It is said that most of the Riders of Rohan in the filming of The Lord of the Rings were played by women with glued-on beards and moustaches, riding their own horses. It follows that, had Éowyn and Merry not slain the Witch-king of Angmar, any rank-and-file Rohirrim would have managed it, who by sheer chance were likewise not mortal men.
In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of the
Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least
