"I am an ant. Toiling on the forest floor. I see only the leaf above my head. That leaf brings me some relief from the sun."
-- Floki
Vikings never pulled punches.
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"the greatest Christian virtue, Alfred, is humility."
-- King Ecbert
A man who betrayed everyone he loved, saying it with a straight face.
Masterclass in hypocrisy.
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The price of knowing:
"For in such wisdom is much grief, and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow."
Ecclesiastes 1:18 - via Vikings
Ignorance isn’t bliss. But knowledge hurts.
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Floki to Rollo:
"I would say, let no man mock another over what touches many men. Time and again the wise are fettered by beauty."
Even Vikings knew: judge less. We all kneel to something.
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Unpopular opinion:
Fairness is a myth invented by people who’ve never fought for anything.
As Halfdan told Bjorn: "What we deserve and what we get is never in balance."
The gods agree.
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"My Lord Abbot, all I know is that the world is not a simple place. There is good and evil in everything and in everyone. We are all, all of us, devils and angels."
Alfred understood what most won’t admit:
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"A king cannot be like an ordinary person. Must not behave or have feelings like an ordinary person. A king must be prepared to do the most terrible things, if he wants to survive."
Queen Judith knew: power demands what morality cannot.
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