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If such were attainable, I would wish to be free to be my own man. I would wish that my true self could be accepted and valued for who I am, without recourse to judgement for my lineage, my looks, and my skills in battle. I would wish to be free from the restraints of my family and of their expectations that have been so harshly placed upon me. I ( Read more... )

A warrior takes pride in the skills he has honed in battle. My sword arm is strong, my blade sharp and true. I have fought many skirmishes, many battles, and felt pride as the men under my command and I won each and every one. There were long battles which progressed from day into night; but there is not a one that we did not win ( Read more... )

A dead trout? Why, pray, would I wish to hit anyone with dead sea creatures? Could I not use instead a hand and a half sword? A longsword? An axe? A hammer? Why a fish ( Read more... )

I am a warrior, a fighter, I have lived off the land and I fought wild animals and Saxon invaders with equal force. I have commanded men and won victories in battle, I have killed the marauders who ravage our coasts and I have fought with confidence each and every time. I have fenced with words in the household of Lot of Orkney, danced the dance of ( Read more... )

Childhood was a lonely time for me - my brothers stayed away from me, my adopted father scorned me, my…mother fussed overly much upon me. There was little which I remember as being pleasant from my childhood, even less that I remember being worthy of my trust or my affection ( Read more... )

My flaws are many - I have been raised as a barbarian, and have lived my life as such. I do not speak well the language of the gentry, nor do I live the life of sanctity that seems to be so required to become a knight. I have enjoyed wine, ale, women, and dice; I have killed, lied, cheated, and ignored obligations to the Old Gods of this land. I ( Read more... )

If I could become another person for a day, I am not sure whom I would choose. Would I wish to be one of my father’s knights, loved and respected by the people and their king, for doing good deeds and carrying out Arthur’s rule of law? Nay, I think not. Would I wish to be my ‘brothers,’ the pride and joy of their parents, welcomed as noble sons and ( Read more... )

I am first and foremost a warrior. I am not yet a Knight, though one day I hope to become so. At this moment, I am the son of a noble family, living in the wilds of the Orkneys, and as such, my most treasured possessions are those things that are tools of survival - my horse and my sword. A good horse is invaluable, there is little that can compare ( Read more... )