AITAITT for Calling Out the Papal Sales Team? Greetings, good people of this forum. I write in earnest, for my friends insist I have stirred up needless tumult, yet my conscience compels me otherwise. I (33M, monk/professor) recently drafted a list of 95 issues I believe require serious discussion within the church, including the sale…
Medieval samurai did not do things halfway. If a skill was worth having, it was worth perfecting, preferably while riding a horse, wearing heavy armor, and being watched. These ten facts show how Japan’s warrior class turned discipline into an extreme sport. 1. They started as… estate defenders for nobles who were busy drinking tea…
The very first pandemic on record didn’t start with drama. The Plague of Justinian (541 – 549 CE) started with fleas, grain shipments, and a supply chain doing exactly what it was designed to do. We owe a lot of what we know to Procopius of Caesarea (Προκόπιος ὁ Καισαρεύς), a Byzantine historian whose works…
If you’re interested in researching Britain during the Migration Period (circa 300 to 600 CE), the Thegns of Mercia website is a great place to find well researched ideas for reenactment. It has clear and well-researched articles about clothing, weapons, daily life, crafts, and important archaeological finds. Each topic is explained in a way that…
