5/26/2023 0 Comments Longsword by Dimitar Gyopsaliev![]() ![]() This author, somehow, stays relatively true to the violent, chaotic, and wholly ironic spirit of the time while also making it consumable for a modern audience. This, despite the fact that both of their holy books explicitly tell them not to do these things. ![]() ![]() The Crusaders and their Muslim adversaries did horrific things to each other including raping, pillaging, mass-murdering, torturing, and even cannibalizing each other. Let's face it: the Crusades were some of the crappiest things that mankind ever engaged in-wars between people who hypocritically claimed to fight for a compassionate, loving, and benevolent God. ![]() At the same time, he is not the genocidal mass-murdering tyrant who has his archers fire upon his own men for an advantage. Edward is no angel, he is a man who must do what he needs to do for his kingdom at a time of perpetual war, and facing the threat of assassination and annihilation. By contrast, this book aims to portray Edward I in a light that is probably more accurate to his historical character. Yes, this is THE Longshanks-THE main villain and William Wallance's arch-nemesis in Braveheart, the historically-inaccurate but nonetheless entertaining 90s film. This is also during the budding rule of Edward I Longshanks. It is centered around the events of the Ninth Crusade during the reign of Sultan Baibars over the the Mamluk dynasty in Egypt and Syria. Longsword: Edward and the Assassinis an epic historical fiction novel by Dimitar Gyopsaliev. ![]()
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