AN: This fic is in response to the Game of Heroes Challenge by CrazyChallenger. The world of Game of thrones/ A song of ice & fire dos not belong to me it is the property of their respective owners.
Characters list: (extracts directly from CrazyChallenger own list)
-Richard III of England ruled as King of England before losing the battle of Bosworth fields and his life to the Tudor Dynasty. He is one of the most controversial figures in history, with many claiming that he was a hunchback and had a withered arm. He was famously accused of murdering his nephews in the tower of London to seize the throne. Richard is interesting because much of his story is speculation, so it would be up to the author to decide how to portray him.
-Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, also known as El Cid (I will be calling him El Cid most of the time) He was a famous military commander who lead the Spanish against the Andalusian kingdoms of southern Iberia throughout his adult life.
-Ragnar Lodbroke Ragnar is known to have existed, but many of the stories of his exploits seem a bit far fetched and many believe that he is a combination of a few Vikings in the time period. However, if one believes he did actually exist and accomplish what the saga's say he did, he's a very fascinating person. He was father to Bjorn Ironside, Sigurd Snake-in-the-eye, Ivar the Boneless, Ubba, and Halfdan Whiteshirt, all famous vikings and influential historical figures. He was married three times, and famously invaded both England and France, even nearly sacking Paris, which was only spared because the French King bribed Ragnar to leave. He was one of the first vikings, and invaded the Kingdoms of Mercia, Northumbria, and Wessex. He was eventually captured by King Aella of Northumbria, and was thrown into the King's snake pit and killed. He is very similar to the iron born, once again just a cool character to look into.
-Vlad III Tepes (Vlad the Impaler), Prince of Wallachia was a Romanian ruler who fought against Ottoman Turks during his second reign. Famous for his cruelty and his favourite form of execution, the impalement, Vlad Tepes was feared by all.
-William Wallace, was a minor Scottish noble that fought in Scottish war of Independence. He was given the title Guardian of Scotland after he defatted the English army at the battle of Sterling Bridge. Wallace was betrayed by Scottish knights and handed over to the English king, who had him tortured and executed.
-Joan of Arc was a French present girl that lived during the hundred year war. She claimed that she received visions from the Archangel Michael instructing her to liberate France from English domination during the last years of war. She joined the siege of Orleans which was captured nine days later, after that she also advised French commanders leading to more swift victories, ending with Charles VII's coronation. She was captured and later condemned by the English, who burned her at the stake.
Debating:
-Gottried "Götz" Von Berlichingen also known as Götz of the Iron hand, was a German Imperial knight and mercenary. He participated in numerous wars in early in the 16th century. He lost his right arm in the siege of Landshut in 1504 which he replaced with an iron prosthetic which allowed him to wield a shield or a two handed sword to an lesser extent.
-Saladin, was the sultan of Egypt and at the height of his empire included Syria, Mesopotamia, Yemen, Hejaz and parts of North Africa. He was able to retake Jerusalem in the name of the Muslim world and regarded as a wise and honourable man.
-Ghengis Khan
Why Debating?
-Gottried "Götz" Von Berlichingen: I rely don't know anything about him but he sounds awesome he is called 'iron hand' tell me that dos not sound bad ass.
- Saladin: Great man and I got allot of respect for him but not inter-lay shore how to write him.
- Ghengis Khan: the same as Saladin but his use of cavalry and horse arches is amazing but how will I try and explain to the people of Westeros the concepts someone from Asian or central Asian ethnicity.
OC:
Name: David Stillmen
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Nationality: Australian
Occupation: Library Assistant
AN: This fic will be a bit of a test run to see how well it goes so only 4 to 5 chapter may be done. I am still new to writing fan fiction so don't expect it to be updated to quickly. If it too much or something like that I hope some on adopts this.