Epic Battles, Conquerors & Kings

Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) witnessed something in the Tower of the Serpent in Conan the Barbarian that he probably wouldn't have believed if he didn't see it with his own eyes. The answer we're looking for here isn't the serpent, itself, but rather something it did.

If we asked you what saved Perceval (Paul Geoffrey) from the fate that befell some of the other Quest Knights in Excalibur, you'd answer, "the spur that cut into the rope that was around his neck," wouldn't you? But he still would have died if Mordred (Robert Addie) hadn't made this mistake. What are we referring to?

Complete the following quote: When Maximus (Russell Crowe) was asked why he was in favor of an emperor-led Rome, as opposed to one that was run by a group of senators in Gladiator, he replied, "because a soldier has the advantage of…"

Apart from his skill as a master swordsman, what enabled the Nameless Warrior (Jet Li) to defeat Flying Snow (Maggie Cheung) so quickly and so easily in Hero?

The path that Tristan (Mads Mikkelsen) scouted in the mountains took Arthur's (Clive Owen) men in which of the following directions in King Arthur?

A. North, to rendezvous with a Roman Legion
that was stationed at a post on the other
side of the mountain.
B. South, towards Hadrian's Wall.
C. East, behind Saxon lines.
D. They traveled West to make it look
like they were retreating.

What oath did Balian (Orlando Bloom) swear to uphold when he was knighted by his father (Liam Neeson) in Kingdom of Heaven?

Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring One Ring to rule them all. One Ring to find them. One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. Those words were inscribed upon the One Ring in what language?

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Uruk-hai's armor provided sufficient protection during the battle at Helm's Deep, but it also restricted their movement in that they could only advance forward or risk being cut down by an arrow to the back or some other weapon. Even the commanders' armor was concentrated on the front. The question here, however, doesn't pertain to the advantages of such a design, but rather the "oversight" that led to their defeat. A lack of training in what area of combat proved to be their undoing?

Answers

Braveheart
The green one with a gold harp

Conan the Barbarian
The creature's body continued to move after it was decapitated.

Excalibur
He shouldn't have left him alive.

Gladiator
"Being able to look his enemy in the eye."

Hero
She wasn't focused. Her mind was clouded by her rage and by her emotions.

King Arthur
C

Kingdom of Heaven
He swore to be without fear in the face of his enemies, to be brave and upright, to speak the truth even if it led to his death, and to safeguard the helpless.

Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring
A Black Speech version of Elven Tengwar

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Uruk-hai weren't trained to fight on their heels.

Lord of the Rings:
The Return of the King
The peoples of Middle-Earth uniting under one banner.

Pathfinder
An avalanche swept them off the side of a cliff after Ghost (Karl Urban) shouted the words, "I know who I am!"

Spartacus
He also wanted command of all the legions of Italy, and the abolition of senatorial authority over the courts.

The 13th Warrior
The boy was letting the warriors see him so they would know he was real because the mist he was standing in harbored "spirits and dangerous things."

300
They exploited the creatures' weakness (their clumsiness) and used the condition of battlefield to their advantage.

Troy
He thought they were alone. No one would have seen him fall.

What was Gandalf (Ian McKellen) referring to in The Return of the KIng when he remarked, "Sauron fears this. (That is why) he will not risk (it)"?

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. With that said, let's see if you can answer this question. How did those words play into the fate that befell the Vikings who fell to their death in Pathfinder?

To stop Spartacus' (Kirk Douglas) army from reaching Rome, two things needed to be done immediately. The first, according to Gracchus (Charles Laughton), was making Julius Caesar (John Gavin) the permanent commander of the garrison. He also suggested sending two legions to the city of Metapontum. Crassus (Laurence Olivier) agreed to lead those legions, but not before something was done for him. What did he want, apart from being elected First Consul of Rome?

Why did Wulfgar (Bjorn Ove Pedersen) stand in the mist outside the warrior's camp without moving before he asked Buliwyf (Vladimir Kulich) to fight the demon army that decimated his father's (Sven Wollter) kingdom in The 13th Warrior?

Standing one's ground against a single, charging rhino is one thing, doing the same against a herd of stampeding elephants, the likes of which you've never seen, is quite another. How did the Spartans win that battle in 300?

Unlike the men he fought beside in Troy, Achilles (Brad Pitt) had a choice. He could have refused to fight for the Greek army to spite Agamemnon (Brian Cox), but the reward was too great. He knew that a victory against the Trojans would secure his place in history. What he didn't know is that he would be remembered as the greatest warrior who ever lived. What was his reason for not wanting to fight Hector (Eric Bana) in the Temple of Apollo?

EPIC BATTLES, CONQUERORS & KINGS

Live by the sword
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Braveheart: Imagine yourself standing with the King's army at Falkirk. In the distance stands an army of thousands who appear ready to fight to the death for their freedom. As you wait, a million questions race through your head. Will I ever see my wife and children again? What will become of them if history repeats itself? But whatever doubts you have are eased by the king's confidence and by his presence on the battlefield. When the command is finally given, it is you who is called upon to start the battle by signaling the infantry and the king's calvary. Which banner do you wave?