Dec 27, 2024
Just so some king in this world may have driven one of his favourites from him, or he may have been forced from the king against both of their wills; then hath he many torments and many mishaps in his exile, yet he may come to the same lord whom he before was with, and there be much more worshipful than he was. Then he will recall the misfortunes which he had there in his exile, and yet not be the more unhappy — Alfred the Great's translation of St. Augustine's Soliloquies
#michela's edits#honestly i can just finally perish after this because THIS is what i have always wanted to make#but i kept procrastinating#BUT yesterday i sat down and finally did it#this quote lives in my head rent free#SO ABOUT IT#it is indeed from alfred the great's translations and it is one of the moments which he wrote spontaneously#alfred was known to add parts to his translations that were not in the original works#AND THIS IS ONE OF THESE PARTS#so this came directly from alfred's mind#NOW#FIRST OF ALL KUDOS TO ALFRED THE GREAT FOR WRITING THE MOST PERFECT ALHTRED QUOTE EVER#but also#in skmd it is confirmed that ingilmundr “found god” through alfred's works#so the things alfred wrote AND THEREFORE ALFRED'S WORKS ARE CANON ALSO IN TLK#thus whilst historically obviously it has nothing to do with uhtred IN THE TLK UNIVERSE!!!!#in tlk this paragraph also exists somewhere and SO WE ALL KNOW WHO ALFRED WAS THINKING ABOUT WHEN HE WROTE THAT#that to say historical alfred you were queer and tlk alfred you as well#the last kingdom#alfred x uhtred#uhtred x alfred#alhtred#tlk alfred#uhtred#david dawson#alexander dreymon
