King Alfred

I'm back with a little Vikings edit!

I will meet Ferdia, who plays Alfred soon, so I made this to get it signed by him. I'm so excited to meet him. He's one of my favourites.

What do think of this?

inspired by @all-is-fair-in-love-and-war​ and @xdestinyisall​

“We live to fight another day”

“In my mind, I wish I had never left the farm.”

“A Viking never gives up on his revenge. This is who we are.”

“You give the Gods too much credit”

“I’ve asked for a sign. You have given me a sign. You’ve answered my prayers. I was blind, but now I see. I was dead, but… I’m reborn.”

“When the spring comes, and my blood heats up, I want nothing more than to raid and fight.”

“I would worry less about the gods and more about the fury of a patient man.”

“I was hoping that I could cheat the fates.”

“Power is only given to those who are prepared to lower themselves to pick it up.”

“We fight. That is how we win, and that is how we die.”

“I have had a sign. A sign that blood must be spilled, a sacrifice be made. I have waited a long time for such a sign. And now my purpose is clear.”

“Don’t waste your time looking back you are not going that way”

“It is the Gods that have woven our destinies, not ourselves”

“You can all say whatever you want, but he was a human. People started to talk as if he was a god. He was not a god,he was a man! A man with many dreams and many failings.”

“There is nothing more beautiful than a mother.”

“We have one life… so go and live it.”

“Axe time! Sword time! Shields are splintered!”

You will die on the day that the blind man sees you.”

“Force is only necessary against one’s enemies.”

“Possession is the opposite of love.”

“I feel trapped, in all this happiness.”

“You don’t need a title to be a leader.”

“Someone needs to control what, apparently, you cannot.”

“The gods are here. They’re watching.”

“In my world, I am constantly torn between killing myself or everyone around me.”

“Always remember to finish off your opponent, if you can. No man ever ran away with his entrails hanging to his knees, or his head cut off.”

“The fly always follows the dead meat.”

: “Dark shapes come to me at night. Monstrous forms. When I wake, they skulk in the shadows, shapeless, but no sooner am I asleep than they creep forward again.”

“No man can walk through life without things happening to him.”

“When your time comes, you must lead with your head, not with your heart.”

“In my world, you must have a life worth living before you can even consider death.”

“We should not wash our dirty clothes in front of others.”

“Don’t die stupidly.”

“Power is always dangerous. It attracts the worst. And corrupts the best.”

“Gods blessed upon a sea of corpses.

You Couldn’t Kill Me If You Tried For A Hundred Years

“It Is Always A Strength To Know The Weakness Of Your Friends.”

It Is All The Same With We Women. We Just Give Birth To The Slaughtered.”

The Truth Can Be A Bad Choice For A Wise Man.”

How The Little Piggies Will Grunt When They Hear How The Old Boar Suffered.”

Always Remember To Finish Off Your Opponent If You Can.

The Future Is Open. Trust In The Gods. Live For Each Moment.”

Power Is Always Dangerous. It Attracts The Worst And Corrupts The Best.”

I’ve Been Told Your God Is A Carpenter. And Guess What? So Am I.

What Is It About The Word ‘King’ That Makes Even Reasonable People Behave Like Idiots?”

Yes, I Have Made Mistakes. Life Didn’t Come With Instructions.”