“Invictus”

1. A popular poem from the late nineteenth century by the English author William Ernest Henley. Invictus is Latin for “unconquered.” The speaker in the poem proclaims his strength in the face of adversity:

   My head is bloody, but unbowed….

   I am the master of my fate;

   I am the captain of my soul.

Example Sentences

Prince Harry, who runs the Invictus Games for injured service men and women, urged people to remember "those who still carry the weight of war in body and mind, and the families who bear its memory in their hearts".

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He has since won five medals at the Invictus Games and now works as a motivational speaker and for veterans' charities.

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It's also been home to sporting events with the Duke of Sussex attending an Invictus Games reception there.

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The aim of Prince Harry's visit to the Ukrainian capital was to promote the work of his Invictus Games Foundation and to celebrate the recovery and rehabilitation of thousands of veterans who have suffered life-changing injuries since the war with Russia began three years ago.

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His work for Invictus, he said, had helped to give him a renewed "purpose" after his military career ended, adding that it "saved me".

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