Sermon

 This Sunday we talking different ways communion is taken and the different ways people think that the bread wins turn into different things like the Catholics think it turns into christ's body and christs blood the bread and the wine and the Lutherans think it becomes something saintly something holy and that the spirit fills it and the Christian religion says that it symbolizes the same thing that the Catholics think but not actually turn into those things.

Franks

    The Franks were a Gaulish tribe that started conquering the very weak Romans and beat them easily. Clovis their leader was the one who conquered so much he then turned his eyes on the Frankish kings and one by one killed them and their sons. Sometimes he used an army or simply killed them he then took over the know leaderless province's he also started a war with the Burgundians and Goths and conquered them. But with great casualties, it took him many years. After that was his final big campaign after all that he was old and died a few years after defeating the Franks and Burgundians.

Heros of the middle ages

 The Vandals were a tribe that existed far before the Middle Ages began an interesting thing about that the Vandals did sack Rome and fought with Rome for many years after the fall of Rome they fought with the other tribes and were eventually conquered by the Turks the Vandal group ended in 535 after being conquered

Christmas

 

1. Christmas is a festive season that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, embodying a significant religious and spiritual meaning for Christians worldwide.
2. It is a time for family and friends to come together, fostering a sense of love, warmth, and unity that transcends cultural and religious boundaries.
3. The holiday season represents a time of joy, generosity, and goodwill, encouraging people to show kindness and compassion to one another.
4. Christmas is synonymous with the spirit of giving, as people exchange gifts as a symbol of appreciation and love for one another.
5. Decorations, lights, and festive ornaments adorn homes and public spaces, creating a magical and enchanting atmosphere that adds to the holiday cheer.
6. Traditional Christmas carols and songs fill the air, contributing to the festive ambiance and spreading joy through music.
7. Many cultures have unique customs and traditions associated with Christmas, adding diversity to the celebrations around the world.
8. The holiday season often prompts reflection on the past year, encouraging gratitude for blessings and fostering hope for the future.
9. For children, Christmas is a time of excitement and wonder, as they eagerly anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus and the joy of unwrapping presents.
10. Ultimately, Christmas serves as a reminder of the importance of love, kindness, and faith, encouraging individuals to embrace the spirit of the season throughout the year.

Tocacity: lightless days part 5

    Lord Feldor listened to Captain Forger explain what had happened "Me and my men fought hard we all used up every arrow we had but it wasn't enough we then retreated the arrikkidian were closing in behind us there were hundreds!"

    Lord Feldor what do you want? There are a large group of soldiers coming up the road who could they be are they Arrikkidian? no sir those are out men! 

    The group of soldiers turned out to be more survivors of the slaughter there twenty four Rankmen and four cavalrymen everyone had wounds some bad some not so bad they marched wearily through the gate a corporal saluted Lord Feldor wearily before collapsing to the ground exhausted most of the men did the same but one quickly ran up and wearily gave an account of the battle

    "Blast every one of those soldiers! "With all due respect sir those soldiers died at your command! Those aren't the ones I'm mad at it's that Captain Forger he obviously left those soldiers at the battle field they his men showed up compared to those others his men had no wounds and those who came back could barely walk!

