"Look of Eagles"

[Cras]

or that they didnt need glasses.....

[Viking]

...or that they looked like eagles.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

It's a common term to describe a great warrior, to say someone has "The Look of Eagles" means that man stands above the rest on the battlefield, Axelandros, for example. Who first coined the term, I have no idea.

[Stinker]

It's a common term to describe a great warrior, to say someone has "The Look of Eagles" means that man stands above the rest on the battlefield, Axelandros, for example. Who first coined the term, I have no idea.

Thanks, I kind-of assumed that the saying described some quallity about a man that made him respectable as a warrior. I guess it is pretty hopeful of me to ask for the historical origins of a not-so-common phrase.

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

Its not un-common, its just you don't come across it unless you read certain things. Try the Monestary.

[Ciaran]

This reminds me of some anecdote I´ve read about Emperor Frederick II. When he first crossed the Alps (before he was made King of Germany), standing on the peak of a mountain he asked one of his companions how far an eagle circling above could see. He was told the eagle was able to see a mouse moving in the camp below. To that he answered "So the eagle only sees his hunting areal. But I, who I have so much worse eyesight, still see far more".