A man can change his stars. But in 14 th century Europe, fortunes are not made they are predestined. For lowborn William, the son of this poor thatcher, it seems incomprehensible that he could ever realize his foolish childhood dream of knighthood. In this day and age, upward mobility is not a common concept. Fortune is not changed overnight.
People die in the same station into which they are born.
That is the natural order. Before long he has reinvented himself, exploding into noble superstar Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland to the sounds of thunderous hoof beats, the rising roar of the crowd and an infusion of popular music. Egon Endrenyi Columbia TriStar Interactive. All rights reserved. Newly christened Sir Ulrich is soon catapulted into the Michael Jordan of the medieval joust, the MVP of the 14 th century Super Bowl, the gold medal winner at the tournament Olympics.