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On 23rd April 1014, at the Battle of Clontarf on Good Friday, High King of Ireland Brian Boru defeated Viking invaders, but was killed in battle.
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On 22nd April 1915, the use of poison gas in World War I escalated when chlorine gas was released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.
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On 14th April 1865, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth; Lincoln died the following day.
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On 17th March somewhere between 460 and 493 St Patrick, who successfully brought Christianity to Ireland died.
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On 15th March 1917, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia abdicated the Russian throne, ending the 304-year Romanov dynasty.
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On 13th March 2020, Breonna Taylor was killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky.
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@kavehtaherian The amount of photos I have on my phone of my hands in all sorts of contorted poses!
@SketchesbyBoze Partially, although I do wonder if certain designs would’ve fit in to the realms of LOTR. Apparently with Smaug though, GDT was pretty sure he would look like John Howe’s iconic illustrations.