Corey you gotta watch "The Last Kingdom" on Netflix. It hits real hard, kinda like GoT but covers all the Mercia / Wessex / Viking stuff from 900AD or so. And it will answer your questions on Northumbria. I traced my family lineage and got back to right around that time, basically my 27th great papaw was one of them that got titles and shit from the French when they invaded.
Oh and also my 7th great papaw or something like that was in the newspaper back then because he accidentally kilt one of his babies by giving it a French fry and choking it to death. I swear to god that's a true story, I found the article and everything. Different sibling and I wouldn't be here today. Wild.
This challenge is so interesting every time! I like the idea of cutting out certain articles that we know can get us to Hitler easy, like maybe after you use a certain article 5(or 7 or 10 if that's too strict) times, it's out of commission. That would also force you to be strategic with your uses- if you know you could get to H from 2 different articles, which one do you save for use later? And since Aquitaine was mentioned, I think Eleanor of Aquitaine would really hit as a Professor Cho history lesson. She was the most powerful woman in Europe when she married Henry II, and her kids included the King Richard the Lionheart and one of the great shitheels of all time, Prince John, both of Robin Hood fame!
Corey you gotta watch "The Last Kingdom" on Netflix. It hits real hard, kinda like GoT but covers all the Mercia / Wessex / Viking stuff from 900AD or so. And it will answer your questions on Northumbria. I traced my family lineage and got back to right around that time, basically my 27th great papaw was one of them that got titles and shit from the French when they invaded.
Oh and also my 7th great papaw or something like that was in the newspaper back then because he accidentally kilt one of his babies by giving it a French fry and choking it to death. I swear to god that's a true story, I found the article and everything. Different sibling and I wouldn't be here today. Wild.
This challenge is so interesting every time! I like the idea of cutting out certain articles that we know can get us to Hitler easy, like maybe after you use a certain article 5(or 7 or 10 if that's too strict) times, it's out of commission. That would also force you to be strategic with your uses- if you know you could get to H from 2 different articles, which one do you save for use later? And since Aquitaine was mentioned, I think Eleanor of Aquitaine would really hit as a Professor Cho history lesson. She was the most powerful woman in Europe when she married Henry II, and her kids included the King Richard the Lionheart and one of the great shitheels of all time, Prince John, both of Robin Hood fame!
I think this game hits! Looking forward to episode 3!
I love this!!