It was written in some holy book, apparently, so that made it okay, and probably compulsory.

What is a fantasy map but a space beyond which There Be Dragons?

The librarians were mysterious. It was said they could tell what book you needed just by looking at you, and they could take your voice away with a word.

The Battle of Koom Valley is the only one known to history where both sides ambushed each other.

Whut's the plan, Rob?" said one of them. "Okay, lads, this is what we'll do. As soon as we see somethin', we'll attack it. Right?" This caused a cheer. "Ach, 'tis a good plan," said Daft Wullie.

This, milord, is my family's axe. We have owned it for almost nine hundred years, see. Of course, sometimes it needed a new blade. And sometimes it has required a new handle, new designs on the metalwork, a little refreshing of the ornamentation . . . but is this not the nine hundred-year-old axe of my family? And because it has changed gently over time, it is still a pretty good axe, y'know. Pretty good.

Lots of ingenuity gets you through times with no money better than money gets you through times of no ingenuity.