Dublin, Ireland
The energy of the dragon spell explosion came out, and the Viking soldiers retreated with unwilling expressions. As the overlord of Northern Europe, the Norwegians of the Scandinavian country had never suffered such humiliation, even the former Viking Empire Denmark, the boss of Denmark, has surrendered to the Kingdom of Norway in this era. Even the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire has a headache for these Norwegian warriors, not to mention Britain and Ireland, which were once their colonies.
But now it's over, everything is over. The hero who led them to conquer the north and south and plunder everywhere, like Odin's living king Harald, has been killed by the enemy's secret arrow on the way to conquer Britain.
Their king died, and the warriors who were still in Ireland instantly became rootless duckweeds. This day was undoubtedly a dark day for them, an extremely dark day.
"Your Excellency, these Vikings have retreated to St. Patrick's Cathedral now. If we attack now, I'm afraid they will burn the church to the ground, and then there will be no place for you to be crowned."
William was riding on the white horse, holding the dragon talisman in his hand, looking at the hot dragon talisman in his hand, and looking ahead again. Inside were a few Norwegian warriors who were still resisting, occupying the cathedral. Bright torches were lit, and each other shouted "Valhalla". This is the final destination of heroes in Nordic mythology. It seems to be calling the name of the Hall of Valhalla, allowing them to enter the Hall of Valhalla.
William's beautiful blond hair hangs down on his head. The silver-like holy armor that exudes magma-like red light shines red in the night. His emerald eyes are extremely beautiful, just like King Arthur II. He touches his body Looking at the broken holy sword, the girl who was also riding a horse but wearing a black nun uniform couldn't help but said, "Then what suggestions does Miss Morgan le Fay have for the current situation?"
The person accompanying him is not Mr. Green or Lily, but the legendary half-sister of King Arthur, an outstanding witch named Morgan Le Fay. Her magic once forced King Arthur to kill his own children. , and thus ruined King Arthur's Camelot Empire, and then on another level she was King Arthur's pallbearer and guardian.
Since King Arthur was seriously injured in the Battle of the Sword Parade, he came to Avalon to heal his physical injuries. King Arthur never stepped out of Avalon, so King Arthur's biological sister Morgan Le Fay acted as King Arthur's messenger, delivering messages to her.
"St. Patrick's Church is very important, but it does not mean that the coronation cannot be carried out without it." William said matter-of-factly.
From very early on, when Emperor Constantine of the Roman Empire decided to convert to Christianity, becoming an emperor required not only an enthronement ceremony, but also a coronation ceremony, one in a political sense and the other in a religious sense. Up.
This seems to be exactly the same as the emperor in the East. There is no obvious difference between the two. The emperor in the East not only needs to be supported by countless ministers in the court and hold an enthronement ceremony to become the emperor, but also needs to hold a ceremony to worship heaven after becoming the emperor. Heaven declared that he had become the Son of Heaven.
For example, the father of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great, King Henry I of East Francia, only performed the enthronement ceremony and refused to hold anointing or other religious ceremonies. Therefore, the pope at the time gave Henry the title "Nothing". "Between the handles" means that King Henry I is not recognized by God and is not a legitimate king in a religious sense.
If William wanted to avoid the embarrassment of Henry I, he would not only go to the palace, but also hold a coronation ceremony at the Governor's Palace in Ireland, and declare himself a king with the support of his knights. William also needed to be crowned by one of the highest-ranking bishops in Ireland at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Only in this way was William a legitimate king in both a secular and religious sense.
"I can definitely hold the coronation ceremony in Holy Trinity Cathedral. The tradition was also founded by me, the founder of the dynasty." William said ambitiously. In fact, the subtext of these words was that the Kingdom of Ireland was actually the Vikings. Colony, so he helped the rich country of Ireland. He could not mind the previous rules and adopt his own way. Maybe this would form a practice in later generations.
