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Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, and Part Six.   Last time, things were going pretty well in Northumbria, with my Viking enemies crippled and the realm greatly expanded. But!  No rest for the wicked.  It’s time to work on the succession. First of all, that means having a male heir, ideally a single […]

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Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, and Part Five.   When we last left Northumbria, things were relatively peaceful, with at least one of my Viking opponents in Suðreyjar being swallowed up by the Gaelic kingdom of Alba.  And Jarl Halfdan, in the south, seems to be making nice. BUT!  There is something rotten in […]

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Part One, Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four. Last time, Hlothere became king at the tender age of 14, and we’re off to the Crusades! Some business to take care of first.  Hlothere needs a wife. My first choice seems strong but she turns out to be a sadist which, among other things, allows her to […]

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Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. Last time, we finally became Scots!  Also, Ælla had a son to inherit, who had survived his childhood brush with typhus.  And he was plotting to kill his rival to the northwest, Sigfroþ, in the hopes of finally winning a war against literally anyone. So let’s get on […]

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Part One and Part Two. When we last left our “hero” Ælla Oswulfson, he had just been informed that the bastard son he had bred and legitimized at some expense had contracted typhus.  So things are going great.  Someone get me a doctor! “Okay, sire, we have two possibilities for a doctor.  First we have […]

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Part One. When we last left Northumbria, Petty King Ælla Oswulfson was facing the classic problem: no son to inherit.  Kinging is hard, guys. Just because that’s a looming problem doesn’t mean we don’t have other problems, though.  We’re still surrounded on two sides by hostile Vikings.  The northern realm, Suðreyjar, is a little weaker now, […]

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Crusader Kings III is out!  Actually it’s been out for a while, the first expansion was just released, but I’ve been a little busy.  Now that I’ve finally gotten a chance to dig into it and lose a few times while I get the hang of some of the new mechanics, we can have a […]

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So You’ve Discovered A Secret Magical Society With Wizards And Monsters And Shit   Some questions to ask a few people who seem trustworthy, with followups   Do you people believe in a god or gods? Is this theological belief, where we must have faith, or are these provably real creatures who might smite me? […]

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Ooooookay. So I talk about Game of Thrones on Twitter from time to time, but it's hard to do without adding to the minefield of spoilers already out there, and as someone who watches on Monday I hate doing that. SO. Blog post time! I'm writing this after S08E05 "Bells", and it may be obsolete by this Sunday. Who knows! But there are spoilers through that episode below. Read More.

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(Spoilers for Endgame start somewhere below.) I have to fight, sometimes, not to become Comic Book Guy. Note that this is not intended to run down comic book fans of either gender in general, but rather a reference to the Simpsons character who is never given another name. This guy: If you’ve never watched the […]

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