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26 Dec 2008

Historical Christmas Wishes


Trust Susan Higginbotham and Nan Hawthorne to come up with some fun. What some historical characters would like to find under the Christmas tree.

  • Varus: To just get OUTTA HERE.
  • Arminius: Roman baths.
  • Segestes: An obedient daughter.
  • Caligula: Shiny new boots.
  • Nero: An e-guitar.
  • Agricola: Caledonia.
  • Calgacus: More PS to my chariot.
  • Maximinus Thrax: More wine.
  • Honorius: Some sheets to hide under until the Visigoths are gone.
  • Charlemagne: A new rearguard.
  • Heinrich I: Fowling equipment. A crown would be nice, too.
  • Heinrich IV: A pope's head or two in a vinegar jar.
  • Heinrich the Lion of Saxony: My lands back.
  • Friedrich Barbarossa: A life jacket.
  • Eleanor of Aquitaine: Marriage counselling for my husband. It's not my fault.
  • Henry II: Family therapy for my wife and sons. It's not my fault.
  • Llywelyn Fawr. Glass windows for Criccieth Castle.
  • Richard III: A horse.
  • William Wallace: The director of Braveheart.
  • Duke of Wellington: Night. Or the Prussians.


    • Here's the reason why Llywelyn wants new windows
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    11 comments:

    1. Susan HigginbothamDecember 26, 2008

      Love 'em! And I do hope Llywelyn gets those new windows.

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    2. Shelley MunroDecember 27, 2008

      Great stuff. William Wallace made me laugh. Happy holidays. :)

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    3. Kit mossDecember 27, 2008

      I love it... imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.. the ones I laugh4ed most at were Eleanor and Henry II.

      By the way, Charlemagne is contemporary to my fictional King Lawrence.

      Nan

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    4. Gabriele CampbellDecember 27, 2008

      Thank you, Susan. Come think of it, Llywelyn needs a new roof, too. Damn expensive castle maintenance.

      Shelley, I'm sure he'd love to show Mel Gibson the real Scotland, mwuahah. Happy Holidays to you as well.

      Thank you, Nan. I keep filching Susan's fun memes, that's not the first one. :)
      I have a plotbunny about Charlemagne in my files (or under the bed where I keep the buggers) as well. But first I'll have to finish the Romans and that Fantasy NiP.

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    5. CarlaDecember 27, 2008

      Great stuff. It's a glorious view from those glass-less windows, at least on a fine day

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    6. Gabriele CampbellDecember 27, 2008

      Lots of wind, though, Carla. :)

      But yes, it was a glorious view and a fine, sunny day.

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    7. Barbara MartinDecember 28, 2008

      Llywelyn deserves new windows! What a view.

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    8. MikaelaDecember 28, 2008

      LOL! This was great, Gabriele. It inspired me to do something similar with my own characters, when I get better

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    9. Gabriele CampbellDecember 28, 2008

      Thank you, Barbara and booklover.

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    10. Kirsten CampbellDecember 29, 2008

      Roflol. Love 'em!

      Agricola: Caledonia

      With Ireland as a stocking-filler, maybe? :)

      I'll add:

      Caratacus: A home in the sun. Fed up roughing it in rainy Britain, anyway.

      Boudicca: Catus Decianus' delicates in a jar.

      Venutius: A good divorce lawyer.

      Septimius Severus: Family therapy for the kids. Don't know where I went wrong with those two.

      Caracalla: To be an only child.

      Macbeth: William Shakespeare. By the throat.

      Ghost of Aonghas Og: A new harpist.

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    11. Gabriele CampbellDecember 29, 2008

      Roflol Kirsten. Love the Venutius one, and Septimius should have a talk with Henry II. Being a father is so not easy. ;)

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