Let's talk about the story of a certain man.
Until a few months ago, there was nothing particularly notable about this man. He was born in an ordinary way, grew up ordinarily, started an ordinary family with an ordinary career, and had descendants in an ordinary manner.
Extraordinary experiences, impressive actions—these things were not part of this man's life; he was merely one of the countless average individuals to be found everywhere.
This ordinary existence ended when the bells in the village toll, and the lord's servants loudly read out Castile's declaration of war against Charlemagne.
