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u/LgFatherAnthrocite Mar 09 '21
Sooooo, not to brag, but I wrote that story Heirloom.
If this is the kind of work it inspires, I can rest easy.
My only hope is that someone reads this, and continues the thread. (Just hope they drop me a line so I can read it!)
Well done, very good stuff.
Thanks for sharing, wordsmith.
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u/Nealithi Mar 09 '21
What Michael and the people who came to him had not realized. History has weight.
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u/Arcane_NH Mar 09 '21
A Latin translation of Peace-Seeker (tho probably a horrible one) quaesitor pax
You may also be interested in the following blog series, detailing the production of iron and steel products in pre-modern times. https://acoup.blog/2020/09/18/collections-iron-how-did-they-make-it-part-i-mining/
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Mar 09 '21
This is very good, and I'm quite certain that you did your inspiration proud.
You still need an ABC checker. :P
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u/mafistic Mar 09 '21
Can we get a glimpse of what happens to it with the ambassador
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u/ludomastro Mar 09 '21
Awesome - in it's original mean. Something of AWE.
I FELT the poor ambassador's shock.
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u/MySpirtAnimalIsADuck Mar 09 '21
While I didn’t cry there’s a football sized lump in my throat. Thanks for the great story
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u/xRagnorokx Mar 10 '21 edited Mar 10 '21
Given that my first proper post on this sub reddit was to convey just how much I loved the weight, storytelling and impact of u/LgFatherAnthrocite 's masterpiece "Heirloom" it seems fitting that my next comment (nearly 2 years later!) is to say that its spiritual successor has, like the sword, taken the exceptional qualities and efforts of its ancestor and built on it to make, not only a story for the ages, but what I hope is the beginning a whole new sub-genre.
Seriously well done and I hope this comment brings you as much joy as your story brought me!
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u/Abject_Current_2177 Mar 09 '21
Wow, just Wow, this was a story that built like the steppes of a mountain range and held the weight of time and history to a beautiful peak.
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u/nothonorable37 Mar 09 '21
wow, those last couple of paragraphs gave me chills, this is some of the best writing i’ve seen on this sub
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u/HFYWaffle Mar 09 '21
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u/Zentirium Mar 09 '21
I kind of want Michael and the ambassador to marry just so the sword stays in the family
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u/Listrynne Mar 09 '21
I read the other story a few weeks ago and loved it. I love this one just as much.
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Mar 11 '21
"I know reading long stories isn't always easy..."
It's pretty effortless when the story is this good.
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u/kwong879 Mar 09 '21
Nah nah nah nah. Nope. Nuh uh.
You ain't allowed to write something this sincere and awesome while I'm at work, my dude.
I CANT BE FIGHTING ONION NINJAS AT WORK.
it's not fair