Conventions or traditions are often terrible. It is often a small inadvertent move by the ancestors that becomes a political system that future generations must continue. For example, the seven electors of the Holy Roman Empire can only elect the king of Germany, and the king wants to To become the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, one must take an army to Italy for an autumn trip, and then the Pope will personally hold a coronation ceremony for the emperor in Rome. Only in this way can the German king become the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
The earliest source of this practice is that the Pope crowned Charlemagne of the Frankish Kingdom as the Roman Emperor.
The same example is the French king, because all French kings have held coronation ceremonies in Reims Cathedral, so once the French king is not crowned in Reims Cathedral, he will not be regarded as the real king of France.
A person or a noble can claim his inheritance rights or sovereignty over a certain kingdom, but these claims are more or less based on history. If you want to become an emperor, you must come up with a source of legitimacy to become an emperor, otherwise the nobles They won't admit it.
In the legal system of the Holy Roman Empire, as long as more than half of the electoral votes among the seven electors can be obtained, not only the Germans, French, Spanish, and British, but also the emperor of the Byzantine Empire, or the Roman Sultan of Ansman Turkey , can become the king of Germany and then crown the Holy Roman Emperor.
The reason why Napoleon was able to obtain the title of emperor was because he defeated the Holy Roman Empire in the war against Austria and ordered its dissolution, thus making the title of emperor of the "Holy Roman Empire" vacant, and then used force to have the Pope crown him. So he became a legitimate emperor both politically and religiously.
William was not Irish and did not have any ancestry from previous Irish royal families. Although William has won the favor of the Irish Queen of Queens and can directly ascend the throne as the King of Ireland, what era was it before and what era is it now? In the past, Ireland was ruled by pagan Celtic gods, but now countless people in Ireland believe in They are all Jesus Christ, so William’s legitimacy ultimately needs to be sought from Christianity.
But who is qualified to crown William, the King of Ireland?
"If the Vikings are unwilling to surrender, then let me destroy them."
William waved his hand and mobilized the magic power of the Dragon Talisman. On the road ahead, corpses were piled up and blood stains were blurred. Even though the Viking warriors shouted the name of "Valhalla", the magic power of the Dragon Talisman was still like a powerful explosion. Explosives are invincible. Before Nobel invented high explosives, William used the power of the dragon spell in war. Although he could not be said to be invincible in small-scale battles, he could also be said to be invincible.
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Holy Trinity Church, also known as Christ Cathedral, Dublin, is one of the oldest churches in Ireland.
In the sixth century BC, the Celts invaded Ireland. Although they formed a unified writing and language and established at least five small kingdoms, they were never unified. In Ireland's heroic age, the hero Finn was Fiona. The leader of the warrior group and the king of Fiona was only loyal to the Supreme King of Ireland, and the Roman Empire never included this island under its rule.
In 432, St. Patrick came to Ireland to spread Christianity and Roman culture, and this was the prototype of the modern Irish state. It's just that this prototype of a country was quite fragile, turbulent and uneasy in the Middle Ages.
Therefore, what William wanted to be was not a king like a tribal leader, nor an ordinary king, nor the nominal supreme king of Ireland, but the king of the entire Ireland.
“Today I will be here, in the Holy Trinity Church, with the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, the Virgin Mary, all the angels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, etc., and the saints St. Peter, St. John, In the presence of St. Patrick, he will be crowned King of Ireland today, so who of you is in favor and who is against it today."
William nodded to his master and looked at the gold crown dotted with diamonds and the lucky clover that was the Irish symbol. Then he looked at the local Irish "nobles" invited by him. William had a A big surprise is ready for them.
Master Miller nodded and greeted William. As a master blacksmith, he and his disciples are not only good at making farm tools, but also don't care about making sophisticated weapons. For him, just making a crown is still the first step for a big girl to get on the sedan chair. Back.
Master Miller looked at the beautiful golden crown, which even glowed with holy light under the sunlight. Although he knew that this was not the real holy light, but a small skill in his own forging skills, it was undeniable. What's more, he did see the divine right of kings and the concept of the king's sanctity in this crown made by his own hands.