    Bent and the strange man traveled for many days towards the western territory's filled with raider thief's mercenary's and roving tribes the man spoke only in monosymballic phrases like fetch some water, start a fire, gather some more wood eventually the arrived at the borders and after travelling a few miles into the wild land they arrived at there destination a compound with several building racks and barrels littered the yard there was also a layer of hay and manure all over the yard throw your gear into the ubit (a small building used for housing of one or two people) yessir said bent after dropping off his load and tying up his animal he wandered over to the big house the man was already set to working fixing some straps sit down you must be very confused yessir said Bent my name is Woldin though I am called the White wolf in many places I am one of two left of the Kings men other wise known as the Oaken heroes but know a days know one knows who we are back before the war of the Continents king Oakeldor kept about five hundred special soldiers known as the kings men or the men of the oaks we were trained in every aspect of fighting but after Tocacity led his arrikkidian armies against Oakeldor we lost most of the brethren during the war I was apprenticed to Feldin he was killed in the final battle that drove Tocacity out we every last one of us was killed except me Oakeldor also fell in the battle and his son Duncan rose to power and healed Flint over the years he pushed me out I was issued one apprentice but you are the first in two decades where is your other apprentice after a few minutes quite speechless said Bent he gather he left me grew restless gathered together a band over time and know fights to keep these territorys a little bit in line he also has been keeping me updated on Arrikidian activity he found a group in the northern regions of these lands suddenly hoofbeats were heard Woldin got up and went to the door unsheathing a bow from the wall and an arrow drawing it he poked his head out of the door then lowered the bow it is my apprentice Cantar call him the Black Wolf its tradition among the Oaken's that we call each other the names given to us in battle Cantar! What are you doing here? I have grave new- he suddenly noticed Bent and said who is this? Ah this is my new apprentice Bent anyways more on that later why have you come I bring the worst news the Arrikidian horde massacred a whole town on the border of Flint Feldor the Fool sent a force to deal with them and they were slaughtered I counted two hundred and ninety three dead soldiers and several officers dead as well Feldor should've known better than to send regular soldiers at them he should've sent for me I have my troops following the arrikdians know they made there way to Santer what would he want at Santer he is going to hire the mercenarys there most likely and gather a second army!

to be continued...

    

Myself

Middle-child characteristics are like Being a maverick basically and rebel and not listening to others another thing is that they are good mediators sitting there and thinking I think I display some of these things I definitely don't being told what to or listening to my older brother or younger brother

 some older brother characteristics that my older brother Andrew displays are wanting to be in charge and not taking the blame even though he's in charge a lot he's not the best leader ever he is not inspiring as a leader he likes to take the blame of him and send it on to the next person

    some characteristics of the youngest in the family are that they are prone to be angry when they do not get their way they are more arrogant as they are usually more spoiled they also as they grow up become more irresponsible and usually live at their parents house longer than the other siblings but they usually grow up in better conditions another fact that leads back to being a bit more stuck up they also get doted on more

Tocacity: Lightless days Part 4

 Bent was shocked by that he had never ridden horses besides for some old nag that they used to transport a few things before he could ask questions he was sent to another room were he was given a Flinish sword which was basically shorter than a normal sword but longer than a short sword they were common among the cavalry he was then given leather armor and strange bag he was then led to the back were there was a strange man who had a white cloak and strange breastplate that stretched down a little farther white designs on it Jurgen this is your new apprentice said the man the man said nothing and simply walked over to Bent and said what is your name a gruff tone Bent sir the man stared for a few seconds then walked away saying we have a long ride ahead of us he motioned for Bent to mount an old horse while he mounted a medium sized battle horse and they ride off together Bent is very confused as light cavalrymen do not get apprenticed out but the man doesn't answer any questions and they simply ride.                                                                       Sir Carek is very pleased at being in charge of such a large army he looks at the column of soldiers marching forward four hundred rankmen two hundred archers and seventy five cavalry in all close to seven hundred troops march in his column that he is the sole commander a younger corproal rode up and said that several scouts that he had sent out earlier were back good send them over said Carek sir the scouts saluted we rode all the way to the village it was comletely destroyed we found no survivors we found footprints of at least two hundred soldiers good sir said the second scout yes said Carek we found no body's no body's said Carek? yessir we rode all around the area as well we found no bodys or freshly dug dirt Carek dismissed them confused.                                                                                                                                       Tocacity watched Careks army march towards Lakeside he motioned his second hand man to him Sirk! yessir said Sirk! Take the men and ambush that bunch at the place we discussed Sirk grinned you want prisoners no! said Tocacity yessir the Arrikidian army moved off                                                                                          Captain don't you think that place ahead could be a good ambush spot? No they aren't that smart! But they have Tocacity? that is not yet proven keep the men moving we must make the village before dark                                                                                                                                                                        Sirk motioned some archers to him while the rest of the arrikidians mainly armed with large swords and axes positioned themselves around the road that Careks men were marching on he smiled and told his men to nock arrows there bows creaked                                                                                                                        Matthew marched at the head of the column he carried his spear on one hand and shield in the other he like all the rankmen had a bowl shaped helmet and breatplate along with a little protection of leather legginges all of the sudden a guttural sound came from woods that turned into screams arrows suddenly came out of nowhere and slammed into man marching next to Matthew all of the sudden beings started screaming at them and runnig at them they were large all of them over six feet tall hairier than normal people there muscles bulged there were none were skinny he immediately lifted his shield and prepared to fight yelling out to me! to me! to several men around him he was a experienced fighter having fought on several campaigns in the western territorys                                                                                                                         Carek watched in horror as several of his men were killed by huge arrows he then watched as the front of his column was hit by the first waves of Arrikidians Carek drew his sword and shrugged his shield in place he screamed at his archer commander get your men to the rear! Yessir! Cavalry to me! he spurred his horse forward as terrified archers ran around him the rankmen were fighting one on one with arrikidians and getting slaughtered he had already lost twenty men he also noticed that a group were fighting them on the front quite effectively                                                                                                                                         

