#baldwin4

"…skilled at controlling horses and riding at a gallop"

The more I study history, the better I understand the sense of fan art and fan fiction. Sometimes extraordinary bright personalities appear to the world - it seems like they are beyond the boundaries of weak human nature, and it makes them incredibly charming. Of course, we rely on the chronicles of contemporaries - these materials are very scarce and not always objective… But even if we take into consideration possible exaggerations and biases, still it is hard to imagine how a young guy could avoid the elementary temptations of his royal status, not fall into despair due to a crippling illness and lack of intimate relationships, and yet had the courage, wisdom, and charisma to inspire his warriors and ensure an unconditional victory, even when a significant power advantage was on the side of the enemy. Is it an idealization or a reliable description, I don’t know. In any case, such a legendary character always finds an honorable place in art (in movies, paintings, stories, etc.). Here is my tiny job too. The reference image is from the Kingdom of Heaven movie, where Edward Norton played masterfully as usual.