tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post345674681512348038..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): An elaborately painted morning starMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-14773145605010816032014-05-01T17:32:34.864-05:002014-05-01T17:32:34.864-05:00I wonder if the flowers depicted are intended to b...I wonder if the flowers depicted are intended to be the symbolic <a href="http://www.wumag.kiev.ua/index2.php?param=pgs20111/130" rel="nofollow">Mallow</a>.nolanddahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708768497461983779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-50361942798747697422014-05-01T16:04:25.990-05:002014-05-01T16:04:25.990-05:00I think the bearer of the morningstar plans on goi...I think the bearer of the morningstar plans on going medieval on someone's arse.<br />JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-49489417345602127092014-05-01T15:30:59.862-05:002014-05-01T15:30:59.862-05:00Interesting. From Wikipedia:
"It is popularly...Interesting. From Wikipedia:<br />"It is popularly believed that maces were employed by the clergy in warfare to avoid shedding blood (sine effusione sanguinis). The evidence for this is sparse and appears to derive almost entirely from the depiction of Bishop Odo of Bayeux wielding a club-like mace at the Battle of Hastings in the Bayeux Tapestry, the idea being that he did so to avoid either shedding blood or bearing the arms of war. The fact that his brother Duke William carries a similar item suggests that, in this context, the mace may have been simply a symbol of authority. Certainly, other Bishops were depicted bearing the arms of a knight without comment, such as Archbishop Turpin who bears both a spear and a sword named "Almace" in The Song of Roland or Bishop Adhemar of Le Puy, who also appears to have fought as a knight during the First Crusade, an expedition that Odo also joined."<br /><br />I had been under that misconception. You learn something new every day.nolanddahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708768497461983779noreply@blogger.com