Trevor Collins

Now in life, you know, we're talking about calling down St.

George, asking for help in that moment.

St.

George is a revered Christian martyr known for his bravery as a Roman soldier.

And in the Christian faith, St.

George is the patron saint of many countries, including England.

but also of soldiers, knights, fencers, archers, and much more.

So you can see the relevance at hand, you know, retreating soldiers calling down their patron saint, essentially.

So again, coming back to Macken's story, as it continues, after he's called upon for help, St.

George then appears on a white horse to help them win the battle.

He is surrounded by bowmen, but not just any bowmen, as you described them, you know, with their, I want to say, old-timey kind of hats,

Specifically in this story, they are bowmen from the 1415 Battle of Agincourt, which was part of the Hundred Years War, my history buffs would know.

The story goes on to say that 10,000 Germans perished with the help of these archers, and the British then went on to win the battle.

Obviously a little bit more of a departure from reality, but not so much as to rattle the believability for people susceptible to it.

I'm laying some groundwork.

We know that Macken might have taken some inspiration from the Battle of Mons itself after hearing how well the British held on their own and maybe pulled from some of that to work on this admittedly work of fiction.

But Macken claims that he didn't notate as such, right?

He said the work was entirely crafted in his head.

And much like any movie that's ever been made, you see at the end of the credits, like any resemblance to true people or events or places is all coincidence, right?

So that's kind of his claim is that he's not necessarily imbibing all of this truth into it.