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======= AH.com Eternals : Autobiography of Subject 3032780 ("The Saxon" | ======= AH.com Eternals : Autobiography of Subject 3032780 ("The Saxon" | ||
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I hope no one ever reads this, but I need to write my experiences down so I can sort them all. Multiple lifetimes is A LOT of information to be crammed in your brain. | I hope no one ever reads this, but I need to write my experiences down so I can sort them all. Multiple lifetimes is A LOT of information to be crammed in your brain. | ||
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So I made my way to Wessex... | So I made my way to Wessex... | ||
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__The Saxon:__ I've forgotten much of my life. I guess it is possible, but who knows ? I didn't remain long in Wessex. It was the early 790s that I left England and joined Charlemagne' | __The Saxon:__ I've forgotten much of my life. I guess it is possible, but who knows ? I didn't remain long in Wessex. It was the early 790s that I left England and joined Charlemagne' | ||
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When Nikephoros Phokas gathered troops for his campaign in Crete, I ended up joining him. In one of my " | When Nikephoros Phokas gathered troops for his campaign in Crete, I ended up joining him. In one of my " | ||
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In 1015, I found my way back to England. For the next fifty years, I lived three different lives. In last " | In 1015, I found my way back to England. For the next fifty years, I lived three different lives. In last " | ||
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+ | The Emperor Romanus feared that Alp Arslan would invade the Empire. So Romanus went to Manzikert. He dispatched forces under Tarchaniotes to cover his southern flank. A young member of the Dukas family, Michael, controlled the forces covering Romanus' | ||
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+ | Battle was made near Manzikert. Tarchaniotes couldn' | ||
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+ | At the end of the battle, I was captured along with the emperor. Alp Arslan put his foot on the Emperor' | ||
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+ | Me on the other hand, I was found useful. I was taken as a slave and given to the Caliph in Baghdad as a gift. There, I was immediately put to work translating Greek texts into Arabic. Not that there were too many that weren' | ||
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+ | I was freed a year later, converted to Islam, and married a merchant' | ||
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+ | I was living in Damascus whenever the First Crusade happened. It was also that time that I was forced to give that life up. I decided to be a little adventurous, | ||
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+ | When I returned, I dug my way out of a shallow grave, and assumed a new life as a Frankish knight. That lasted a year, and I made my way to Norman Sicily. | ||
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+ | At that time, Norman Sicily was a very interesting place. Nowhere else in Europe could you find Catholics, Greeks, and Muslims living together harmoniously under a Catholic monarch. Since I was familiar with the Orthodox faith, I passed myself off as a Greek merchant. I made a lot of money shipping supplies to Tripoli and Acre. | ||
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+ | But my newfound wealth made me many enemies. Competition between us and the Italians was intense, and our ships ran into each other on multiple occasions. At that time, naval battles were still small affairs, and more often than not common piracy. But I couldn' | ||
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+ | I was bored with living a comfortable life, so I packed my bags and headed for Venice. I " | ||
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+ | I was a soldier, first and foremost. When Venetian and French crusaders attacked the Empire, my unit was one of the few that achieved local success. We neutralized a few hundred men, but couldn' | ||
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+ | One night, I escaped my captivity, and made my way to Athens. When that city became Frankish property as well, I snuck aboard a Venetian ship. I made my way to France, but the events of 1204 struck me, and I decided to go to Germany instead. I ended up in Trier... | ||
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+ | Trier was booooooring. It was a disease ridden hell hole that should never of been founded. And I mean that. | ||
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+ | I left Trier and made my way to Berlin. Berlin wasn't that special, so I left it as well. I decided to go to Prague, the capital of Bohemia. This too hardly inspired me. So I swallowed my pride and went to France. I got to the Ile-de-France in May of 1236. After being insulted by the French King (I got arrested), I decided to go to one of his vassals. I found a good position as a knight in Gasgony. Ultimately, I was a vassal of the English King, and enjoyed working for my former countrymen. | ||
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+ | I took the opportunity to go to London. I got myself a nice piece of land, with its own Castle! Well, I wouldn' | ||
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+ | In 1268, I chose yet another life. This time I was a Flemish merchant. That area was just starting to boom. I did this until 1292. I joined the Reconquista, | ||
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+ | I left Antwerp and ended up in Cadiz. I offered my services to the Almohads. To try and take out the Spanish, we would conduct far reaching raids. Along the way I saw the Spanish forces kill Muslims and Jews. That incensed me. Not fearing death, I boldly challenged as many Spaniards as I could. One-on-one, surrounded, overwhelming, | ||
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+ | But along the way I realized that the Spanish soldiers were fathers, sons and brothers themselves. I grew disgusted with my murderous ways, until I saw a whole village of Muslims raped and murdered. I charged at every last Spanish soldier in that village. | ||
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+ | I became known as "The White Death of the Christians" | ||
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+ | My next few lives were dull and uneventless. Eventually I set my sights on Constantinople again. This time, it was in the year 1453. | ||
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+ | I arrived in the company of Giovanni Giustiniani, | ||
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+ | I arrived in just before Mehmet did. The Ottoman host was a marvelous, almost beautiful assembly of men and horses. It was well assembled, unlike the feudal hosts that most armies of the day consisted of. We knew that only the walls of Constantinople could keep them out. | ||
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+ | Despite the nature of the situation, Constantine was a proud, intelligent, | ||
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+ | The siege was long and horrible. Ironically though, the bombardment actually led to a more effective wall. The rubble made by the Bombard was piled back up behind massive wooden stakes, and absorbed cannon fire more effectively. The only problem is that the Ottomans wised up to us. The marshalled their forces, and assaulted the walls at the right time. At first, Giovanni' | ||
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+ | I continued to fight for a few days after Mehmet entered the city. But eventually, I was captured by Turkish soldiers and brought before the young Emperor (I called him a Sultan in those days). He ordered my execution, and I was hung by my neck. The shock of the impact cracked my neck, and crushed my windpipe. I was unconcious until they put me in the ground. After about twelve hours underground, | ||
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+ | I wandered for the next few decades, until the Italian Wars began. | ||
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+ | A sword ? How lame. | ||
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+ | I use a shotgun firing buckshot. The same beheading effect as a sword, with more range. | ||
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+ | Gotta be pretty good with one though. I am, thanks to the Great War... | ||
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+ | ==== Personal information ==== | ||
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+ | **Birth Name:**\\ | ||
+ | **Birth Date:** \\ | ||
+ | **Birth Place:**\\ | ||
+ | **Status at Birth:** \\ | ||
+ | **Relation to other Eternals:** \\ | ||
+ | **Current Pseudonym: | ||
+ | **Past Pseudonyms: | ||
+ | **Current Home:** \\ | ||
+ | **Past Homes:** \\ | ||
+ | **Current Occupation: | ||
+ | **Skills:** \\ | ||
+ | **Languages Spoken:** \\ | ||
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==== See Also ==== | ==== See Also ==== | ||
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