Three Kings

Making Hermes from ancient Greek mythology in DW9E Hermes is an Olympian deity in ancient Greek religion and mythology. He is considered the herald of the gods and also considered the protector of human heralds, travellers, thieves, merchants, and orators. He is able to move quickly and freely between the worlds of the mortal and the divine, aided by his winged sandals. Hermes plays the role of the psychopomp or "soul guide"—a conductor of souls into the afterlife.

Making Zeus from ancient Greek mythology in DW9E Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, who rules as king of the gods of Mount Olympus. Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born, though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach. In most traditions, he is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Eileithyia, Hebe, and Hephaestus.

Making Yan Liang from Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII in DW9E Yan Liang was a military general serving under the warlord Yuan Shao during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. He was slain by Guan Yu at the Battle of Boma.

This video will explore The Battle of Jieqiao between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. With information taken from the Records of the Three Kingdoms. Sources de Crespigny, Rafe.A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23 - 220 AD). Fan Ye范曄 .Hou Han shu後漢書 “History of the Later Han”. Fan Ye.Book of the Later Han, Volume 73, Biography ofGongsun Zan. Fan Ye.Book of the Later Han, Volume 74. Chen Shou. Records of Three Kingdoms, Volume 6, Biography of Yuan Shao.

Making Rhea from Fire Emblem in DW9E Rhea is the Archbishop of the Church of Seiros and leader of the Knights of Seiros as a result. She previously was Jeralt's superior when he was Captain of the Knights of Seiros.

Making Catherine from Fire Emblem in DW9E Catherine is an alumnus of the Garreg Mach Monastery Officers Academy. She is a fearsome swordswoman who wields Thunderbrand, one of the legendary weapons known as the Heroes' Relics, and is completely loyal to Archbishop Rhea.

Making Jeralt from Fire Emblem in DW9E Jeralt is a legendary knight, considered to be the strongest in history, and is also a former soldier of the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus. He is the father of the protagonist of Three Houses, Byleth.

This video will explore some of Lu Fan & Lu Jus lives with information taken from the Records of the three Kingdoms. Sources Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi). Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu). Sima, Guang (1084). Zizhi Tongjian.

Making Lu Fan from ROTK XIII in DW9E Sun Quan, being young and foolhardy, often embezzled official funds for his personal interests and expected Lü Fan to cover up for him. Lü Fan, however, remained honest and reported Sun Quan's behaviour to Sun Ce, causing Sun Quan to dislike him. Nevertheless, as Sun Quan grew older and became more mature, he started to see Lü Fan in a different light and admired his honesty.

This video will explore some of Xiahou Duns life with information taken from the Records of the three Kingdoms. Sources de Crespigny, Rafe.To Establish Peace. Vol. 1. Canberra: Faculty of Asian Studies. De Crespigny, Rafe (18 August 2010).Imperial Warlord: A biography of Cao Cao 155-220 AD. De Crespigny, Rafe (2007).A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23–220 AD. Chen, Shou(3rd century).Records of the Three Kingdoms(Sanguozhi). Luo, Guanzhong(14th century).Romance of the Three Kingdoms Pei, Songzhi(5th century).Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms(Sanguozhi zhu). Yu family (13th Century) Records in Plain Languge (Sanguozhi Pinghua) SGZ: Biography of Cao Cao. SGZ: Biography of Xun Yu. SGZ:Wei lüequoted in the SGZ Biography of Xiahou Dun. SGZ: Biography of Liu Bei. SGZ: SGZ Biography of Zhang Miao. de Crespigny.Chapter 64 in To Establish Peace Vol 2, Jian'an 7, section I SGZ: SGZ Biography of Li Dian. SGZ:Memorials of the Celebrated Ministers of Weiquoted in the SGZ Biography of Zhang Lu. SGZ: SGZ Biography of Zang Ba. SGZ: SGZ Biography of Sima Lang. SGZ:Book of Weiquoted in the SGZ Biography of Xiahou Dun. SGZ: Biography of Cao Pi. SGZ:Chronicle of Jinquoted in the SGZ Biography of Xiahou Dun. SGZ: Biography of Xiahou Yuan.

