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Fate Is Unchangeable and Fear Is Useless
Herger the Joyous
The All-Father wove the skein of your life a long time ago. Go and hide in a hole if you wish, but you won't live one instant longer. Your fate is fixed. Fear profits a man nothing.
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A Tribute to a Fallen Comrade
Herger the Joyous
See to your friend. He was a brave man.
[gives the Prince money after killing his henchman, Angus]
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A Plea for Forgiveness and Awareness
Ahmed Ibn Fadhlan
Merciful Father, I have squandered my days with plans of many things. This was not among them. But at this moment, I beg only to live the next few minutes well. For all we ought to have thought, and have not thought; all we ought to have said, and have not said; all we ought to have done, and have not done; I pray thee God for forgiveness.
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The Discovery of Honey's Unique Flavor
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
I cannot...taste neither the fermentation of grape nor of wheat. What? Why do you laugh?
[Herger laughs]
Herger the Joyous
Honey... It's made from honey!
[still laughing]
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Journey of Faith and Brotherhood
Ahmed Ibn Fadhlan
Across seas of monsters and forests of demons we traveled. Praise be to Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate. May His blessing be upon pagan men who loved other Gods, who shared their food, and shed their blood. That His servant, Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan, might become a man, and a useful servant of God.
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Confusion Over Communication
Ahmed Ibn Fadhlan
What the hell are you saying?
[after learning he will be the 13th warrior]
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Struggling to Escape a Difficult Situation
Buliwyf
A hard fight to get clear of here...
[observing more Wendol warriors arriving]
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A Character's Fear of Heights
Ahmed Ibn Fadhlan
I do not enjoy heights!
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Expressions of Pain and Complaint
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
Ow!
[Olga is cleaning his wound]
Olga
You complain much.
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
(more quietly) Ow.
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
What is that?
Olga
Cow urine.
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
Cow urine?
Olga
Boiled down.
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
No, no. Don't put that filth on me. Water, clean water.
Olga
As you wish. Tomorrow the pus will run, and you'll have a fever.
[Ahmed relents and lets her put it on]
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Understanding Sounds and Faith
Buliwyf
You can draw sounds?
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
Draw sounds"? Yes, I can draw sounds... and I can speak them back.
[realizing]
Buliwyf
Show me.
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
There is only one God, and Mohammad is his prophet".
[writing in the dirt]
Buliwyf
Arab! Speak what I draw!
[writes in the sand]
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
There is only one God, and Mohammad is his prophet.
[corrects Buliwyf's writing]
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The Strategy of Deception in Combat
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
You! You could have killed him at will!
Herger the Joyous
Yes?
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
Well, why the deception?
Herger the Joyous
Deception is the point! Any fool can calculate strength. That one has been doing it since we arrived. Now he has to calculate what he can't see.
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
And fear... what he doesn't know.
[Herger makes a head-smacking gesture]
Buliwyf
As you say, foolish. And expensive. We will miss Angus tonight; we will miss his sword.
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Strength Through Challenge
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
I cannot lift this.
[Ahmed is given a Viking sword]
Herger the Joyous
Grow stronger!
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A Moment of Banter Between Characters
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
Ow!
[Olga inspects his wound]
Olga
That's a woman's sound.
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
Do that again and you'll make it.
Olga
You'll live.
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Distance Determined by Following or Not
Herger the Joyous
The way we'll know is: if they don't follow us it's too far to swim!
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Cultural Identity and Language Understanding
Skeld the Superstitious
Blowhards, the both of you. She probably was some smoke-colored camp girl. Looked like that one's mother.
[points to Ahmed; laughter]
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
My mother ... was a pure woman, from a noble family. And I, at least, know who my father is, you... pig-eating son of a whore.
[calmly]
Herger the Joyous
How? How did you learn our language?
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
I listened!
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A Request for a Daughter's Inheritance
Weath the Musician
Give an Arab a sword, he makes a knife!
Ahmed Ibn Fadlan
It works.
[chops a stake with a single stroke]
Weath the Musician
When you die, can I give that to me daughter?
[Not even blinking]
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Courage and Luck in Battle
Wigliff - Kings Son
This gentleman has the look of a great warrior; no doubt he's very brave. But to face the Wendo, he'll need some amazing luck.
[Speaking of Buliwyf]
Buliwyf
Luck often enough, will save a man, if his courage hold.
Wigliff (King's son)
That maybe, but wait for the Wendo one night's time, and then talk to us of courage.
Buliwyf
I thank the lord for his advice, though I don't recall hearing any exploits of his apart from killing his brothers.
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Reassurance in the Face of Loss
Herger the Joyous
It's all right, little brother... there are more!
[Ahmed has killed a 'beast']
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Multiple Prayers for Safe Passage
Herger the Joyous
We shall make prayers for your safe passage!
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
Prayers to who?
Herger the Joyous
In your land, one God is perhaps enough, but we have need of many! I will pray to all of them for you! Do not be offended!
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
I will be in your debt!
Herger the Joyous
Good bye, Arab!
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
Good bye, Northman.
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A Conversation About Emotions and Expressions
Buliwyf
You're wearing that long face for me?
[weakened by poison]
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
I cannot help it.
[small smile]
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The Value of Legacy and Memory
Buliwyf
I have only these hands. I will die a pauper.
King Hrothgar
You will be buried as a king.
Buliwyf
A man might be thought wealthy if someone were to... draw the story of his deeds. That they may be remembered.
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
Such a man might be thought wealthy indeed.
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Visions of Ancestry and Kinship
Buliwyf
Lo, there do I see my father. Lo, there do I see--
Herger the Joyous
--my mother, and my sisters...
Buliwyf
and my brothers.
Herger the Joyous
Lo, there do I see the line--
Edgtho the Silent
--of my people, back to the beginning.
Weath the Musician
Lo, they do call to me.
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
They bid me take my place among them.
Buliwyf
In the halls of Valhalla...
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
Where the brave...
Herger the Joyous
May live...
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
...forever.
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Call to Valhalla and Family Legacy
Mechisidek
(watching the Viking funeral, as Herger translates into Greek) Lo there do I see my father; Lo there do I see my mother and my sisters and my brothers; Lo there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning. Lo, they do call to me, they bid me take my place among them, in the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live forever.
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A Plan for Confrontation and Combat
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
Have we anything resembling a plan?
Herger the Joyous
Mm-hm. Ride till we find them... and kill them all.
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Taking a Stand in Uncertainty
Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan
What do I do with this?!
Buliwyf
Put your foot on it...and stand!
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