Does anyone think Spirtiuality/Magick/Mysticism/Occultism is very neglected in European swordsmanship (and martial arts in general)? Seeing how so much swordsmanship is steeped in Christian tradition such Catholic Saint devotions (esp prior to the Reformation)?
I have noticed that there is not any community around rapiers and have decided to make this to unite all fans of the type of sword "Rapier".
Does anyone think Spirtiuality/Magick/Mysticism/Occultism is very neglected in European swordsmanship (and martial arts in general)? Seeing how so much swordsmanship is steeped in Christian tradition such Catholic Saint devotions (esp prior to the Reformation)?
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Does anyone think Spirtiuality/Magick/Mysticism/Occultism is very neglected in European swordsmanship (and martial arts in general)? Seeing how so much swordsmanship is steeped in Christian tradition such Catholic Saint devotions (esp prior to the Reformation)?
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Does anyone think Spirtiuality/Magick/Mysticism/Occultism is very neglected in European swordsmanship (and martial arts in general)? Seeing how so much swordsmanship is steeped in Christian tradition such Catholic Saint devotions (esp prior to the Reformation)?
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Are there any devotions to Mother Mary HEMA and other modern European swordsmanship Reconstruction? How about stuff found in primary sources as as surviving medieval fighting texts?
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Are Military Shields (such as the Medieval Heather Shields) Much Heavier and Harder to Use than People Think? Not Just in Single Combat But Even Within Shieldwall Formation Blocks?
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Was alcoholic beverages ever used to sanitize wounds and treatment?
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Why isn't Beowulf as ubiquitous in British mythos and literary canon as King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Shakespeare?
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Why isn't Beowulf as ubiquitous in British mythos and literary canon as King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Shakespeare?
Why isn't Beowulf as ubiquitous in British mythos and literary canon as King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Shakespeare?
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Why isn't Beowulf as ubiquitous in British mythos and literary canon as King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Shakespeare?
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Why isn't Beowulf as ubiquitous in British mythos and literary canon as King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Shakespeare?
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Why isn't Beowulf as ubiquitous in British mythos and literary canon as King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Shakespeare?
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Why is Greek mythology the most famous mythology? To the point excluding local myths for still non-Christian nations, people know about Greek deities more than native ones esp in Europe (where its at least required study in college) and non-Christians are aware of it unlike other foreign gods?
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Why is Greek mythology the most famous mythology? To the point excluding local myths for still non-Christian nations, people know about Greek deities more than native ones esp in Europe (where its at least required study in college) and non-Christians are aware of it unlike other foreign gods?
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Was Hector stupid for accepting Achilles's challenge?
Why is Shakespeare (as well as British live theater and stage plays as a whole) far more famous and more respected than playwrights and live theater of other countries esp non-English speaking?
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Why isn't Beowulf as ubiquitous in British mythos and literary canon as King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Shakespeare?
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Why isn't Beowulf as ubiquitous in British mythos and literary canon as King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Shakespeare?
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Why isn't Beowulf as ubiquitous in British mythos and literary canon as King Arthur, Robin Hood, and Shakespeare?
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Was laying pikes on the ground or keeping it obscured by view by pointing them at below while wielding them and then picking the weapons up last minute to point upwards at cavalry charging at you actually done in real life?
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Why is Shakespeare (as well as British live theater and stage plays as a whole) far more famous and more respected than playwrights and live theater of other countries esp non-English speaking?
A place for Early Modernists to not only talk shop in Shakespeare, Marlowe, and Jonson, but also Milton, Spenser, Lanyer and other poets
Why is Shakespeare (as well as British live theater and stage plays as a whole) far more famous and more respected than playwrights and live theater of other countries esp non-English speaking?
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Why is Shakespeare (as well as British live theater and stage plays as a whole) far more famous and more respected than playwrights and live theater of other countries esp non-English speaking?
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Does anyone else thinks that she can pass for a millennial (and a very quite lovely one!😍)?
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