This video will explore the life of Shi Xie and his clan with information taken from the Records of the Three Kingdoms. Administrator of Jiaozhi Commandery in present-day northern Vietnam. He promoted Buddhism throughout his life. After his death, the Vietnamese attached many legends to him and honoured him as Sĩ Vương (King Sĩ, 士王) in some temples. Sources (2012). Sources of Vietnamese Tradition. Werner, Jayne; Dutton, George Edson; Whitmore, John K eds. Werner, Dutton & Whitmore (2012), p.11. Taylor, Keith Weller (1983).The Birth of Vietnam Taylor 1983, p.85. p.70. p.71. p.86. Chen, Shou(3rd century).Records of the Three Kingdoms(Sanguozhi). (SGZ 52, Wu 7, Bu Zhi), GotS Ch. 5, pg. 339 (SGZ 49, Wu 4, Shi Xie) de Crespigny, Rafe(2007).A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms 23-220 AD de Crespigny (2007), p.739. de Crespigny, Rafe (2004) [1990]."Empire in the South".Generals of the South: The Foundation and Early History of the Three Kingdoms State of Wu. GotS Ch. 5, pgs. 33-334 GotS Ch. 5, pgs. 334-335, fn. 87 GotS, Ch. 3, pg. 165 and Ch. 5, pg. 337 GotS, Ch. 5, pg. 338 and fns. 94 and 95 GotS Ch. 5, pgs. 338-339 GotS Ch. 5, pgs. 340-342 GotS Ch. 7, pg. 19 Dror, Olga (2007).Cult, Culture, and Authority: Princess Liễu Hạnh in Vietnamese History. Dror (2007), p.15. Holmgren, Jennifer (1980).Chinese Colonization of Northern Vietnam: Administrative Geography and Political Development in the Tonking Delta, First To Sixth Centuries A.D. Holmgren 1980, p.61. Keown, Damien (2003).A Dictionary of Buddhism. Keown (2003), p.326. Pei, Songzhi(5th century).Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms(Sanguozhi zhu). Schafer, Edward Hetzel (1967).The Vermilion Bird. Schafer (1967), p.99. Sima, Guang(1084).Zizhi Tongjian. Walker, Hugh Dyson (2012),East Asia: A New History, Walker 2012, p.132.

Making Lancelot from Arthurian Legend in DW9E Lancelot of the Lake is typically depicted as King Arthur's close companion and one of the greatest Knights of the Round Table. Lancelot's and Lady Elaine's son Galahad, devoid of his father's flaws of character, becomes the perfect knight and succeeds in completing the greatest of all quests by achieving the Holy Grail after Lancelot himself fails due to his sins.

Making Wang Shuang from ROTK in DW9E Wang Shuang initially served as a lower ranking officer under Chang Diao, a subordinate of the Wei general Cao Ren. He initially participated in battles against Wei's rival state Eastern Wu but was defeated and captured. During the Siege of Chencang, Hao Zhao and his 1,000 troops successfully held their position against the Shu invaders until reinforcements showed up. As Zhuge Liang retreated, Wang Shuang thought that it was a good opportunity to drive back the enemy so he led his troops in pursuit but fell into an ambush and was killed.

Making Wang Ping from ROTK in DW9E Though he was a talented orator, Wang Ping never learned to read because he joined the army at a young age. Yet he did not let this disadvantage stop him and had his clerk help him with his reports. Known for his self discipline, he steadily rose through the ranks to become a senior general. During his career, he defeated Zhang He, quelled Wei Yan's alleged rebellion and was the leading commander of the Shu forces during the Battle of Xingshi. The highest position he reached was Senior General Who Guards the North

Making Shi Xie from ROTK in DW9E Shi Xie was born in Jiao Province in the sixth generation from his ancestors who migrated to northern Vietnam. He served in the Han central government as a Gentleman of Writing (尚書郎) but was later dismissed because of "official reasons". He ruled what would become Vietnam as an autonomous warlord for forty years and was posthumously deified by later Vietnamese monarchs. In the words of Stephen O'Harrow, Shi Xie was essentially "the first Vietnamese".

Making Wu Guotai from ROTK XIII in DW9E She was the wife of the warlord Sun Jian, who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. She bore Sun Jian four sons and a daughter – Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Yi, Sun Kuang and Lady Sun. According to a story in In Search of the Supernatural, Lady Wu dreamt about the moon entering her body before she gave birth to Sun Ce. Later, before she gave birth to Sun Quan, she had a similar dream about the sun entering her body. When she asked her husband about her strange dreams, he said, "The sun and the moon capture the true essence of yin and yang. They are very auspicious symbols. My descendants will become great men!"

