11-30-2015, 06:52 PM
(11-30-2015, 06:07 PM)michaelsean Wrote: Yeah it's been so long since I read the books that the series covered, that I really don't remember how closely it meshed with the books. It does seem to me that Uhtred actually met Ubba in battle and killed him, not in that sort of one on one duel they showed.
It was more in the midst of battle. I mean, the battle had started and Uhtred and Ubba kind of dueled it out in the middle of it all. In fact, the reason Uhtred won, IIRC, was because of Ubba slipping on the entrails of some other fallen warrior on the field.
(11-30-2015, 06:07 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I wasn't trying to criticize Alfred if that's how it read. I just think it's impressive that he doesn't seem to have been a great warrior personally, but was a genius as a ruler.
I get what you're saying now. Yeah, he had a brilliant mind and was a great tactician, but he definitely didn't have the prowess in battle that your typical warriors had.
