History Awesome / TheThirteenthWarrior

*** ''Merciful Father. I have squandered my days with dreams of many things. This was not among them. At this moment, I only beg to live these next few moments well. For all we ought to have thought and have not thought. For all we ought to have said and have not said. For all we ought to have done and have not done. I pray Thee, God, for forgiveness.''

* Buliwyf's introduction. When Ahmed arrives at his camp, the king (Buliwyf's father) has just passed away and his funeral feast is being held. Ahmed begins introducing himself, when suddenly Buliwyf is attacked by one of the other heirs to the crown. Buliwyf skillfully blocks the attack, and counters with a mighty swing of his own sword that kills his assailant. Buliwyf then calmly sits back down as though nothing happened.
* Ahmed learns the Viking language simply by ''sitting quietly and listening to them talking at night'' for few months.

'''Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan:''' They bid me take my place among them. \\

'''Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan:''' Where the brave... \\

'''Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan:'''...forever.
** Ahmed's prayer before this is also great. An American film with a Muslim protagonist that treats the lead's faith with respect. Nice.
*** Both the book and the film are often used in ''academic circles'' as a rare case when there is a Muslim character in Western work that does not fall under [[InscrutableOriental Inscrutable Arab]], TheFundamentalist or any other stereotype, instead being portrayed as a noble, well-educated person coming from a more advanced and sophisticated culture.

* Ahmed taking a level in badass and going into a rage once he finds out that the Wendol are actually men.
--> '''Herger:''' *seeing Ahmed's fury* It's all right, little brother; [[BloodKnight there are more!]]

* Being as it is [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot a movie about an Arab fighting cavemen with Vikings]], it delivers nicely in a speech [[CombinedEnergyAttack by all the main characters]]:

* Buliwyf's death. [[spoiler:After having slain the leader of the Wendol, while barely being able to raise a sword due to being poisoned, he sits down on the battlements with his sword in his hand, mightily jams his blade into the ground beside him, and dies while watching his defeated enemies retreat. The fortification he sits on even resembles a throne.]]

* The ritualised duel between Herger and Angus. Herger is constantly badly beaten by his much stronger, bigger, and younger opponent, first trying to play it for laughs, but quickly realising he's outmatched, being out of breath and spare shields to protect himself in no time. [[spoiler: And then, when he's about to be killed, he effortlessly dodges the deadly blow and in the same move makes a swift slash, beheading Angus and splashing blood on the gathered crowd, including the prince. After which Herger ''casually walks away without looking back'', while the beheaded body falls limp on the ground]]. Cheesy? Sure. Awesome? You bet it.
** Especially considering Herger planned the whole duel, murder and all, just to fuck with Prince Wigliff's calculations in case he tried to pull YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness on the group.

* Buliwyf's death. [[spoiler:After having defeated the Bad Guy, while barely being able to raise a sword, due to being poisoned, he sits down on a throne with his sword in his hand, mightily jams his blade into the ground beside him, and dies standing straight, like the King he was meant to be. The fortification he sits on even resembles a throne.]]

** Especially considering Herger planned the whole duel, murder and all, [[ButForMeItWasTuesday just to fuck with Prince Wigliff]].

* Ahmed learns the Viking language simply by ''sitting quietly and listening to them talking at night.''

* The ritualised duel between Herger and Angus. Herger is constantly badly beaten by his much stronger, bigger, and younger opponent, first trying to play it for laughs, but quickly realising he's outmatched, being out of breath and spare shields to protect himself in no time. [[spoiler: And then, when he's about to be killed, he effortlessly dodges the deadly blow and in the same move makes a swift slash, beheading Angus and splashing blood on the gathered crowd, including the prince. After which Herger ''casually walks away without looking back'', while the beheaded body falls limp on the ground]]. Cheesy? Sure. Awesome? You bet it.

* Buliwyf's death. [[spoiler:After having defeated the Bad Guy, while barely being able to raise a sword, due to being poisoned, he sits down on a throne with his sword in his hand and dies standing straight, like the King he was meant to be.]]

* The ritualised duel between Herger and Angus. Herger is constantly badly beaten by his much stronger and bigger opponent, first trying to play it for laughs, but quickly realising he's outmatched, being out of breath and spare shields to protect himself in no time. [[spoiler: And then, when he's about to be killed, he effortlessly dodges the deadly blow and in the same move makes a swift slash, beheading Angus and splashing blood on the gathered crowd, including the prince. After which Herger ''casually walks away without looking back'', while the beheaded body falls limp on the ground]]. Cheesy? Sure. Awesome? You bet it.

* The twelve Norsemen volunteering for the quest illustrates JumpedAtTheCall nicely, with the heroic theme swelling.

* Ahmed taking a level in badass and going into a rage once he finds out that the Wendol are actually men

** Hell, Buliwyf in general.

* Buliwyf's death. [[spoiler: After having defeated the Bad Guy, while barelly being able to raise a sword,due to being poisened, he sits down on a throne with his sword in his hand and dies standing straight, like the King he was meant to be. ]]

* Being as it is [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot a movie about an Arab fighting cavemen with Vikings]], it delivers nicely in a speech [[SpiritBomb by all the main characters]]: