Burn the Boats

When the ancient Greeks would land on an enemies shore, the generals would give the order to “burn the boats”. This ideal meant that there was no turning back. It was a commitment to “do or die”. Alexander the Great burned his boats upon arrival on the shores of Persia. Hernando Cortez burned his after arriving in Mexico. The idea for this piece came to me yesterday after listening to this sermon by Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church ([link]).

Anyway, I wanted to do something epic, and love the idea of a “do or die” situation. Burn the Boats!

This uses images from the following people:

From - Grim Reaper Stock Set

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Vikings part deux stock 35

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Vikings part deux stock 50

From - Bones - 1

From - Skeleton Dead Poses