SovereignOfHeaven
Arthos means "Bear". "Bear" is actually an euphemism from "brown" used in order to avoid summoning the bears ; so he would be called Bjorn. In the movie "The Northman", Prince Amleth is called Bjorn Wolf by the vikings. Was it a reference purposefuly made ? Personnally, I spurn the claims that war is about slaughter of the innocent, rapes and looting ; these are wholly modern, gay and fake. Egil and Erik are dissing the knights and King Arthur ; but what about Sir Lancelot (i.e. Sir Galahad l'ancelot du Lac - ancelot is an archaic french word meaning "the servant", it was maybe chosen as a christian contraste to the King of (lake) Nemi), who spared the life of Erik ? Back in the early middle ages, there have battles where only a handful of knights died (literally, counted with fingers) because they would honorably surrendered. It's just trust society, really ; and the Kings fought to establish that, especially King Arthur, in the original story. Much of the same can be said of the samurai. Although Bushido is a modern "invention", the terme Shidō (which is about the morality and ethics of a warrior) was Indeed used, and grew in import during the Edo period, when civil war left place to civil consciousness and a return to cultural outlook and products wildely enjoyed by the public (thanks to economical prosperity). It's unfortunate that the story isn't receiving new updates.