Jorah should indeed feel ashamed. Danny realized that he did not mention his wife's name. Perhaps, she had long disappeared from his memory. After all, she never seemed to enter his heart. But she gave birth three times because of him, and even lost her life in the end …
The knight continued, "Not long after, my father joined the Night Watch, and I became the Earl of Bear Island. Many people came to propose marriage, and before I could make a final decision, Tiemin began to rebel, and Balon Greyjoy proclaimed himself king …"
Danny frowned and interrupted him, asking, "When was that? Before I was born? "
"Princess, I'm not that old," Jorah said dryly with a wooden face.
"Oh, continue," Danny replied casually.
"It was the fourth year after the War of the Usurpers, and you were about four years old …" His voice lowered.
There seemed to be no difference, they were all the same age …
Danny understood. It should be the time when Theon Greyjoy was held hostage in Winterfell.
She did not understand. "What was Tiemin thinking? During the War of the Usurpers, he did not cause trouble. Instead, he waited until the Usurpers had proclaimed themselves king for four years, and the unrest in the country had subsided. Where did he get his confidence from? Or was it that his reaction arc was too long, and when he reacted, he thought that a hero was born in troubled times? “
Tiemin has always been crazy, and his actions are unpredictable. " Jorah shook his head. "Perhaps he thought that the Usurpers' foundation was not stable, or perhaps someone had been suppressing him to prevent him from rebelling …
During the War of the Usurpers, Balon's father, Duke Collen, had always been neutral. After your brother, Prince Rhaegar, died in battle at the Ruby Beach, he joined the Usurper Robert. At that time, Highcourt Tyrell was on the side of the Targaryens.
Thus, Collen led the Iron Fleet (the main fleet of Tiemin Island) out to sea, and prepared to plunder the River Bend Highcourt. Unfortunately, the Highcourt people were prepared, and waited for the enemy to arrive at the Shield Islands. Not only did they defeat the invincible Iron Fleet, but they also killed Collen in that battle. Then, Balon inherited his father's position. The usurper had already ascended the throne, and the rebellions were more or less quelled. "
"It took King Balon four years to gain complete control of Tiemin Bay. He raised his flag and rebelled. Then King Balon was defeated, and his eldest and second sons were killed. His youngest son, who was ten years old, became the adopted son of Winterfell Duke Eide Stark and was used as a hostage to prevent the Greyjoy family from rebelling.
To celebrate his victory, Robert decided to hold a tournament outside Lannisport.
I met Linneth there.
At that time, she was only half my age. Together with her father, she had come all the way from the old town to watch her brothers compete.
The first time I saw her, I couldn't take my eyes off her. It was the first time I felt such strong love. Impulsively, I begged her to give me a token to fight for her. I wouldn't have dared to dream that she would agree, but she did.
Your Highness, you must understand that a tournament is a knight's sport, not a simple contest of martial arts. We northerners have never been good at the Andals' sport, but with Linneth's token, I seemed to have been possessed by a warrior of the Seven Gods.
For a few days, I was invincible, and finally crowned Linneth with love and beauty.
The wine and glory made me do something crazy. That night, I went to her father and told him that I wanted to marry his daughter.
With the wealth and status of our families, Count Leighton should have been mercilessly rejected, but he wasn't. "
The Leighton Hyder family's fief included the second largest port in Westeros, Oldtown, as well as the Maester's temple, the City of Learning. The headquarters of the Church of the Seven Gods was also in Oldtown.
The Hyder family was also of the blood of Green Hand Garth. They could be counted as Dukes without the title of Duke.
Duke Tywin Lannister had proposed marriage to Count Leighton on behalf of his son, the Imp, in the hope that Tyrion would marry a daughter of Hyder.
Count Leighton had almost rejected him in an insulted manner.
Jorah Mormont had been very lucky.
"Unfortunately, the honeymoon was short-lived. Linneth was disappointed with my hometown. She felt that it was too cold, too wet, and too remote.
The wooden hall of Bear Island was far inferior to her family's magnificent and warm castle.
Moreover, life on Bear Island lacked the fun that a southern noble lady needed. There were no masquerade balls, no mime shows, and no luxurious banquets.
Even the wandering singers had to wait for several years before they could come here with the merchants who bought furs. The ones who came were old, ugly, and unskilled third-rate singers.
The food in the Northern Region was also far more monotonous than in the rich Highland. It was already a blessing from the gods that my people could eat their fill, but every meal was almost torture for Linneth.
At that time, I thought that as long as she was happy, I was willing to do anything.
So, I hired a cook from her hometown, a bard, and gold, silver, and jewelry for the ball. On Bear Island, where every silver coin was counted, I had no choice but to familiarize myself with the price of most of the jewelry.
So, do you understand why I was able to estimate the value of the opal bracelet so skillfully? "
Jorah smiled like … a husband paying his wife's bill on the Internet on Double Eleven.
"I tried my best to satisfy whatever she wanted. As I said before, because of her, my potential exploded and I became the champion of the tournament.
The usurper was a generous … oh, an arrogant and licentious king. He was extravagant and loved to hold tournaments, and the champion of each tournament was richly rewarded.
