He is variously represented as a grotesquely fat and jolly clown indulging in practical jokes on his enemies, and, as a god-like figure of a mighty warrior whose eyes flashed lightnings and whose voice thundered in battle. To his parents he was always that trying but loveable son. To his men he was an exacting father. To his friends he was a friend.

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