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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 196399" data-attributes="member: 3146">Well, as a fan of the story hour, I thought I'd hop over here and jot down a few comments:1. Others have suggested some very good ideas. Trial by combat (presumably Oronthon would make sure the right guy won--he is a god and he really exists and has power after all). Trial by ordeal (the coin in the water, etc) might also work.2. Joan of Arc is a great example. There are a few others that you might not have thought of though:-John Huss (or perhaps his followers). As far as I know, John Huss was not a military leader but his followers emerged victorious from numerous crusades against them.-John Knox. Although John Knox didn't directly direct the armies of the Scottish Lords, he was a religious reformer involved in a war as a result of a church schism. (His _History of the Reformation in Scotland_ could be a good resource for you in this).-I'm not certain that Jesus isn't a good source for this. He regularly faced people who refused to believe that he was God on earth (or even the voice of God on earth). Even though he never led an army against his enemies, his dealings with the Pharisees and Saducees is probably a very good example for Eadric. He not only demonstrated divine power but he also argued the theological case for doing as he did. The story of his healing the man with a withered hand on the Sabbath is a classic example of such a case.3. As far as ecclesiastical debate goes, realize that this is not only carried out on the intellectual level but also in popular culture--in theatre and song. For examples of this, look up the life of John Bale (a key playwright, actor, and preacher in pre-reformation England). An example of purely written word could be found in the Elizabethan Marprelate controversy (named after a series of papers purporting to be written by Martin Marprelate and assaulting the character of the English bishops). Eadric's friend Ortwin could almost certainly help with that.</blockquote>

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