Michael Volkov Dr Ocelot Summary
History Story by Michael Volkov
Sr. Ocelot was the son of a well known and respected vassal Sr. Ender, he lived in a rich village in east Europe, that uphold the values of strength and wealth above all else. Due to this Sr. Ocelot since a young age wished to be a knight who was to fight during the crusades, feared and respected across all of Europe and the Middle East for his fighting prowess and financial power.
Sr. Ocelot was also heavily influenced by his father's religion on Christianity, due to this he always wanted to fight for the Pope and do what he said because, in his eyes he thought this would mean God would forever love and forgive him for anything he had done.
One day at the age of twelve Sr. Ocelot felt that he was not respected …show more content…
This also increased his enthusiasm to fight and everyday before he went to sleep he prayed to his God and told him how hard he would fight in battle and destroy the enemy.
After many years training Ocelot had turned 17 and was finally ready for his first battle, The Battle of Dorylaeum 1097. Here he fought with the crusaders against the Selijuk Turks, near the city of Dorylaeum in Anatolia. The crusaders were traveling the interior of Anatolia, lost by the Byzantine Empire after the battle of Manzikert (1071), in two separate columns. Sr. Ocelot was in the left column and him and his army was surprised from all sides by the army of Kilji Arslan. Their entire army consisted of mounted archers who attacked them in swarms.
After several hours of fighting the crusaders had lost some men and were pushed back to their camp, Sr. Ocelot was terrified of the thought of losing and failing God, but he was lucky. Messengers were in the area and came just in time to tell the other column what was happening in the other. After hearing this the right column came and destroyed the Kilji’s army. The opposing army was unable to challenge the crusaders allowing them passage across
Sr. Ocelot was the son of a well known and respected vassal Sr. Ender, he lived in a rich village in east Europe, that uphold the values of strength and wealth above all else. Due to this Sr. Ocelot since a young age wished to be a knight who was to fight during the crusades, feared and respected across all of Europe and the Middle East for his fighting prowess and financial power.
Sr. Ocelot was also heavily influenced by his father's religion on Christianity, due to this he always wanted to fight for the Pope and do what he said because, in his eyes he thought this would mean God would forever love and forgive him for anything he had done.
One day at the age of twelve Sr. Ocelot felt that he was not respected …show more content…
This also increased his enthusiasm to fight and everyday before he went to sleep he prayed to his God and told him how hard he would fight in battle and destroy the enemy.
After many years training Ocelot had turned 17 and was finally ready for his first battle, The Battle of Dorylaeum 1097. Here he fought with the crusaders against the Selijuk Turks, near the city of Dorylaeum in Anatolia. The crusaders were traveling the interior of Anatolia, lost by the Byzantine Empire after the battle of Manzikert (1071), in two separate columns. Sr. Ocelot was in the left column and him and his army was surprised from all sides by the army of Kilji Arslan. Their entire army consisted of mounted archers who attacked them in swarms.
After several hours of fighting the crusaders had lost some men and were pushed back to their camp, Sr. Ocelot was terrified of the thought of losing and failing God, but he was lucky. Messengers were in the area and came just in time to tell the other column what was happening in the other. After hearing this the right column came and destroyed the Kilji’s army. The opposing army was unable to challenge the crusaders allowing them passage across