This video will explore the life of Sun Jian with information taken from the Records of the Three Kingdoms. Sources de Crespigny (2007) de Crespigny, Rafe (2004). Generals of the South (internet ed.) de Crespigny, Rafe (2006). A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23–220 AD) de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A biographical dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23–220 AD). de Crespigny, Rafe (2018) [1st pub. 1990]. Generals of the South: the foundation and early history of the Three Kingdoms state of Wu Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) Fan, Ye (5th century). Book of the Later Han (Houhanshu). Luo, Guanzhong (14th century). Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguo Yanyi). Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu). Sima, Guang (1084). Zizhi Tongjian.

Making Huang Zu from ROTK in DW9E He served as the Administrator of Jiangxia Commandery under Liu Biao, the Governor of Jing Province. He is best known for killing the warlord Sun Jian in an ambush during the Battle of Xiangyang and resisting an invasion by the warlord Sun Quan at the Battle of Xiakou. He was defeated and killed at the Battle of Jiangxia in 208 against Sun Quan's forces.

Making Takeda Shingen from Feudal Japan in DW9E Known as the "Tiger of Kai" he was one of the most powerful daimyō with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period. Shingen was a warlord of great skill and military leadership. He influenced many lords with his law, tax, and administration systems, and many tales were told about him. Although aggressive towards military enemies he was probably not as cruel as other warlords. His war banner contained the famous phrase Fū-Rin-Ka-Zan (風林火山, "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain"), taken from Sun Tzu's The Art of War. This phrase refers to the idea of Swift as the Wind, Silent as a Forest, Fierce as Fire and Immovable as a Mountain. The motto applied to Shingen's policies and his military strategy.

Making Yang Hong from ROTK XIII in DW9E Yuan Shu declared himself emperor in 197 and was subsequently admonished by Yang Hong. He told Yuan Shu the old tale of King Wen of Zhou who offered his service to the Emperor of his time despite possesing 2/3rds of the land. Yang Hong gathered Yuan Shus remaining family members after he died of illness together with Zhang Xun and led them south to Liu Xun in Lujiang.

Making Merlin from Arthurian Legend in DW9E Merlin is a mythical figure from the legend of King Arthur and best known as an enchanter or wizard, among his various other roles. He was introduced by the 12th-century British author Geoffrey of Monmouth. Merlin's traditional biography casts him as a being born of a mortal woman, sired by an incubus, from whom he inherits his supernatural powers and abilities most commonly and notably prophecy and shapeshifting. Merlin matures to an ascendant sagehood and engineers the birth of Arthur through magic and intrigue.

Making Jiang Qin from ROTK XIII in DW9E A mighty Wu General. He served under Sun Quan's and his predecessor, Sun Ce, and participated in various battles throughout his service under the Sun family, including Sun Ce's conquests in Jiangdong, the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford and Lü Meng's invasion of Jing Province.

Making Sun Yi from ROTK XIII in DW9E Sun Yi was the third son of Sun Jian and his wife Lady Wu. He was known for his martial valour and fiery personality, which made him resemble his eldest brother Sun Ce. When Ce was mortally wounded during a hunting expedition, his adviser Zhang Zhao and other subjects believed that he would designate Sun Yi as his successor, but he chose his second brother Sun Quan instead.

Making Richard Rafe Champion de Crespigny in DW9E Born 1936, also known as Zhang Leifu is an Australian sinologist and historian. He was an adjunct professor in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University. He specialised in the history, geography, and literature of the Han dynasty, particularly the translation and historiography of material concerning the Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. De Crespigny's more recent publications include Imperial Warlord, a biography of Cao Cao, which was awarded the Stanislas Julien Prize for 2011 by the French Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. He was brought on as a consultant for the Creative Assembly strategy video game Total War: Three Kingdoms (released 2019).

This video will explore the battle of Yangcheng between the Yuan Cousins with information taken form the Records of the Three Kingdoms. Source de Crespigny, Rafe (1990), Generals of the South: The foundation and early history of the Three Kingdoms state of Wu