Except in your case, your people didn't write. So who do you think wrote it all down?

[ A hint that he has been researching Ivar's history. The Vikings were defeated before, after all.

He sees what Ivar is doing with the question and takes a moment to try to hold it back, but he can't resist the urge to say something truthful. ]

I wouldn't know where to start. [ That is true. ] The more you try to control your life and everything around you, the more things will go wrong. [ He shakes his head, wanting to go back to questioning Ivar. ]

Why is it so important to you, winning and being famous?