Malm?
The atmosphere became ambiguous.
Sitting next to his second daughter, "William" felt uncomfortable becoming a member of the new royal family.
He was three years older than Malm and had wanted to marry her since he was fifteen. With his hard work on the battlefield and the land wealth left behind by his father's generation, he became a territorial baron and could finally match Malm.
Although Malm was unwilling, women in the royal family did not have the right to choose their husbands.
William tried several times to get involved with Malm before the wedding, but was scolded by her, which made him think that Malm was loyal enough.
But after Malm was captured by the Vikings, he escaped and made him feel humiliated again.
Rumors spread, which made him think that if he had been strong enough at that time, even threatening his life, he could get this woman.
Later, he participated in the palace meeting led by the princess. Knowing that the princess wanted to get rid of Malm, he broke the engagement made by Ella, married his second daughter, and was also loyal to the princess.
But Malm not only failed to die, but a younger and more handsome baron appeared to propose marriage.
The jealousy of men, the comparison spirit of nobles, all of these made William want to teach Oran a lesson from the first moment he saw him!
Golden hair, eyes as blue as the sky, slender fingers, fair skin.
"it's beautiful!"
This is the idea of several female members of the Ella family.
Men are jealous, but women love her very much, but it’s hard to say.
Hai'an has passed the age of being obsessed with men and women, but from the second daughter to the fourth daughter, they all have a great interest in Olan.
"It turns out that the priest named Ulf didn't brag when he introduced his appearance as a lord." The female family member secretly looked at Oran.
"Malm is suffering from some illness and is recovering. You can see him in a few days. Why, can't you wait?" Guile, who was present at the side, laughed to ease the strange situation.
In this case, Olan said nothing more.
There wasn't much to talk about during this dinner, it always revolved around small things - the highlight was the formal meeting the next day.
Just when the dinner plate was about to bottom out, William suddenly stood up and came over with a wine glass to clink Oran.
Although he hates Olan, he is not stupid either. He doesn't want to cause trouble in this situation.
But the pressure in Princess Haian's eyes made him need to show something.
So he approached Oran, raised his glass, drank it down in one gulp, and then asked, "I heard that something big happened in County Durham recently. Can Mr. Oran tell us about it?"
What William wanted to ask in his heart was how Oran killed Avalon, imprisoned Baron West, and forcibly controlled the situation in his territory, but he was deliberately vague. If Oran got angry or couldn't stand up, he would make a fuss. Taking an insignificant thing as an answer made Olan unable to get angry.
But Olan also pretended not to know. Before you understand your opponent's intentions, "I don't know" is the best way to answer.
"How could it be unclear? What just happened in your territory."
"Listening to what you said, I remembered it. Are you talking about me clearing out the bandits? If all of you and Your Majesty here want to hear it, I can start from the beginning."
"I'm talking about West..."
As soon as the name came out of his mouth, William gritted his teeth and took it back, telling himself to calm down.
If Her Majesty Ella wants to deal with Oran, then something will happen without taking action herself. If she doesn't want to, then even if she provokes Oran to get angry, it will be of no use.
As a baron, he also knows how to assess situations.
"Then let's hear together how Baron Oran deals with the bandits in his territory."
Gu Lie clapped his hands approvingly, and the other female relatives also clapped their hands a few times.
Oran did not speak on the chair, but took a sip of water, stood up and walked into the middle of the hall. Then, using his hands and mouth together, like a bard, he talked about his men's experience in conquering thieves, and at the same time, he thought about what he wanted to say.
In the past, such stories were told by nobles who talked about how good they were at fighting. The ladies in the hall also heard nobles visiting from different places bragging about how they managed their territories and how wise and powerful they were.
But this time, Olan said something they didn't expect.
…
"...When I polished my knight's sword, prayed to my father, received the priest's blessing and led my men to go to war, my first conquest site was a low mountain. When my men and horses went in with their hounds, what I saw was not evil. Angry thieves, and many young people are biting rotten fruits and holding wooden thorns to fight against us.
They don't know who their parents are. They may be descendants of slaves, or they may be the sons of serfs.
Or they were once a member of the town, but when there was no place for them, they escaped and became a beggar, selling their bodies and strength to survive.
They had no lords, no laws, and no concept of time.
I defeated them easily and when I brought them back to the territory, they burst into tears when they ate clean plain wheat porridge and a bit of delicious cabbage.
They have the same ancestors as us and speak the same words.
I thought about it for a long time, why is this happening?"
Olan asked everyone in the hall, and someone replied,
"Perhaps it was a natural disaster that made them behave like this?" said an old knight who knew that the lives of the people in his territory were not easy.
"As long as you believe in the Lord despite the sins caused by life, you can have eternal life." This sentence was said by the priest.
"Is there something wrong with the rule of your fathers?" The question came from a young and ignorant young knight, and he was immediately looked down upon.
How could the nobles be wrong? What was wrong was that the damn commoners did not work hard enough to satisfy the lord's request and still survive - this was the thought of most nobles.
Oran gave the answer, "All reasons are not worth comparing in the face of this reason, that is - Vikings!"
"Do you know the earliest record of Viking landing?"
Olan took back the initiative, like a teacher giving a test to a student. He looked at Ella's three daughters and looked over. The second daughter was confident, the third daughter was seductive, and the fourth daughter was shy.
The second daughter was the daughter of the princess, and the third daughter was rumored to have an affair with Ella, so Oran chose the fourth daughter.
This thirteen-year-old girl never expected to call herself!
In the past, on such occasions, she would be the companion of her parents and sisters, just sitting there.
Looking at her daughter in a daze, Ella put away her majesty as a monarch and said with the kindness of a father, "It doesn't matter if you are wrong, Mia."
Ella knew that her daughter was timid and wanted her to gain courage.
Even if you say something wrong, no one will take it seriously.
As for the year, I think it was 790 AD?
After thinking about it, Ella realized that she couldn't remember clearly, but what was certain was that the Vikings invaded this land before her father was born.
Mia tried to recall, remembering the days when she was a child without her mother, her sister Malm always took care of her and told her stories and legends from various countries. She happened to tell the story of the Vikings, so she said,
"Regarding the record of 789 AD, in this year, the King of Wessex married the daughter of the King of Mercia, which was the starting point of the prosperity of Wessex.
The first batch of northern sea ships, a total of 3 ships, sailed from Hotaland (Swedish territory) and entered the Kent area. Local officials rode on horseback. Because they did not know who they were, they forced them to meet with the king at his residence. However, They were killed by sailors. During the entire incident, three towns were also damaged and attacked. In the end, this group of sailors robbed the coastal ships, and half of them successfully sailed away... This is the earliest record of a Viking attack. "
