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Encore: The Murderous, Medieval Olga of Kiev

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Olga's Story Isn't Just Olgar's

Olga's story really is metal AF. But I think we need to come clean, Ben. It's time for a reality check. There's start to be questions about the legend. Christian says that's because these are popular stories that get told about a lot of different rulers. And there's no concept of plagiarism in medieval sources. If something awesome happened to somebody, why shouldn't that have happened to your protagonist?

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