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-- Three-hundred.2007., General, Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic 300 Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100,000 men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes waited many days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw. When the Greeks did not leave, Xerxes was left with no option and he moved forward. The battle lasted for about 3 days and after which all 300 Spartans were killed. The Spartan defeat would not have happened if not for a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, who defected to the Persians and informed Xerxes of a separate path through Thermopylae, which the Persians could use to outflank the Greeks.
![300 [DVD] (2007). Directed by Zack Snyder.](/Library/images/~imageCT71906.JPG "300 [DVD] (2007). Directed by Zack Snyder.")
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-- Beowulf and Grendelc2006., Adult, Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Beowulf G Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: The bloody tale of warrior Beowulf's battle with Grendel, a murderous troll, to save King Hrothgar's kingdom, which was destroyed by the troll and his men.
![Beowulf & Grendel [DVD] (2006). Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson.](/Library/images/cover/noimage.png "Beowulf & Grendel [DVD] (2006). Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson.")
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-- Dragonsc2010., Adult, DreamWorks Animation Call No: DVD Fic How Edition: Widescreen ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Hiccup is a Viking teenager who aspires to hunt dragons, but doesn't exactly fit in with his tribe's longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. His world gets turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that challenges him and his fellow Vikings to see the world from an entirely different point of view.
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2008., General, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD Fic Nim's Edition: [Widescreen ed.]. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Nim Rusoe is a young girl who inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates, via e-mail, with the reclusive author of the novel she has been reading. Nim's existence mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from the island, Nim gets Alexandra to come to her island. Now, the two must draw courage from their fictional hero, Alex Rover, and find strength in one another to conquer the island.
![Nim's Island [DVD] (2008). Directed by Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin.](/Library/images/~imageCT72509.JPG "Nim's Island [DVD] (2008). Directed by Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin.")
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-- Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera2005., General, Warner Home Video Call No: NEW DVD Fic Phantom Opera Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Tells the story of a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera, waging a reign of terror over its occupants. When he falls fatally in love with Christine, the Phantom devotes himself to creating a new star for the Opera, exerting a strange sense of control over the young soprano as he nurtures her extraordinary talents.
![The phantom of the opera [DVD] (2005) Directed by Joel Schumacher](/Library/images/~imageCT103304.JPG "The phantom of the opera [DVD] (2005) Directed by Joel Schumacher")