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"Fortune favours the bold" or "fortune favours the brave" are among the English translations of the Latin proverb "audentes Fortuna iuvat" and its variations. The phrase has been widely used as a slogan in the Western world to emphasize the rewards of courage and bravery, particularly within military organizations, and it is also used up to the ...
Bolesław II the Bold's expedition to Kiev in 1069 aimed to assert Polish influence in the region, mirroring the conquests of his predecessor, Bolesław the Brave. Bolesław II the Bold occupied Kiev where he put the allied Iziaslav I of Kiev on the throne and on the way back occupied Przemyśl and annexed Cherven Cities to Poland.
Bolesław II the Bold (c. 1041 or 1042–1081 or 1082) a.k.a. Boleslaw II the Generous, Duke of Poland 1058–1076 and King 1076–1079 Bolesław II the Horned (c. 1220/5–1278) a.k.a. Bolesław II the Bald, Duke of Kraków in 1241, of Southern Greater Poland 1241–1247, and of all Silesia–Wrocław 1241–1248
The Sögubrot deals with events taking place in the 8th century, a long time after Starkad killed Áli the Bold. When the Swedish king Sigurd Hring prepared for the Battle of the Brávellir against the Danish Harald Wartooth, a much later king Áli the Bold appeared with seven other kings to help him in the battle. These kings were accompanied ...
1 The phrase was used as the motto of the Royal Air Force station based at East Fortune, in East Lothian. The base was operational in the First World War and between 1940 and 1947. The base was operational in the First World War and between 1940 and 1947.
A 2015 binge-watching guide for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine by Wired recommended this as an essential episode. [ 7 ] In 2015, Geek.com recommended this episode as "essential watching" for their abbreviated Star Trek: Deep Space Nine binge-watching guide, noting that this is the start of the Dominion war and involves the Gamma-quadrant wormhole ...
Pierre is ensnared by the fortune-hunting Hélène Kuragina, whose eventual deception leaves him depressed and confused, spurring a spiritual odyssey that spans the novel. At the opening of the novel, Pierre is a young man who has recently returned to Russia to seek a career after completing his education abroad.
a Ser Jon Roxton, aka Bold Jon Roxton, (also spelled John) appears in George R. R. Martin's The Princess and the Queen, Fire & Blood (novel) and The Rise of the Dragon as a knight and the head of House Roxton during the civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons.