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Mar 19, 2001 · Tales from the Tower: Directed by Robin Bextor, Paul Bryers. With Dallas Campbell, Marc Bolton, Anthony Straeger, Joseph C. Sullivan. England's infamous Tower of London is showcased, and a history of its uses, including a prison, torture chamber and repository for the royal jewels.
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- Robin Bextor, Paul Bryers
- 2001-03-19
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Jul 18, 2019 · It has changed roles, from fortress to palace to prison; if the stones of ...more. The Tower Of London is the United Kingdom's foremost tourist attraction - an imposing stronghold that has been...
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Belial (Hebrew בליעל Bəliyyáʻal) is one the main antagonists in Realms of the Haunting. According to Hawk, he is one of the great Lords of Hell and in many earthly texts has even been confused with the power of Satan. His signature, as identified by Rebecca during our conversation with Abaddon at the Gates of Sheol, is 'Lie' and notably, his name i...
During the lengthy conversation with Adam and Rebecca after they have freed him from his prison, Hawk describes Belial as Florentine's shade, his 'Doppelganger' of sorts, conceived from the Soulstone and born from the evil within Florentine's soul.
As evident in the pages of Florentine's Journal, he and Belial used to share a close friendship for many years but what's left to bind them now is merely the goal to plunge the world into darkness.
Doctor
During the course of the game, Belial usually appears in the guise of a doctor, dressed in a white attire with a stethoscope around his neck: Belial - Lord of Lies When Adam arrives on the Island of Threads after the tedious trials pertaining to the Key to the Abyss, he discovers Rebecca chained to a rock. According to Adam's examination, she has been sedated with chloroform, a chemical substance one does not simply carry around in one's handbag, supporting the image of the doctor and the fact that this is an illusion created by Belial to distract Adam: Rebecca - Power of Dominion Apparently, Belial has been conducting various experiments on those branded in the Mausoleum, skinning their hands and using these gloves to touch the Shrive.
Lieutenant
In addition to Adam's mention of the word, Aelf has previously used the expression Lieutenant in reference to Belial, during our conversation in Hawk's Prison, after finding Aelf's Dagger: Aelf - Dedication Supposedly given to Belial by Florentine during the Templar battles against the Falshire Knights, the French title "often designates someone who is second-in-command." Examining the French roots of the word, tenant means "holding", and lieu means "place" or "position" which we also find incorporated in the English phrase "in lieu of". Therefore, lieutenant refers to a person who holds their superior's position in the case of the latter's absence.
Quotations
During our encounters with Belial, he appears to have a penchant for embellishing his speech with quotations from works of religious liturgy and English literature: Belial - Demon's Test Concerning Adam's Father, Belial states that an expression which stems from the King James translation of Psalm 23:5, meaning to be blessed with an overwhelming quantity of good things. Belial - Into the Abyss During their climactic fight on the Island of Threads, if Adam directly storms at his adversary and not hide behind the rock, Belial will stab him with Eternity, stating that hereby quoting from a poem by British dramatist James Shirley in a slightly altered form.
Judaism
In the Hebrew Bible, the word "belial" is not a proper name, but a common noun usually signifying "(extreme) wickedness" or "worthlessness", respectively. In "The War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness", also known as "War Rule" (1QM) and part of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Belial is identified as 'Prince of Darkness' and serves as the leader of the Sons of Darkness against whose dark legions is led a host under Michael as "Prince of Light". In this role Michael is Viceroy of Heaven which, ironically, was the title of the Prince of Darkness before the Fall. This information, by the way, is also reflected in one of the documents in the game. The precise passage is to be found in 1QM XIII 9–13, and goes as follows:
Christianity
Belial appears both in the New Testament and in the Christian apocrypha. As Hawk states in a conversation with Adam and Rebecca, Belial has often been confused with Satan himself. Here he refers to a passage in the Second Epistle to the Corinthians where Belial as prince of darkness is contrasted with Christ, the light. In earlier Christian writings, Belial was believed to be created after Lucifer, whereas some apocryphical texts actually credit him as the father of Lucifer.
Nota bene: Apparently sharing or at least empathizing with Adam's sentiments about Belial, the developers humorously titled one of the sprites for Belial: BELIAL.the biggest son of a bitch aro.BMP
1.Upon encountering Abaddon in front of the Gates of Sheol, Adam and Rebecca inquire if anyone entered through the gate recently. Abaddon says, that three have passed him whose signatures were 'lie' (Belial), 'abandon' (Gaul), and 'hope' (Hawk).
2.Wikipedia entry for Lieutenant
3.King James Bible: Psalm 23,5.
"Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over."
4.James Shirley: Death the Leveller.
"There is no armour against fate; Death lays his hands even on kings."
The Tower is a system of floating landmasses of varying size which are linked through narrow platforms. It serves to connect the four Realms: Heled, that is Earth; Raquia, the Realm of Spirit; Arqua, the place of Divinity; and Sheol, the abode of Hell.
Plot. As a war galley sails through a storm, two dragons fight above the clouds, ending in one's death. In the kingdom of Enlad, royal wizard Root proclaims the dragons to be a sign of a loss of balance in the world. The king is dealing with disease sweeping across his kingdom and the disappearance of his son, Prince Arren.
This 3-part documentary series about the history of the Tower of London is remarkable for its exclusion of perhaps the Tower's two most notorious chapters - the disappearance of King Edward V and his brother Richard, Duke of York (better known as "The Princes in the Tower") in around 1483 and the imprisonment and execution of Queen Anne Boleyn ...
