From: Mikko Rintasaari (rintasaa@mail.student.oulu.fi)
Date: Thu 06 Jul 2000 - 01:57:34 EEST
> While the Richard of legend may have been a Hero, by Gloranthan
> standards, the Richard of history was not. He was, in fact, a mediocre
> general and strategist whose reputation was a lot bigger than his boots.
> Overall, he was a Bad Thing for England, as Sellars and Yateman would say.
>
> Andrew E. Larsen
Ah, but Richard was also an awe inspiring fighter in his own right. He was
a warrior and a poet, a great fighter and a lousy statesman. Remind's me
of a FRP playercharacter :)
He was an inspiring leader who commanded great loyalty of his
followers. A truly heroic king, with heroic faults.
-Adept
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