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Written here are ongoing notes and discussions of the book YAKOV'S RUN. |
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Journal Entry 012218 - Brainstorming section one of "The Heroes Journey" concept for the book YAKOV'S RUN. Possibilities and some historical background: Der Flechtemann the Legend (1018): What if in a time past when Holy Roman Emperor Henry II ruled much of Saxony, he was having trouble in the north with Prince Dirk III of Vlaardingen, one of the Belgium principalities. In order to put down what uprising may occur, King Henry II requested of Bishop Adalbold II of Utrecht and Duke Godfrey to form an army to march against Count Dirk III and his knights. Most of the many principalities paid fealty to King Henry II and so rebellion was weak in most places. That is, in most places except the northern "Dutch" principalities, to form his army, King Henry II requires of his most faithful Kings, those including Baldric of Liege, Gehard of Cambrai, and Archbishop Herbert of Cologne, as well as a few others, to meet him in the north on the confluence of the Waal and the Lek Rivers. This takes several months and when the battle is actually engaged at Viaardingen, King Henry II is soundly defeated. Back home, however, events are not going well either. Resistance, demonstration, and uprising against the sheriff contingents left in charge added to the clerical representatives requiring more tithes and indulgences than the peasants can abide. The soldiers had all gone with their knights to support their King. Though times were considered to be under control as the King and his fealty kings left, that did not turn out to be the case at home. Out of this a man rose up to face the challenge. He was referred to by peasant and landowners alike as "Der Flechtemann." His cause was to ensure the peasants were not preyed upon by those that would try to usurp their position at home for political power. And so the folk hero "Flechter" became the focus of right amongst the impoverished. Note: der Flechtemann is a fictional character based loosely on several legends or myths of the 11th through the 15th centuries. |
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