Ireland - CK II - AAR - Part 4

September 14^th, 885

Looting wasn't enough for me. I craved more land. More stability. So I decided that war would also be a good thing. War against the weaker people, who I have a totally and fair legit, not fake claim to there land. This will be the greatest and swiftest victory ever. Unlike that last seven year war.

January 15^th, 886

Finnaly my wound in my eblow is healed. I can now fight like a real man. Take names, like a boss. Kill innocent tulips like a pro. There is going to be nothing that gets in my way of making a grand rulership for my two daughters. The joys in my world. Knowing they are alive and weell is the best thing I could hope for. Plus theres the added benefit of grossing them out with this new scar on my eblow left over from my old wound

April 30^th, 855

Told you this would be a quick war. I probable didnt need all that extra muscle I gathered. It took a lot of hit on my status, and recongintion. But I will rebuild that. Land is just important as status. Without land, people cant respect you for being a true and noble leader. Plus it was nice of me to give my people some action.

May 30^th, 886

Since my second daughter just had her sixth birth day its time to find her a tutor. Since she already understands so much about how politics works. I think I will let the best man for politics train her. This way she will be the undisputed best queen Ireland has ever had when I get rich enough to make the Kingdom of Ireland. Or at least the greatest Duchy in the Northern parts of Ireland. She will be undisputed the greatest, just like her elder sister is the greatest.

March 11^th, 887

My son married the lady who I arranged for him. Sure shes a lot younger then him. But She is pretty and there kids will be great.

December 1^st, 887

I may be an old man. I may be almost 61 years old, but I am a great warrior. I have found a path in the nearby woods where I can stay in shape. Running so that I am in top shape and in great health, and a force to be reckoned with.

December 8^th, 887

I am a great warrior. Nothing will stand in my way. I like my neighbors love war, so do I. Its this love of War, that caused me to lose my fear of fear. I fear nothing now, so there is nothing that will stop me from my goals to leave my daughter a great land. A lot of land to be tribal on.

May 31^st, 888

Now that my conquered land have finally excepted me as there new ruler, I can now call enough soldiers together to go raiding. Without the help or hindrance of needing to pay for troops with money, status, or other. This means that there will be a more loot to pillage, when I pillage my enemy. I will make them regret not sending my daughter a gift on her sixth birthday last year. We will crush all the people and then buy my daughter a gift with there money. We just want there money. They can keep there land.

June 17^th, 888

Ever since I hurt my son all those years ago, he cant seem to figure out how to use a sword properly. Now he is my heir to my kingdom. I don't want my heir to not know how to fight, but the fact that he is so clumsy and unskilled that a lesser man would be too interfered to do it. A slightly better man would ask for payment to train him to be a good swordsmen. Me, on the other hand. Fear absolutely nothing. I will train my son, and I will not be scared doing it. I will make him the best swordsmen ever seen.

April 10^th, 889

I did it. I created a dukedom. I told my princess they would be true and real princess. This is just one step closer to that goal. They are now Duchess. Which is a great leap forward. I just cant die in my old age. There happiness, wellbeing and is just to important to me. I don't want them to be mad, or upset. I just want them to be prefect little angels that I know they are.

February 16^th, 890

I am now a grandfather. My daughter in law gave birth to a beautiful girl. This means that I have seen my son continue my our line. Our glorious linage. With this I can now die a happy and fulfilled man.

February 22, 890

Today is an interesting development. I didn't realize that since my realm was so large that displaced rulers would come flocking to my Kingdom. I just got a new member of my kingdom by him running from his lost county. I would laugh at him, but I am not going to tempt Gods wrath, for the Wrath of God is vengeful and mighty. We don't want to upset that god.

September 6^th, 890

A dull day. A short entry, My nephew had a son.

October 28^th, 890

So my eldest daughter, my first duchess in waiting has turned 16 today. This means she has to have a great party today. One to rival the Princess of Aquitaine. I will make it so grand that people will be talking about it for eons, and when the days are gone they will still be talking about it.

Even more important then this, is my duty at as her father to choose her husband. Now I want to choose some one around her age. Who will love and cherish her the way I do. I am half tempted to just pick some one close by that would fit the bill, but she deserves the royalty that she deserves. So we have two criteria to fill: Some one her age, and some one with land (presumable a king or such)).

