#medieval anon

[ask-truthlessrecluse]

Such a strange architecture, why it’d almost seem like the building itself is shifting and breathing, what manner of magic is this? Some form of powerful Magecraft? WITCHcraft even!?

- Medieval Anon

[jester-non]

Jester, should you fail to return my armor forthwith, there shall be ramifications.

[Jester, if you don't give me my armor back, there will be consequences.]

@medieval-anon

i dONT wANT tO. gOODDAy!!!

[spaceclownanon]

A clown, you say? Might I request you to perform a display of amusement for my personal gratification?

[You're a clown? Could you do some tricks?]

@medieval-anon

I mean I can juggle a chainsaw, kilo gram steel,mini colorful balls while playing the Sousaphone with a additional act of balancing on a giant ball with a claw.

Not really much of a milk way clown trick though ...

[daveslutstaine]

Hi don't mind me just gonna ramble my head off for a bit about a knight's order I think is Pretty Neat bc it's my blog and I'll do what I want

So when I say a knight's order, what comes up in your mind? The Knights Templar? The Teutonic Knights? Well what if I told you that there was another group of knights that formed and are still around to this very day. Everyone I'd like to present to you the Knights Hospitaller

The Knights Hospitaller, also known as The Order of The Knights of Saint John, is a religious order that was founded by the Catholic Church somewhere between 1050 and 1080 AD. Springing from a hospital in Latin Jerusalem, the Knights Hospitaller specialized in giving medical care and aid to ill and poor Christians making their pilgrimage to the Holy Land, however they were also recorded as giving medical care and aid to non Christians in need as well. By the 12th century AD, the Hospitallers ran most of the hospitals in Jerusalem, and even began to build them all over Europe! Unfortunately, they only came to run the hospitals until the late 12th century when Jerusalem was taken over by the Sultan of Egypt in Syria forcing the Hospitallers to leave their hospitals behind. Thankfully however, the order managed to gain the respect of the Sultan, and thus, were given a full year to leave the hospitals and move their patients out.

The Knights Hospitaller had quite a boom in the 12th century, as at the time, their requirements for joining the order were quite simple: any young man could join the order so long as they didn't have a criminal history, didn't have debt, and were not ex members of other order. Over time, the requirements became a bit restrictive, with the upper class being preferred, and eventually the order restricted entry to descendants of knights only. Recruits had to live life akin to that of a monk; live a life of chastity, poverty, and piety, as well as having to abide by the rules of having to live communally with their brothers.

The 12th century also saw the Hospitallers develop a military branch for the crusades that were breaking out at the time, although the Hospitallers acted more like combat medics than full blown soldiers, as their main role was to give aid to injured or ill crusaders, and the Hospitallers only deployed a few hundred at a time. This also made the Hospitallers very valuable prisoners for enemy soldiers at the time, as they were seen as incredibly vital to the crusaders.

After the loss of Jerusalem in 1187, the Hospitallers relocated to the island of Cyprus. Unfortunately the land was not deemed suitable for settlement by the Hospitallers, and so they eventually settled their headquarters on the island of Rhodes. While this move had at first seem like an inconvenience one, their naval branch that had existed for a while at that point became far more important than it once had been, causing the Hospitallers to become a more sea based military organization. Sadly this home of theirs only lasted a few hundred years, and once Rhodes had been captured by the Ottoman Empire, the Knights Hospitaller had to once again relocate, and this time to Malta, the place where their headquarters would lie from the 15th century, to 18th century when Napoleon captured Malta and forced them out.

Over the time the order had changed considerably. No longer were they a booming knights order, as the religious fervor of the crusades began to run dry in the 16th century, causing a shortage of recruits. The chaos during the later years as a result of infighting between the European powers also ended up pushing the Hospitallers towards the background, and as attitudes towards the Church and their organizations began to change, the Hospitallers eventually lost their hospitals to the local and state governments.

But despite all their losses, the Order of the Knights Hospitaller remains to this day in the form of the Saint John's Ambulance Brigade, and The Sovereign Order Of Saint John Of Jerusalem, with locations in both Europe and the Americas. To this day the order still continues the mission they first established all those years ago in the 11th century AD: to give free medical aid to those in need.

[doctorstrangeaskblog]

You’re impossible. *chuckles*

[jester-non]

Greetings, oh droll entertainer, how doth fortune attend thee?

[Hi, Jester. How are you?]

@medieval-anon

oHHH hEEEEYYYY!!! iM fEELING sWELL. iM aLWAYS sWELL

[daveslutstaine]

Since this site loves court jesters I think this something some of y'all might like. Medieval anon I'm tagging you in this because I think you might like this too!

While court jesters were often male, female jesters did in fact exist! One of the most famous being Mathurine de Valois, the court fool of three French kings (Henry III, Henry IV, and Louis XIII). She was known for her iconic Amazonian warrior costume and her incredible wit. She also stopped an assassination plot against Henry IV and even arrested the the would be assassin herself, which gained her a great deal of favor among the king and his court.

There is also Jane The Fool, the court jester of the English Tudor court! Not much is known about Jane's early years, and the first mentions of her are in Anne Boleyn's expense records. It is also said that after Anne's execution, Jane became the fool of Princess Mary, who is said to have had a great fondness of her fool, and cared for her greatly. Jane then entered the court of King Henry VIII and Queen Catherine Parr, in which Queen Catherine allowed her to keep chickens in the gardens. After Henry VIII passing, all mentions of Jane stop, and her whereabouts since then are unknown.

[daveslutstaine]

do you have any books to recommend to somebody who wants to start learning about middle ages. youtube channels are also nice if you can rec some ( I know of Metatron and Modern History) :D

Hello Anon! And yes I have a few!

In terms of books, I have a few that may be of interest!

This one is the diary of a medieval executioner. His name is Franz Schmidt and he was the executioner of Nuremberg. The book gives a good insight into the legal code of Nuremberg at the time, as well explaining the jobs that an executioner may have had in addition to, well you know. It also talks a bit about the old Nuremberg jail and what it looked like back then. It's an easy read, though I don't recommend it if you're not interested in the morbid parts of it.

There's also this one

It's not a long read, as it is a simple overview of key figures in the era in both Western and Eastern Europe. It also contains information on military campaigns and castles too!

I've also heard good things about "Life In A Medieval City" by Francis and Joseph Giles, but I personally haven't had the chance to read it yet. I have heard that it only focuses on one French city and that can be a bit of a heavy read

There is also one book I found online that is basically a picture book of ancient and medieval armor, and while the images are lovely to look at, it unfortunately doesn't contain any written information on said armor and weapons, but the images are drawn in great detail and are really good for artistic reference

In terms of youtube channels, my person favorites are:

The Fortress this channel focuses on all sorts of topics from history, with my personal favorites being the morbid ones such as the executions. But it also talks about castles, historical figures, and they even have a video on medieval toilets!

This one is The Untold Past and they mainly focus on executions and what led up to said executions of various figures from the middle ages and from WWII

Voices of The Past is also another personal favorite of mine! He does readings of texts from people in living in various time periods, including readings from important medieval texts like the Anglo-Saxon chronicles. He also does a reading of Franz Schmidts' diary and skips the legal code readings and stuff if you're only interested in the actual executions Skallagrim is another favorite of mine, but he mostly does weapons and armor videos, so if you're interested in that he's a good one!

Shadiversity is another favorite of mine since he does a lot of myth debunking videos that I Highly Appreciate

And yeah that's my recommendations anon! Hope you enjoy them!!!