Annotated Bibliography on The Trojan War

The war took place between the Kingdoms of the Mycenaean Greece and Troy

The Trojan War was fought among the Greeks and the defenders of the Troy city in Anatolia during the late Bronze period.

It is known that the war occurred during the 13th century BCE.

The war was sparked off by the abduction of Queen Helen of the Sparta.

Menelaus, the jilted husband of the Helen, engaged in the discussion with his brother Agamemnon and convinced him to make sure that he retrieved her through the expedition.

The Agamemnon troops were not happy with the Abduction of prince Hellen, and thus they searched for her.

Accordingly, Agamemnon together with Greek heroes such as Odysseus, Nestor and Ajax went with the fleet of ships which was believed to be more than a thousand to the Hellenic world to retrieved Queen Helen of the Sparta.

The siege consists of battles and skirmishes which included the storied deaths of the Trojan Prince Hector.

It is believed that the war lasted for more than ten years until the time when the Greek armies left the camp.

However, it is recorded that the Greek armies made a large wooden horse and left it outside the gates of Troy.

The Trojans troops were however not happy with the large wooden horse that was left outside the gates of Troy, and they drag to the city. The Trojan army eventually defeated the Greek armies

The Trojan War myth is important as it provides crucial knowledge regarding the war that took place in the land of Greece.

Being a fictional story one can understand the culture of the Greek and the traditions.

It is also through the Trojan War story that an understanding of the events leading to war during the ancient Greek is understood.

Brainstorm Notes

The Trojan War is a mythical story that is believed to have taken place in the ancient Greece.

Many scholars have engaged in investigating the Trojan War to ascertain whether the event really occurred.

It is reported that the authors have different opinions about the Trojan and how it came to be. Are those opinions constructive and have positive intentions or they are just used by particular authors to contradict the works that were undertaken by another author?

It is important to investigate different scholarly sources to understand the significance of the events and how those events unfolded and eventually impacted the Modern Greek culture and traditions.

The topic significantly provides good grounds for the war and the effects that can be witnessed because as a result of such wars.

Therefore, through the story of the Trojan War, one can understand how a war starts and the approaches that can be adopted to contain such happenings

Annotated Bibliography

Carol G. Thomas and Craig Conant. The Trojan War. Greenwood Press, 2005.

According to Carol and Craig, the Trojan War is suitable because it provides a pivot regarding the age of Bronze during the ancient Greek.

The authors argue that the Trojan War was the age of the Heroes and forms the subject of the Iliad and the Odyssey.

Carol &Craig (2005), explains the topic of Trojan War myth through the utilization of different literary techniques.

They vividly explain the abduction of women from both the East and the West and thus spike off the war

Jonathan S. Burgess. The Trojan War. The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle, 2001.

The myth of the Trojan War affected the different aspects of the Greek traditions.

The author argues that the Troy was a traditional place that significantly reflects the culture and traditions of the Greek people.

The war reflects the transitions that were existing during the Greek Bronze Age.

The actions of the Trojan War is narrated by the author on a broader picture and significantly enable the audience to understand the mythical scenes taking place and eventually providing a good foundation of the effects of the war in the whole land of Greece.

David Tew. The Trojan War. Did the Trojan War occur, or did it exists as a fictional event only in the myths of the Greeks? Hilton College, 2013.

The author investigates whether the Trojan War occurred actually in the 13th century. It analyses whether it was the subject to folk tale or Greek myth

David Tew also attempts to disapprove Trojan War against some claims. In this regard, he takes various arguments against the use of archeological evidence not to prove the myth

However, such characters as Helen of Troy, King Priam and Paris are not in a position to prove through archeological discoveries.

Bryce, Trevor. The Trojans and their neighbors. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-34959-8, 2005.

The authors in this myth were clear especially about the current consensus and lines of inferences forming the analysis and stems of Hittite diplomatic textual besides any particular evidence of archeological artifacts.

In this regard, the framework they provided in this myth is simply enough to read about the discoveries of archeological evidence.

Rutter, Jeremy B. "Troy VII and the Historicity of the Trojan War." Oxford University Press, 2007.

The Greek mythology of the Trojan war by the authors Jeremy and Rutter regards the conflict between the early legends of the people of Troy in Anatolia and the Greeks in the 12th and 13th century.

In the accounts of their traditions, the Trojan king's son Paris ran off with the wife of Menelaus of Sparta, Helen. However, his brother Agamemnon led Troy against Greek expedition

Conclusion

In conclusion, the Trojan War myth is a fictional and historical event which is believed to have taken place during the 13th and the 12th century BC.

