After he reported seeing nothing to his leader, this man was sent back to a set of ruins, where he slaughtered a single naked woman with long, black hair.
After he reported seeing nothing to his leader, this man was sent back to a set of ruins, where he slaughtered a single naked woman with long, black hair. The beginning of the end for this man began when spies reported to his superior that he bathed in waters mixed with alcohol. He personally used and broke nine swords at a battle in which he equipped his rearguard with new banners to give the illusion of reinforcements and force an enemy retreat. Women charged at their husbands with tent poles to coax them back into the fight at the site of this general's most famous victory, won over the Armenian commander Vahan. This man slaughtered an enemy army that had (*) chained itself together to prevent retreat in the Battle of the Chains, initiating the conquest of Persia. This man was ultimately dismissed by Umar, but not before inflicting a crushing blow to the Byzantines at the Battle of Yarmouk, and essentially singlehandedly conquering the whole of the Arabian peninsula for the Rashidun Caliphate. For 10 points, name this "Sword of God," a badass early Muslim general.
After he reported seeing nothing to his leader, this man was sent back to a set of ruins, where he slaughtered a single naked woman with long, black hair.
Khalid ibn al-Walid [or Abu Sulayman Khalid ibn al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah al-Makhzumi; or Sayf Allah al-Maslul; accept Sword of God before mentioned; accept Sword of Allah before mentioned]