Detenebrate

Detenebrate: v; To free from darkness or obscurity

[detenebrate]

“Achilles in Vietnam”, by Dr. Jonathan Shay

[swordsite]

#BastardSword #Oakeshott #LongSword

Bastard Sword / Oakeshott Type XIIIa Medieval Sword

Hand-and-a-Half Sword, c. 1500 South Germany, early 16th Century

Steel, wood, leather; quillions and spirally fluted pommel of blackened steel, Overall - l:117.50 cm (l:46 1/4 inches) Wt: 1.34 kg Blade - l:90.20 cm (l:35 1/2 inches) Quillions - w:26.40 cm (w:10 3/8 inches) Grip - l:21.00 cm (l:8 1/4 inches).  Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1921.1253 For more information on Oakeshott Type XIIIa Swords see this extract of Ewart Oakeshott’s Records of the Medieval Sword: sword-site.com/thread/152/oakeshott-xiiib-records-medieval-sword If you’re looking for a durable and attractive reproduction of the Oakeshott Type XIIIa check out Hanwei’s Tinker Pearce Line Bastard Sword with Fuller: www.sword-site.com/thread/842/tinker-pearce-sharp-sword-fuller Read more: http://sword-site.com/thread/1040/sword-oakeshott-type-xiiia-medieval#ixzz3NeknKIRW

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[diemelusine]

Krak des Chevaliers, Syria.

[lutnistas]

Zons am Rhein ( North Rhine-Westphalia / Germany ) Part 3 of 6

[fuckitandmovetobritain]

Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, UK

[czarnoxiestwo]

May I interest you in some medieval guys and also ceilings from the Malbork castle?

[along-the-silkroad]

South facade of Church of Saint Simeon, 5th century CE, Syria. Saint Simeon, born in 390 in the Amanus Mountains, became an extreme ascetic monk whose practices were considered too severe for communal monastic life. Seeking solitude, he lived as a hermit, but his reputation drew many followers. To avoid crowds, he took up residence on top of a pillar, eventually raised to 18 meters, where he preached daily and communicated with the outside world by ladder. His fame reached emperors, who sought his counsel. He died in 459 at around 69 years old, and his remains were taken to Antioch, where his tomb became a major pilgrimage site.

After his death, a vast monastic complex was built around his pillar, centered on a large church with four basilicas and a domed octagon. The site flourished as a place of pilgrimage but later declined: it fell to Miaphysites in 638 and was destroyed in 985. Over time, the structure became part of the “Dead Cities” of Syria, and only fragments of Simeon’s pillar survived into modern times.

[mioritic]

Kloster Lüne, from 1172 to the protestant reformation a Benedictine nunnery, now a Lutheran women's convent.

30.05.2026

[chivalry-on-canvas]

Mosaics of Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna

[depsidase]

urban greenery and urban forests are important af.

they prevent flooding, as pictured in the image above, by allowing stormwater to soak into the ground instead of pooling and flooding.

they significantly lower temperatures and reduce the heat island effect, something we will need more and more as the climate gets hotter, by providing shade and releasing water vapour (tree sweat.) this also helps reduces the energy use from air conditioning, saves lives, and improves quality of life.

a lot of wealthier neighbourhoods have more greenery than underserved poorer neighbourhoods and those in poorer neighbourhoods are less likely to have air conditioning which causes more deaths, and reduces human health in general. it is also an inequality issue.

vegetation absorbs pollutants and improves air quality. forests are carbon sinks that pull planet heating chemicals out of the atmosphere and store them in the soil. forests are vital in the fight against climate change.

native tree species provide shelter and food for wildlife and planting native gardens and allowing native wild greenspaces is vital for pollinators which are vital for everything else alive.

spending time outdoors boosts mental health. urban farms produce nutritious food. outdoor greenspaces give people places to be active and shade produced by trees make it easier (and more fun) to walk places. its better for human health in nearly every way.

more greenery has even been shown to reduce crime.

and for all the spreadsheet-money-brained people out there: its good for the economy too. according to a recent study, for every dollar put into parks and recreation and greenspaces, cities reap $3 in local economic benefits as they attract locals and tourists into surrounding neighbourhoods to shop or eat.

basically, there is no good fucking reason not to plant more trees, grow more gardens, and allow more natural green spaces.

[philosophybits]

“Silence is the safest policy for someone who does not trust himself.”

— François de La Rochefoucauld, Moral Reflections

[detenebrate]

These two poems on Val-Kill stationery, one by Robert Browning Hamilton, were found in Eleanor Roosevelt's wallet after her death. Learn more on the FDR library’s Digital Artifact Collection: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/8733

“I walked a mile with pleasure,

She chattered all the way

But left me none the wiser

For all she had to say.

I walked a mile with sorrow

And ne’er a word said she,

But, oh! the things I learned of her

When sorrow walked with me.”

"Count that day lost, whose low descending sun,

Views from thy hand no deed of kindness done."

[thevoyaging]

Medieval Gate, Benington Lordship, England

photo by nickistock

[l0rdgumby]

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[taykoutmccleod]

I don't fucking want it then?

[mlarayoukai-archive]

You show a cat something and they're like sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff ooooh I understand now. Don't care

[norwaysyourpost]

Du viser en katt noe og den er sånn sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff sniff åååå nå forstår jeg. Bryr meg ikke

[detenebrate]

Du zeigst einer Katze etwas und sie schnüffelt immer wieder. Schnüffeln, schnüffeln, schnüffeln. Oh, jetzt verstehe ich. Ist mir egal.

[prairiesprout]

Theres no earthly way of knowing which direction we are going is it raining is it snowing is a hurricane a blowing

[detenebrate]