Fear can be expelled with knowledge.
Whatever I discover about my enemies is written down.
To Uhtred, the true Lord of Bebbanburg. A man I have never understood, but without whom I would not die a king.
Courage without the sword is the more difficult path. It must, in time, become the only path.
Today is a day for warriors… a day to kill your enemies. A day we make the pagans wish they had never heard of Wessex. Today, we fight for Wessex!
The heathen cares only for personal gain.
The crown of Wessex is all-important. Wessex and England are all-important. Matters of the heart are not.[to Edward]
The act of committing ink to parchment gives a deed permanence.
Sacrifice and penance are what separate us from the heathen.
I would rather be at the top of a hill than on the flat.
Good service past is no excuse for breaking the law of the land.
Fear is within all of us. As is strength.