My choices are the King Ota of Great Moravia – an lazy ambitious charitible young lad at the age of 12, Konrad age 8 – king of Barvara and Burgandy, or Duke Berenguie III of Toulouse – he is an ambitious Brilliant Strategist. Konrad I find just way to young and therefor an unknown variable. I cant risk that by the time my daughter gets married that I will be dead and Konrad will be a bad choice. Berenguie is a truly safe bet. His family has had that dukedom for years, its his bum leg that worries me.

While I will have to wait, King Ota will make my daughter who I always knew was a princess into the next logical step. A queen. Sure she may be far from home, but she will be a good wife. A loving wife. Also this will give my wife four years to get to know her future husband. I think King Ota is the right bet.

January 1^st, 891

I have decide that the walls around my main fort are too weak. I will begin the labour of love to increase there strength. Increase the strength of my men. Maybe increase a few laws too while I am at.

September 13^th, 891

I have decide to show all my doubters, all those who call me weak, or old, or both, that they are wrong. I am just a great a warrior as anyone in my realm. I am better even. The best maybe. I will prove it to them all at the spear throwing contest I will be holding in the near future. This will show all those unbelievers what a true christian king can do. I may have a smaller territory then Aquitaine or Scotland, but I am still a king. God knows this. I know this.

September 17^th, 891

This is grand. The spear throwing contest is going very well, but there have been a few accidents that have occurred. Not my fault, I didnt throw the spear while some one was out measuring the last spear thrown. I do not fear getting an injury, but the spear teared everything below his one knee completely and utter off. It was kinda gross to look at.

September 22^nd, 891

After days of the competition being whittled down, a victor has finally emerged. I was shocked to see a man of the cloth Though I am glad it was the one I know, and interested with tutoring my daughter. The one called Bishop Bruide of Con Doire. Hes currently my council member, more specifically my court Chaplain, Also known as the most spirtual man in my kingdom. So good on him. Good win.

September 29^th, 891

My running, and my competing in the competition have paved off. I am in better shape then I was before. I Think I should utilize my knew found skills by going to war. I think that Norsemen should finally be shown true Irish hospitality, and kicked out of this beautiful island.

July 5^th. 892

Stupid Foreigner politics leaving me without a reason for war. With no reason for war, that war ended kind of abruptly, and suddenly. Now I am upset. I still need to feel victor, I guess the only other option is to go after the only other person I have a Casus Belli for there land. The Chief of Tir Eoghain. I want his land, as my own, not him as a member of my court. I think I will pent my frustrations out on him.

October 28^th, 893

The war was successful. There are two things I want to note quickly. First off is its my younger sons birthday today. He became an underhanded rouge. Dont know if I want to marry him off right away. Secondly there I joined in support of a holy war. I am a true catholic and destroying those heretics is a true catholic job. When this country is united under one family we wont have to worry about heretics any more.

February 1^st, 894

I couldnt of asked for Ota to become a better man, a truer king, and the perfect husband material, then he already has. He is a mighty king master of all schools of being a king. He will make my daughter happy. I am glad I went with him to be my future son-in-law. He will make me, my duaghter, and God proud.

November 11^th, 895

Fiachne my spymaster has died. I need to pick a new one. Looks like Bishop Caicher of Ceann Lios seems to be the best pick for the job. He is also a Bishop and a man of the cloth, and after the spear throwing contest I know bishops are better then they look.

February 27^th, 896

This old man still got it. I just got my wife pregnant again. I feel like I twenty nine years old, not sixty nine. I wonder what gender the child would be.

May 29^th, 896

Ben-Laign is of age now. She became a grey I think Konrad, King of Burgandry. Is the best choice, a King for my princess, and he is only two years younger. A lot less of a gamble then he was for my elder daughter.

April 25^th, 896

I am still training to stay in shape. Nothing like a war to get the blood pumping. Their is nothing wrong with a war to keep in shape. I cant help but think that think war is the best way to be a great man.

September 29^th, 896

I have a new daughter named Cacht. I am too old to be a father.

April12th, 897

What happened to me? I used to be a great warrior, a great leader of men. Now I cant seem to win a single war against anyone. I am complete and utter push over. Its an embarcement to be locked in jail and have your wars turn against you. Maybe I was more effective when I wasn't in my late sixties. I wish I could prove to others I still have it, but I seem to becoming a big joke.