Here I am on my to a 19:40 5k on a cross-country course, my fastest since the injury that kept me out all winter. To clarify, I'm the scrawny one in white, by far the less good-looking of the two of us...
John Hawkwood:
He was an English Condottiere, who basically made his way in the world by being a ruthless badass fighting machine. He fought in the Hundred Years' War and eventually served various Italian city states, and got pretty rich despite relatively humble beginnings.
Gustaf II Adolf:
He...
Who, and why, is your favourite historical figure? I would expect lots of medieval answers from this forum for obvious reasons, but I'd have no complaints if people proved me wrong!
Some of my personal favourites:
John Hawkwood
Gustaf II Adolf
Alexander Hamilton
Ulysses Grant
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