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Yeah I've played path of radiance

Some things never change. Apparently Rome kept getting “caught up” in conflicts among neighbors too.

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That's because it's preprinted on the 2013 cards

I knew an old man when I was a kid who was sent to Murmansk in 1918. He was pretty funny about it. He thought it was all nuts.

Another day, more "kill that thing and eat it", "shout loudly for your brethren", and "urinate on that".

That said, the dictionary definitely focuses on wisdom, intelligence and eloquence when defining "snild", so the "kvik" part may be more focused on "fast with the right advice"?

I would like an advice wolf

True, but Ranulf/Rainulf/Ranulph comes from another name: "Reginúlfr", meaning advice/decision-wolf.

That is indeed one of the possibilities:

"Hove. Old Swedish form of Hófi, name of uncertain meaning. Theories include:

1. Old Norse hof = 'temple'

2. Short form of HOLM-combinations where the last element starts with a V"

It also means fast ("kvik"). From the vikingship museum in Roskilde: "Runulv, der var rådsnild, det vil sige klog og kvik til at komme med løsninger" ("Runulv, who was rådsnild, that is wise and fast with solutions").

"invaded" would be more accurate

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What? This was after world War one.

Ranulph also, though that could be anglicised

Well played...there are those who may argue the latter but historically it was the former.

Snild does not mean fast.

Rådsnild just means something like good/smart advice.

Unfortunately not, he died when I was really young. I’ve only heard and learned just from what I’ve heard from my dad and the journal.

My Grandpa told my dad he didn’t like how the British officiers in charge kept putting either Americans or Canadians at the front. At one point he said there was a situation of a British commander telling subordinates to shoot at retreating Americans and Canadians who were refusing on of those “death trap” type orders by the Brits. I believe the orders were refused thankfully.

My Dad tried to verify the events but ended up coming empty minus for one historical employee from the Museum in Michigan who heard something similar once, my dad said my Grandpa was never one to lie and never spoke much else about his time served.

The USSR didn't exist till 1922, which was after the end of the Russian civil war, which is what this is talking about.

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It took us awhile to get there, but Reddit has finally arrived at “the US is responsible for World War One.”

Damn it! I didn't have Ragnarok Begins on my 2023 bingo card.

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I think Ranulf is not unheard of