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You may call me Your Highness the Duke!
I am 8 years old and I am already Duke of Normandy. A daunting role for a boy of my age, yet, since my father had acknowledged me as his son, there is now no obstacle ahead of me despite a few barons who are already scorning my appointment.
I would liked to have known my father, Robert the Magnificent, better. He was a great warrior and I would have been proud to battle by his side. When he died, he was on his way home from a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and I now know that he will guide me, with God's help.