The cities figured in the Trojan War stories are believed to be mythological, and thus there is no evidence that shows that the war took place.

Many scholars narrate the Trojan War events, but there is no author who provides evidence that the war took place

The Trojan War myth provides significant knowledge regarding the cultural events that took place in the ancient Greece.

The annotated bibliography provides significant information regarding the Trojan War and its impacts in the Greece culture and traditions.

Brainstorm Notes

The Trojan War is a mythical story that is believed to have taken place in the ancient Greece. Many scholars have engaged in investigating the Trojan War to ascertain whether the even really occurred. It is important to investigate different scholarly sources to understand the significance of the events and how those events unfolded and eventually impacted the Modern Greek culture and traditions. By looking at how the scholars investigated the myth, an understanding of the relationship between the modern Greece and the ancient Greece is made possible. The annotated bibliographies are important as they try to make an understanding of fictional events that took place during the Trojan War and make an individual have a more advanced thinking regarding the war. Although there are varied opinions among different scholars all of them, try to investigate what transpired and eventually lead to the fictional war. The Trojan War was fought between the Greeks and the defenders of the Troy city in Anatolia during the late Bronze period (Gerber &Yvonne 39). The myth is very important to the Greeks because it has shaped the Greek culture.

In the Greek culture, the war is imagined to have taken place during the final year of the ten years which is considered years of conflict. If there was a conflict, what transpired that conflicts and was there a way the conflict could be contained? Why Prince Hellen was captured and was there any intention of capturing her by the troops? Do the authors provide significant approaches while explaining the Trojan War myth and what are the intentions of such approaches? It is reported that the authors have different opinions about the Trojan and how it came to be. Are those opinions constructive and have positive intentions or they are just used by particular authors to contradict the works that were undertaken by another author? However, it is believed that such works are crucial with regards to the ancient Greek traditions and the cultural events that have been taking place (Strauss 47). The topic significantly provides good grounds for the war and the effects that can be witnessed because as a result of such wars. Therefore, through the story of the Trojan War, one can understand how a war starts and the approaches that can be adopted to contain such happenings. It is believed that the siege of the Troy gives inspiration for different works of art as it's used to gauge how the cultural events are presented in the society.

The annotated bibliography provides significant information regarding the Trojan War and its impacts in the Greece culture and traditions. Being an annotated bibliography, the sources that are investigated provide their opinions about the Trojan War. The actions of the Trojan War is narrated by various on a broader picture and significantly enable the audience to understand the mythical scenes taking place and eventually providing a good foundation of the effects of the war in the whole land of Greece. The story has a peculiar beginning and ending which are important exposition regarding the impacts of the war and the traditions providing the unfolding of the events and the cultural traditions of the Greek society (Gerber &Yvonne 83). Therefore, it is through the story that an individual can grasp the knowledge of the cultural wars that took place in the ancient Greece.

Introduction

The Trojan War is a mythical story referring to the conflict between the kingdoms of Mycenaean Greece and Troy. It is an ancient Greek mythological story demonstrating the war events during the ancient Greek. The Trojan War was fought between the Greeks and the defenders of the Troy city in Anatolia during the late Bronze period. The myth is very important to the Greeks because it has shaped the Greek culture. In the Greek culture, the war is imagined to have taken place during the final year of the ten years which is considered years of conflict. According to the Greeks, the war occurred during the 13th century BCE. It is known that the Trojan War began as a "Zenus" aimed at reducing the human population that is considered to have increased sparingly (Carol 93). Research shows that the Trojan war as a result of the abduction of Queen Helen of Sparta by the Trojan Prince Paris. Menelaus, the jilted husband of the Helen, engaged in the discussion with his brother Agamemnon and convinced him to make sure that he retrieved her through the expedition.

Accordingly, Agamemnon together with Greek heroes such as Odysseus, Nestor and Ajax went with the fleet of ships which was believed to be more than a thousand to the Hellenic world to retrieved Queen Helen of the Sparta. The fleet crossed the sea of Aegean through the Asia Minor to seek for Helen and take her to the Trojan King. The siege consists of battles and skirmishes which included the storied deaths of the Trojan Prince Hector. It is believed that the war lasted for more than ten years until the time when the Greek armies left the camp. However, it is recorded that the Greek armies made a large wooden horse and left it outside the gates of Troy (Carol 69). The Trojans troops were however not happy with the large wooden horse that was left outside the gates of Troy, and they drag to the city. The Trojan army eventually defeated the Greek armies. The ancient Greeks have a belief that the Trojan War acted as a historical event and it is narrated to link the past and present culture and traditions.

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