SYNOPSIS

What is it about? 

The Tinderbox by Hans Christian Andersen is a short story based around a soldier. On his travels he meets a witch that sets him an offer. She tells him that within this tree there are three doors and behind those three doors are separate chests which are full of gold silver and copper. She tells him that he can keep all the money he desires as long as he brings her back one thing, a small tinderbox that has been put down there by her grandmother. With the help of the witch the soldier accepts and climbs into the tree finding three chests. Each of these chests were guarded by a different dog. He follows her instructions On how to move the dogs using a handkerchief and fills his pockets with as much copper as he could, then loses it for the silver and finally gets rid of the silver and fills as much gold into his pockets as he could. Upon exiting the tree he asks the witch about the tinderbox. She doesn't tell him why or what the tinderbox does, henceforth he beheaded her. As the story continues he spends his money in order to live a rich life. He eventually starts to run out of money and hence he discovers the magic of the tinderbox. The tinderbox grants him whatever he asks for via the summoning of these dogs. Through this he acquires more riches and carries  on his life. He is told about a princess that is trapped in a huge copper tower and asks the tinderbox to bring her to him. They start to fall in love but her family start to try and follow where she is going at night. Eventually the soldier gets caught and is imprisoned by the king. while he is waiting on his execution he asks a young shoemakers boy to get him his tinderbox. He asks for his freedom and escapes, shortly after this he slays the king and queen and marries the princess living happily ever after as a king. 

My interpretation for 'Iron Age Britain'

My take on this is the soldier is a female warrior exiled from her tribe, she is alone and wanders the land looking for excitement. She is a very strong fighter and seeks quests across the country. This time that she has spent alone has turned her into a very selfish and arrogant woman. On her journey she meets an old woman on the outskirts of a keep. After being told about these riches she takes all the gold she can carry and brutally slays her. Keeping all the gold and importantly 'The tinderbox'. After discovering the power of the tinderbox she grants herself eternal youth and strength. Through her new abundance of money and power she goes around destroying anything in her wake. As a game this would be similar to something like skyrim. The influences for my character came from Boudicca as she was a very successful female warrior in the Icini tribe.