse them and beg him to reply.

Banishment must be a common reason for people to come to Hrothgar.

He recognizes that Hrothgar will and does feel responsible for all the deaths and he won't be able to move on until he stops it.

Boats are almost always girls, even in a time where they weren't highly respected.

Doled means to distribute or give out shares of something.

Renege means to go back on a promise.

I like this line. I feel like not a lot of people think of war being lonely but he is fighting his own battle all by himself. And the fact that he could potentially stop whenever he wanted makes him seem even more lonely because he doesn't.

This reminds me of a TV show Vampire Diaries. It's silly but still a connection. In the show there is a character named Stephen that goes on rampaged with "no remorse" for the people he kills or hurts. This puts the image of him in my head when reading.

What exactly was his motive then? If he had no remorse for their deaths then he must have a really good motive or must just be programmed to kill.

He is in search of ways he can steal or damage healthy things.

To my interpretation he is relating what causes brother to kill brother a demonic power. But It's interesting because he is still saying it is a normal and natural thing that is inevitable in this environment.

What are "God-given goods,' were they materialistic things or wisdom he believed was passed to him?

I thought this was an interesting way of putting this. It's a lot more powerful than just saying he passed away.

This is also known as a seat at a germanic feast.