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Post by King Kodiak on Mar 25, 2019 5:19:31 GMT -5
The bear came back as a very popular toy, although this was not enough to make another “king of the beasts” change.
True. The great bear took a hard fall. He went from "The King of Beasts" down to Teddy Bears and Winnie the Pooh. Still today, the eagle and the wolf get more respect in America than the bears. See topic: Bear Popularity. I just went thru the whole “bear popularity” thread. I know the Eagle gets more respect than bears, now i dont know about wolves. If the new generation of kids would read the books that me and you have read, than the story would change.
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Post by brobear on Mar 25, 2019 5:34:16 GMT -5
I'm going to answer this on "Bear Popularity" rather than take up space here.
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Post by BruteStrength on Mar 30, 2019 19:48:08 GMT -5
Do any of you guys think that the bear will ever get the title king of the beasts? I think this is why we need to see a adult brown bear male fighting a big cat such as a tiger or a lion so the bear can get it's rightful respect as the king of the beasts.
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Post by King Kodiak on Mar 30, 2019 22:09:52 GMT -5
Do any of you guys think that the bear will ever get the title king of the beasts? I think this is why we need to see a adult brown bear male fighting a big cat such as a tiger or a lion so the bear can get it's rightful respect as the king of the beasts. Who knows what the future will hold? The lion has been king of the beasts for about 800 years, it takes generations to change a king. I would guess that even if a bear wins a fight with a big cat, it still would not be enough for the bear to be called king now. Bears beat lions every time in Rome and what happened later? The lion was proclaimed king. Its not about who wins a fight, its about what the lion represents to most of the people.
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Post by BruteStrength on Mar 30, 2019 22:34:43 GMT -5
Agree unfortunately people nowadays don't respects a strong animal like a bear but a animal that is weaker than a bear such as a big cat or a koala. I hope one day bears get the respect that they deserve. Maybe they will in 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, 100 years or maybe even 500 years. I just know that when it do happen the world will know who it's true king is.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2019 8:42:38 GMT -5
Honestly, I am satisfied to know the bears are the strongest terrestrial carnivores (especially the polar bear and brown bears - medium to large).
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Post by BruteStrength on Apr 1, 2019 13:19:40 GMT -5
I agree with you Bjorn. When it comes to the king of the beasts between tigers and lions do you think the lion is a good pick or the tiger? Obviously the bear deserve the pick but let's take the bear out of the equation.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2019 2:42:38 GMT -5
If we remove the bear out of the equation, lion is the most kingly and majestic of the land carnivores living today.
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Post by King Kodiak on Apr 2, 2019 3:25:54 GMT -5
If we remove the bear out of the equation, lion is the most kingly and majestic of the land carnivores living today. Absolutely true there. You have been reading my posts it looks like.
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Post by brobear on Apr 2, 2019 5:31:53 GMT -5
Do any of you guys think that the bear will ever get the title king of the beasts? I think this is why we need to see a adult brown bear male fighting a big cat such as a tiger or a lion so the bear can get it's rightful respect as the king of the beasts. No. The Lion as the King of Beasts is now too ingrained into the fabric of our civilization. For the ancient Church to change this title from the Bear to the Lion, took a thousand years of killing bears, belittling bears, and unethical scheming. No small task. Let it be.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2019 6:51:10 GMT -5
If we remove the bear out of the equation, lion is the most kingly and majestic of the land carnivores living today. Absolutely true there. You have been reading my posts it looks like.Of course I have. At the moment I am unemployed due to injury and have plenty of time to read everybody's post.
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Post by brobear on Apr 3, 2019 3:06:45 GMT -5
OldBlueOne your Avatar is perfect for your name. Looks to be an old male polar bear looking blue in this particular lighting.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 3, 2019 8:34:29 GMT -5
OldBlueOne your Avatar is perfect for your name. Looks to be an old male polar bear looking blue in this particular lighting. Thanks for confirming that, Brobear. Unlike earth's polar bear, this fictional blue ice bear can kill woolly mammoths and rhinos and bleeds blue in my story.
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Post by BruteStrength on Oct 16, 2019 0:08:08 GMT -5
We need to make the bear the king of beasts again once more.
