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Part One: Ragnar Redbeard: The Patron Saint of Toxic Masculinity

Behind the Bastards

CHAPTER

The Story of the Kimono

"I really, one of the untold stories of history is how many mass shootings, dungeons and dragons has helped us to avoid by giving people with too much imagination and outlet rather than somewhere to go," says King. "It's stopped a lot of shitty books from happening because the tale of Arthur Desmond is the tale of a guy who if he'd gotten together with friends and been able to play barbarian for like four hours every Sunday, maybe he wouldn't have written this book."

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