The Feel of the Past

The Feel of the Past in Star Wars Military Costumes, Weapons and Aviation Touches of Art Deco Hitler’s Germany Far Eastern Influences Luke’s Transformations Mythic Settings

Trench Warfare Rebels on Hoth World War I

Military Costumes Wild Bill Hopson Luke Skywalker

Weapons Mauser "Broomhandle" C96 Blaster Pistol

Aviation B-29 Superfortress Inside the Millennium Falcon

Art Deco 1930’s Female robot from Fritz Lang’s film “Metropolis” (1927) Restoration Trailer 3CPO

Hitler’s Germany Baron Manfred von Richthofen

Far Eastern Influences Portrait of an Old Man by Kuniyosi, c.1850

Japenese Kabuto Helmet

Eastern Weapons Tusken Raider with gaderffii Totokia, a Fijan War Club

Luke’s Transformations

Mythic Settings Coruscant Mayan Pyramid

Pantheon in Rome Coruscant

Feel of the Past in Homer Boar Tooth Helmet Homeric Shields Nestor’s Cup

Boar Head Helmet...while on his head He put a helmet made of hide, stiffened With numerous taut leather thongs inside And faced outside with gleaming white teeth Of a tusker boar set thick in alternate rows Cunningly and well. It was lined with felt. (Iliad , Stanly Lombardo trans.)

The Feel of the Past in Greek Mythology B.C. the Greek Bronze Age Minoan Civilization Mycenaean Civilization The Age of Heroes 1183 B.C. Fall of Troy B.C. the Greek Iron Age Dark Age of Greece c.750 B.C. Homer HOMER could never have seen a helmet like the one he described in the Iliad. Homer is describing the Bronze Age to people who lived hundreds of years later!

Ajax’ Full Body Shield So Aias drew near, bearing his shield that was like a city wall, a shield of bronze with sevenfold bull's-hide, the which Tychius had wrought with toil, he that was far best of workers in hide, having his home in Hyle, who had made him his flashing shield of seven hides of sturdy bulls, and thereover had wrought an eighth layer of bronze. This Telamonian Aias bare before his breast, and he came and stood close by Hector, and spake threatening: "Hector, now verily shalt thou know of a surety, man to man, what manner of chieftains there be likewise among the Danaans, even after Achilles, breaker of the ranks of men, the lion-hearted. Howbeit he abideth amid his beaked seafaring ships in utter wrath against Agamemnon, Atreus' son, shepherd of the host; yet are we such as to face thee, yea, full many of us. But begin thou war and battle."

Greek Shields Mycenaean Warriors

Making Achilles’ Shield Achilles Shield Iliad ff

Achilles’ Shield

a shield made of Mycenaean metals (bronze, not iron)) assembled using Mycenaean techniques (metal inlay but with scenes laid out according to a Dark Age design showing a panorama of Dark Age life It is the world of the Dark Ages in Bronze Age trappings, much like the Iliad itself.

Greek ArmorArmor Mycenean Classical

Nestor’s Cup The Iliad of Homer ( ) describes a magnificent golden cup (depas) that belongs to Nestor, the king of Pylos: Beside these she set a cup, a magnificent work Nestor had brought from home, studded with gold. There were four handles on it, around each one a pair of golden doves was feeding. Below were two supports. When that cup was full, another man could hardly lift it from the table, but, old as he was, Nestor picked it up with ease. (translation by Ian Johnston) Found by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876 in Grave Circle A at Mycenae Now in National Museum in Athens Date of Cup: c Date of Trojan War: 1183 Date of Homer: c.750

The Feel of the Past