    Matthew had about seventeen soldiers around him spears thrusting shields blocking there reatreating tactfully and in an ordered mannered the Beasts hurled themselves at them expecting a terrified group of soldiers but Matthew kept them toegther shouting out orders there weren't doing all that much damage but were woudning a few at a time suddenly a bigger than normal appeared in the tree line a large bow in hand and arrow stuck in the ground at his feet he suddenly shout an arrow taking out a man in his line close up he yelled they quickly did another arrow was launched and another man brought down he realized that they were the only orderly group the rest were to retreat or fight back and getting killed doing so. He suddenly did something surprising forward thrust in unison the men thrust forward killing a arrikidian the charge was surprising the arikkidians took a tep back which gave Matthews men a breather 

    Carek launched his cavalry at surging line of arikidians his cavalry pushed the arikidian line but several of his men were killed and most pulled from there horses and know were fighting hand to hand he charge at them again a huge Arikidian lunged at him hurling a javelin! he deflected the Javelin and slew the arikidian with a blow from his sword this time they didn't get through the line the cavalry men fought for their lives 

    Captain Forger yelled a corproal of the archer company what do we do? Forger was not a well experienced captain he was the son of nobleman wasn't ready for active battle retreat he said quietly what? said the corproal reatreat he said run RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! archers started to turn and run with Forger at their head the Corproal turned and said come on those who aren't cowards lets go only three followed the corproal while hundred ninety six men ran for it 

    Matthew had a plan devised in his head they were going to try go forward because backward men facing the Arrikidian hord that had already killed almost a hundred men thrust forward! thrust! yelled Matthew as his men started to follow him forward the killed another arrikidian but lost a man to Arrikidian and another to the bowman forward forward! continued Matthew the bowman looked confused at there plan then smiled an evil smile and drew a long sword and let loose a terrifying yell and charged them Matthew yelled together! the remaining men immeidately tightened up prepared for the onslaught the Arrikidian almost seven feet tall knocked aside the spears that were thrust at him with several other arrikidians at his back broke Matthews line and killed six of his men outright Matthew dropped his spear and drew his flintish sword and parried a arrikidian thrust and killed him he then dropped another with some escellent sword strokes the huge arrikidian turned to face him and said your men are dead and soon you will be as well said Matthew are you sure about that Sirk as that was the arrikidian parried and slew on of Matthews men as he tried to thrust his spear into him your whole army is destroyed why stand up and fight I will just kill you surrender and ill kill painlessly Matthew leveled his sword held his shield up higher and with a battle cry charge Sirk!]

    Carek was no fighting amongst the last remaing knot of survivors spear leveled the used Matthews previous strategy moving forward trying to escape that way but there where to many in the middle he met with several officers who had survived so far whats the plan said a captain I don't know said Carek where are the archers said another captain? the cowards must've run off said the first captain the rankmen left were getting steamrolled as Carek noticed we fight to the last man but someone must survived to let Lord Feldor know of what has happened there was a few horseman still left on horses they were using sropped rankmen spears and hurling them into the thick of the Arrikidians the battle is over said the second captain and I think I know who won he said just as the Rankmen line broke and arrikidians streamed in.

To be continued...