That time, not only did I receive glory and beauty, I also received fifty thousand gold royals in my pocket. "
(PS: When Eide was inaugurated, the champion of the tournament was awarded forty thousand gold royals. But I thought that quelling King Balon's rebellion was more significant, so I added ten thousand gold royals.)
"That much?" Danny couldn't help but exclaim.
With the memories of the original host's difficult life in the various cities, she had a rough understanding of the purchasing power of the three currencies of this world: gold, silver, and copper.
She remembered that once, on the streets of Mill, Viserys used two copper coins to buy two barbecued sausages and a small bowl of goat's milk from a vendor. Viserys quickly finished his portion and snatched the remaining half of his sister's sausages.
In terms of purchasing power, let's say one copper coin was worth five dollars. After all, it was pure meat sausages, and the portion was quite sufficient … Under normal circumstances, that sausages could be used for breakfast, but Viserys was in the developing stage at that time, and his nutrition couldn't keep up.
And one gold royal could be exchanged for thirty silver moons, so one silver moon could be exchanged for about eight hundred copper coins.
In other words, one gold royal = twenty-four hundred copper coins = 12000 RMB purchasing power.
Fifty thousand gold royals was about six hundred million …
Holy shit!
Danny remembered that in the original plot, Robert had been on the throne for fourteen years, and owed a total of six million gold royals, of which three million belonged to the Lannister family.
This …
Hearing Danny's exclamation, Jorah also lamented, "That's right, Bear Island can't even earn five thousand gold royals in a hundred years. In terms of spending money, the usurper is more like the 'Mad King' than your father … Uh, sorry, I mean … "
The knight's face flushed red, and he didn't know what to do.
Danny didn't say anything, and only nodded calmly.
Sir Jorah heaved a sigh of relief, and continued his love story, saying, "It was also because of that fifty thousand gold royals that I was able to satisfy all of Linnis's requests in the days before.
In order for her to attend festivals and banquets everywhere, I specially built a large ship for her. Port Lannister, Old Town, King's Landing, Lys, Pentos, she appeared there. The furthest we went was to Braavos. "
"From Bear Island to Braavos? Are you crazy? "Danny was shocked again.
Braavos was actually very close to the Northern Territory, in a straight line … If there was a plane, flying from Bear Island to Braavos was about three thousand kilometers.
Uh, three thousand kilometers seemed a little far.
The key was that Bear Island and Braavos were separated by a continent and a strait. If they took a ship, they would have to circle around the continent of Westeros.
Probably …
It was really too far, and the sea conditions were very complicated, so it was very likely that they would have to take a detour.
The only thing that was certain was that the voyage was definitely more than ten thousand kilometers, farther than from Shanghai to Los Angeles.
Chora really risked his life for his wife.
But this was not the end, Chora continued to talk about his journey of "burning life."
"For money, and also because Linis hoped to get the crown of love and beauty again, which is also the highest honor for a real queen, I continued to participate in the tournament, but the miracle was no longer there, I actually never won again. And every time I lost, it meant the loss of a warhorse and a set of armor, which had to be redeemed with money, or replaced with new products. "
Danny was curious, "A set of armor, a fine horse, how much is it?"
The original Danny Reese mingled in the marketplace, knew the price of ordinary food and drinks, but was too far away from the nobles' weapons and workhorses.
"A good tamed horse is at least one gold royal, my former warhorse was better, about three gold royals on average. And a good full-body armor is about four or five gold royals, I have to buy good armor. " He solemnly told Danny, "For us knights who have a long history of family learning, we are as familiar with armor as we are with our own palm prints. Under normal circumstances, I only need a glance to see the flaws in the opponent's armor, if there really is a flaw.
Similarly, my opponent can also see the flaws in my body. So, I can't have too obvious flaws, and I can't use substandard armor, or else my life will be in danger during the competition.
I'm not afraid of death, but dying in a nobles' game because of a problem with my armor is really an extremely cowardly thing. "
After a pause, Knight Chora said in a complicated tone, "I've participated in many tournaments, and every time, there were knights who lost their lives, most of them free riders seeking wealth and fame.
Almost none of the children of great nobles died, because no one could break through their defenses under the rules of the competition between cavalry and spear. "
If Danny had watched the 'Prime Minister's Tournament' held at King's Landing more than a year ago, she would have a deeper understanding of Chora's words.
One of the matches was Rayleigh versus Hound. During the high-speed collision, Hound stabbed Rayleigh in the chest, causing him to fly out from the saddle, flying more than ten meters in the opposite direction from where he came from. The golden antlers on the helmet, which were as thick as a child's wrist, were crushed by him, but what happened?
Rayleigh was completely fine. He patted his butt and stood up, waving his hand ostentatiously, using a proper smile to respond to the cheers of the audience around him.
If it had been someone else, the plate armor on the chest was thinner, or the inner lining behind the plate armor was not elastic enough to cushion the fierce impact, then even if he did not die, his internal organs would be damaged.
In this world, if one's internal organs were damaged, one would basically be crippled.
"What's the difference between a free rider and a knight?" she asked curiously.
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