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Jun 10Liked by Daniel O’Donnell

Excellent, excellent story, Dan, plus as ever I love the footnote you provided for the extra context. Great blend of action and dialogue. This line in particular is really meaty:

Bruce ducked out the way of the crushing blow, and slashed his sword into the knight’s face hacking through teeth, bone, brain and life, turning his face into a gore drenched ruin.

Ahh, I'm sure you still have a story there despite The da Vinci code ;)

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Thanks very much, Nathan 🙏

Well, the story is still there but it was far too similar to ever go back to. It started with a private detective investigating a missing person and it led on from there into Templars, the “cup” of Christ and Rosslyn Chapel. I had written about 200 pages but I’m sure Dan Brown did it better. Maybe 😁

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Jun 11Liked by Daniel O’Donnell

You were ahead of your time!!

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Great piece. Reminds me of Knight Fall the series that was on a couple of years back.

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Thanks very much Jason 🙏

I don’t think I ever saw that so I’ll need to catch up with it 👍🏼

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Yeah definitely. There are 2 seasons and it finishes as well. Loads of twists and turns and epic battles. Even has Mark Hamall in the 2nd season.

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Ah, I love me a good Robert the Bruce story. Well done adding the supernatural here. Still remember seeing Braveheart in the cinema back then.

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Thanks very much Alexander 🙏

Yeah, Braveheart casts a long shadow

I remember seeing it in the cinema in my home town of Falkirk and when the battle of Falkirk came up on screen, everybody cheered 😁

Unfortunately, that one didn’t go so well for Wallace!

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Yeah, I've been up the Wallace Tower in Stirling when I did my Highland tour back in the day. So many great memories from that trip.

I think Braveheart was the zenith of his career, Mel Gibson, I mean. I think we talked about this before? 😂

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Well worth a look.

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Thanks Jason. I’ll check it out 👍🏼

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