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Post by tom on Oct 16, 2019 12:51:26 GMT -5
IMO it has always been the king of beasts.
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Post by brobear on Oct 25, 2019 17:15:07 GMT -5
In some ways the bear ( Ursus arctos and the Ursus maritimus ) equally deserve the title. The polar bear is certainly the king of his icy domain. The grizzly represents the herbivores, the insectivores, the piscivores, and the carnivores. Bears are ( for their size ) the strongest of mammals. They are among the smartest of animals. Their sense of smell just might be unequaled. They are great fighters.
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Post by brobear on Oct 29, 2019 2:21:31 GMT -5
Richard I, byname Richard the Lionheart or Lionhearted, French Richard Coeur de Lion, (born September 8, 1157, Oxford, England—died April 6, 1199. If King Richard had arrived a century earlier, he might have been called "Richard the Bearhearted." King Arthur was the "Bear King". The name Beowulf literally means "Bee Hunter" which was a common term for Bear. Go back in time to about 1050 AD and the bear was revered above all of God's creatures. Even back into the Ice Age. The lion was merely a replacement animal, chosen by the Church in an effort to end the widespread bear cults in Europe.
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Post by brobear on Nov 14, 2019 11:45:21 GMT -5
Beowulf www.wisegeek.org/who-is-beowulf.htm[Beowulf is the hero and title character of an Anglo-Saxon epic poem. The poem was written in England, though the action is set in Scandinavia. It takes place in the 5th and 6th centuries CE, but was written some time between the 8th and 11th centuries. Beowulf is among the most important extant Anglo-Saxon works of literature. According to the poem, Beowulf was the son of a Swede, EcgÞeow, but grew up among the Geats. EcgÞeow had been banished before his son's birth because he was unable to pay a high weregild, a type of fine imposed on those who had killed a man. EcgÞeow sought refuge with the Danish king Hroðgar, who paid his weregild, then served under Geatish king Hreðel. EcgÞeow married Hreðel's daughter, and Beowulf was their child. Beowulf began his heroic acts as a young warrior, when a monster named Grendel threatened Hreðel's kingdom. He killed the monster, ripping of his arm, and was celebrated by his fellow warriors as a hero. The following night, Grendel's mother, who is unnamed in the poem, arrives to avenge his death. Beowulf kills her too, with the help of a magical giant sword, then takes Grendel's head as a trophy back to Geatland. After these adventures, Beowulf fought for the Geatish throne along side king Hygelac. After Hygelac died during a raid on the Franks, his widow offered Beowulf the throne, but he declined so that her son Heardred could succeed his father. Heardred later died in a Swedish invasion, and Beowulf finally became king of the Geats. Beowulf had ruled the Geats for 50 years when a dragon threatened his realm. He battled the dragon and killed it, but also suffered mortal injuries. Before dying, he prophesied that the Swedes would once again attack the Geats. He was buried by his men in a barrow near the sea. Scholars believe that Beowulf is a mixture of legend and historical reality, but no historical personage has been identified as the literary hero. One theory holds that he is the same figure as Bödvar Bjarki of Scandinavian lore, but this idea is controversial. The name literally means "bee-wolf," which may reference a bear, since a bear is like a wolf, or a hunter, of bees. Therefore, Beowulf is probably a literary nickname rather than the given name of a historical king.
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Post by brobear on Nov 14, 2019 11:45:47 GMT -5
www.kingarthursknights.com/arthur/legendary.aspKing Arthur Name. The name Arthur may be (and according to K. H. Jackson certainly is) a form of Artorius, a Roman gens name, but, according to J. D. Bruce, it is possibly of Celtic origin, coming from artos viros (bear man) - see The marriage of Arthur and Guinevere The Marriage of King Arthur and Guinevere. Welsh arth gwyr (T. R. Davies). Bruce also suggests the possibility of a connection with Irish art (stone). www.caerleon.net/history/arthur/page2.htm
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Post by brobear on Dec 26, 2019 9:03:48 GMT -5
"Thank you my fellow beasts and fairy folk. I proudly accept the honor of being your King. Now let's drink a toast to sweet bee hives, fat salmon, and strawberry fields forever."
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