Absalom (name)

Absalom (English pronunciation /ˈæbsələm/, Hebrew: אַבְשָלוֹם, Modern Avshalom, Tiberian ʼAḇšālôm ; "father of peace"; Biblical Greek Αβεσσαλωμ) is a masculine given name from the Old Testament, where Absalom is a son of King David.

The variant (or "fuller form") Hebrew: אֲבּישָׁלוֹם, Modern Avishalom, Tiberian ʼĂḇîyšâlôwm ; "my father is peace" is given as the name of the father-in-law of Rehoboam in 1 Kings (15:2,10).

Absalon was a 12th-century Danish archbishop and statesman from whose name the modern Scandinavian given name Axel has developed (via Axelen). The variant Absolon is a German surname.

The name was also given in medieval England (variants Absolon, Apsolon, Abselon). As in the biblical story, the fleeing Absalom has his long hair caught in a tree, the name appears to have been given as a nickname for a man with long or thick hair, as suggested by a passage in the Canterbury Tales,

This use as a nickname is possibly also the origin of Absalom as an English surname. The name Absalom continued to be given in Anglo-Saxon Protestantism in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Absalom

Absalom or Avshalom (Hebrew: אַבְשָלוֹם, Modern Avshalom, Tiberian ʼAḇšālôm ; "Father of peace") according to the Hebrew Bible was the third son of David, King of Israel with Maachah, daughter of Talmai, King of Geshur.

2 Samuel 14:25 describes him as the most handsome man in the kingdom. Absalom eventually rebelled against his father and was killed during the Battle of Ephraim Wood.

Background

Absalom, David's third son, by Maacah, was born at Hebron (2 Samuel 3:2), and moved at an early age, with the transfer of the capital, to Jerusalem, where he spent most of his life. He was a great favorite of his father and of the people. His charming manners, personal beauty, and insinuating ways, together with his love of pomp and royal pretensions, captivated the hearts of the people from the beginning. He lived in great style, drove in a magnificent chariot and had fifty men run before him. This produced the desired effect upon the hearts of the young aristocrats of the royal city (2 Samuel 15:1).

List of minor Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American franchise which spans several media and genres. It began in 1992 with the film Buffy the Vampire Slayer, written by Joss Whedon and directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, and was resurrected as the television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1997. The show's popularity caused it to spawn a multitude of Expanded Universe tie-in material such as comic books, novels, and video games, as well as a spin-off program entitled Angel. In 2007, four years after the television series' seventh and final season, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was officially continued in the comic book Season Eight. The following is a list of minor recurring characters who appear in the franchise.

A

Aluwyn

(a.k.a. Saga Vasuki)

Amanda

Amanda is a Potential Slayer who appears in Season Seven, played by Sarah Hagan. A Sunnydale High student and member of the swing choir, she first appears in the episode "Help" as part of the seemingly-random stream of students showing up at Buffy's guidance office. Amanda was sent to Buffy for beating up another student who was picking on her. In the later episode "Potential", it is revealed that Amanda is in fact a Potential Slayer, and she aptly slays a vampire who threatens her and Dawn. Afterwards, Amanda moves into the Summers' residence, where she trains and becomes friends with her fellow Potentials. In the final episode of the show, "Chosen", Amanda is activated as a Slayer along with the other Potentials and battles against an army of Turok-Han vampires. She is last seen falling to the ground dead after her neck was snapped by a Turok-Han. She was the first Potential to kill a vampire and the first one to kill a Turok-Han.

List of minor 2000 AD stories

This is a list of minor 2000 AD stories.

Stories

A

Absalom

Absalom is a horror story spin-off from Caballistics, Inc. by Gordon Rennie and Tiernen Trevallion. It spanned three installments "Noblesse Obligie" in 2000 AD #1732-1739 (May–June 2011), "Sick leave" in 2000 AD Prog 2012 (December 2011) and "Ghosts of London" in 2000 AD #1765-1771 (January–February 2012).

The first trade paperback, Ghosts of London, was published in June 2012 (ISBN 1781080429).

Ampney Crucis Investigates

Ampney Crucis Investigates is an occult detective story by Ian Edginton and Simon Davis starring the fictional investigator Ampney Crucis and his man servant Eddie Cromwell. It started in 2000 AD #1611 (2008) and up to the end of 2011 has spanned four parts.

The first trade paperback, Vile Bodies, was published in January 2012 (ISBN 1907992944).

B

Babe Race 2000

Babe Race 2000 is a story written by Mark Millar, with art by Anthony Williams which ran in an eponymous story in 2000 AD #883-888 (1994) and a one-off, "Bounty Hunter Mom", in the 1995 2000AD Yearbook.