I will be crowned as king soon, who of you supports it and who of you opposes it.
William's cold words were spoken directly, shocking all the nobles present. This young man who had driven away the Vikings and announced that he would restore the Kingdom of Ireland obviously had a very powerful force, so some of the nobles had malicious intentions. I thought that even if this young man became king, he might not be able to stay for a few days. Once the Vikings came back, William's head might fall off.
It's just that now William obviously has the power to make them lose their heads, so they all remain silent, not saying anything, supporting or not supporting, all of them silent.
If they support William at this time, then the Vikings fight back, what should they do as "traitors"? Everyone is not optimistic about the young man in front of them, especially the attitude of the nobles who have cooperated deeply with the Vikings. .
It's impossible to want them to support William, but it's also impossible to want them to oppose William.
"Since you don't speak, then you all express silence, then it means that I have no objection to me being the king, and you all express your loyalty to me."
There was teasing in William's words. The relationship between these Irish nobles and the Vikings has always been so unclear. As a king with not very strong legitimacy, he did not want to cause trouble by cleaning up these useless nobles. Unrest in the country threatened his rule.
Therefore, we can only use softer methods to deal with them. These nobles support themselves and are unwilling in their hearts, but they dare not show it because they want to stand up and resist themselves, and it is impossible to cause William to rebel. Yes, their interests are inconsistent, and their attitudes towards themselves and the Vikings are full of weakness and compromise, so a transformation is completely useful.
The Bishop of Dublin looked at William coldly. Although William brought a large number of troops, only two to three hundred people could not secure the throne anyway. Therefore, although he was now William's prisoner, he still showed his integrity and could not Willing to put the Irish crown on the unknown foreigner before him.
William looked at the ignorant Irish bishop, and then looked at the priest aside. However, the other priest did not dare to look directly at William's eyes and carefully looked away. Obviously, they did not agree with driving away the Vikings and taking Dublin by force. , William who wanted to be crowned king, the legitimacy of his throne.
William was angry. He wanted to pull out the Holy Sword to prove his destiny, but the Holy Sword of Dawn was only a holy sword within the scope of the Holy Roman Empire. It would not be popular outside the scope of the Holy Roman Empire, just like the British would never admit it. The young girl Joan of Arc was inspired by the Archangel Michael to defend France and fight against the British. She will not admit that Joan of Arc is a saint and always insists on the view that she is a witch.
If a priest who is not qualified to crown a king is picked to crown the king, then the person who will be laughed at will definitely not be the priest, but the king. Therefore, William was caught in a dilemma for a while. William wanted to be the king, but he was not qualified. Accept the crowning.
“By the grace of God and the divine law of succession, God has given to William Pendragon the crown of King of Ireland, God bless the Irish and protect King William of the Irish.”
A monk with a shaved head and dressed as a missionary walked in from outside the church. His voice was loud and extraordinary. He slightly made a cross on William's chest and said, "I swear in the name of God to protect you." God wills that he will honor you, he will take the crown from your head and give you the glory, so that it will not be I, nor anyone else here, who will crown you, but God.”
The preacher put the crown held by Master Miller in his hand, then raised his hands and put the crown on William's head in an unexpected way, "Your Majesty, King of Ireland, William, I feel sincerely happy to see you. Happy."
"All will comes from God, and God has given me this noble crown. From now on I will fulfill the responsibilities of a king. I ask all of you to pray in the name of God and the Lord Christ and to be loyal to your king."
William drew out his holy sword and pointed it at all the nobles present. With his words, the knights who followed him knelt down one after another. The nobles and priests remained unmoved, "A mere missionary is also qualified to serve Is the king crowned?”
"Of course a missionary can't do it, but what if this missionary is a canonized saint?" Master Miller smiled easily, "Long time no see, my dear saint, the patron saint of Ireland, His Excellency St. Patrick."
