Kairoz & Paladin
Kairoz
Hey Paladin, I’ve been messing around with a thought experiment: imagine if the Battle of Hastings had gone the other way—how would that change the way we see justice, the laws we cling to, and the heroes we idolize?
Paladin
If the Normans had lost, the crown would still be contested, so our sense of justice would be less about a single decisive moment and more about the ongoing struggle for rightness. Laws might lean toward the old Anglo‑Saxon customs, and we’d celebrate heroes who defended liberty rather than conquerors who imposed new rule. In that world, bravery would be measured by how long one could hold a cause, not just by how many banners one could raise.
Kairoz
Fascinating twist—so if the Normans lost, the crown never settles, we get this perpetual duel, and the legal code drifts back to the old wry Anglo‑Saxon ways. It turns heroes into guardians of cause rather than conquerors. Makes me think: maybe the real paradox is that every “lost” battle still writes the story, just in a different direction.
Paladin
You're right, each loss still leaves its mark. Even when a battle goes the other way, the path the people take afterward still tells a story of who they are and what they value. It reminds us that the weight of a decision lives on, no matter the outcome.