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A Fistful of Warlocks (SPOILERS: FISTFUL OF WARLOCKS)
Arjan:
--- Quote from: jamescagney22 on July 14, 2017, 05:37:19 AM ---
I believe that is why the moniker of "Great" is earned, Elizabeth, Catherine, Frederick, Alfred, etc.... but alas they are few and far between.
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Hitler, Stalin, Napoleon, Tamerlane, Charlemagne, Julius Caesar, ...
Genocidal maniacs all of them and more. Charlemagne has a myth that is far from his true personality as we know it from history.
Gman:
--- Quote from: BigFire on July 13, 2017, 03:07:54 PM ---He's also been in multiple gunfights and walked away from all of them without a scratch. Literally immuned to bullet.
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That is true. Some gunfights he had bullet holes in his clothes but they missed him. Wyatt Earp knew how to shoot and he had courage under fire.
wardenferry419:
Among other wizards, Harry has a legendary status for beating great powers. But, we, the readers, know how close his wins came to defeats. "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
Quantus:
--- Quote from: jamescagney22 on July 14, 2017, 05:37:19 AM ---
I believe that is why the moniker of "Great" is earned, Elizabeth, Catherine, Frederick, Alfred, etc.... but alas they are few and far between.
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Well, fwiw, the difference between the moniker of "Great" vs "Terrible" is usually in the eye of the translator.
forumghost:
After all, He Who Must Not Be Named did great things - Terrible, yes, but great.
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