Paul Bernardi

Fans of my Rebellion Trilogy (Blood Feud, Uprising and – soon to be released – The Reckoning) will be very familiar with this character.

Originally from northern France – an area once the core of the kingdom of Francia – he was captured by Flemish raiders and sold in the English slave markets.

In Blood Feud, we learn how Oslac buys Agatho from a merchant in York as a sullen teenager, whence he eventually becomes Oslac’s best, most brutal and most ruthless huscarl.

In The Reckoning, we’ll learn a little more about his backstory – as a teaser for the short story I recently wrote for an Aspects of History magazine compendium: Historical Heroes.

I’m not generally a fan of AI-generated images, and would never use one in any commercial sense (real artists every time), but I could not resist asking ChatGPT to imagine how Agatho might have looked. Yes there are issues with it, but it was only intended to be a guide; an inspiration for bringing the character to life, if you will.

I think it does that pretty well!!

To learn more about Agatho’s fransciscas, have a look at the article I wrote a while back.