The Middle Ages: Overturned for nearly a thousand years,
Europe: An area covering millions of square kilometers, with at least five parts of Europe.
Central Europe.
Viking Northern Europe (plus us Angsa barbarians),
Mediterranean Southern Europe,
Slavic Eastern Europe,
The Lisbon Peninsula and Frankish Western Europe.
This is just like a foreigner watching a Tang Dynasty queen drama and concluding that a woman in "ancient China" could be an emperor.
You are right to say that he is wrong, but these four words include thousands of years, and the scope is too broad. Except for the Tang Dynasty, no queen has ever been born.
If someone says this, you can definitely tell him that what he said is wrong, unless you narrow down the scope.
Give precise location and time.
After confirming the time,
Next, let’s talk about the concept of water.
In Christianity, water is an important symbol, often used to express God's grace, cleansing and rebirth.
Cleansing from sin and rebirth: In the New Testament, baptism is an important ritual that is used to symbolize the cleansing of sin and the rebirth of believers.
John 3:5 says: “Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” The water here refers to the symbolic meaning of baptism.
The life and nourishment of water: In the Bible, water is also described as a source of life and nourishment.
Jeremiah 17:8 says: “He will be like a tree planted by the water, which puts down its roots by the river. It will not be afraid when the heat comes, but its leaves will remain green and will not wither year after year.” The water here Symbolizes God's provision and nourishment.
The power to cleanse from sin: In the Bible, water is used to describe God’s grace and power to cleanse people from sin.
Isaiah 1:18 says: "Come, let us reason together, says the LORD. Although your sins are as scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are red as scarlet, they will be as wool." Snow and wool here Refers to the cleansing power of water.
These verses and descriptions express the importance and praise of water in Christianity. Water is seen as a symbol of God's grace and salvation, and can cleanse and nourish the human heart.
There were a large number of bathrooms in the Roman era, a large number of monastery illustrations handed down, and a large number of murals, all of which contain records and evidence about bathing.
Then someone will suggest that a certain celebrity does not take a bath, swears asceticism, and swears to wash three times in his life.
If no one washes it, why do you have to specifically mention it?
This can be verified backwards, and most people love taking baths.
"The History of Bathing Culture in Europe" said that some ascetics never took a bath and were proud of it. They wanted to show that they did not need to take a bath to refresh themselves.
(This is a book published in 2001 and verified by a German author)
St. Simons Delight allowed maggots to crawl on his inflamed and festering wounds without cleaning them (ruthless person)
The hermit Saint Abraham did not bathe or wash his feet for 50 years (a ruthless person)
Sylvia, a holy virgin who is over 60 years old and seriously ill, "will never wash any part of her body except washing her fingers" (Ruthless)
Saint-Aman has never seen himself naked (I don’t believe it)
St. Euphrasia said that she visited a monastery where there were more than 130 nuns. They never washed their feet and became nauseated when they heard the word "bath".
(Is there a possibility that in your time, the word bath was pronounced very close to some dirty names)
(For example, beach and bitch, you heard them wrong and you want to vomit.)
Quoted from "An Alternative History of Western Civilization"
(Register to complain about the author)
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Then someone will quote these people's names to you. Even if I read them many times and look up their allusions, I still can't remember the names of these people.
But these people are all monks, and if you look at what they say, they will not wash themselves if they have inflammation or worms, and they will feel vomiting when they hear about taking a bath. Do you believe it?
Even if there are such examples, they are only a few exceptions.
It is equivalent to verifying the saying of a foreigner: I watched Chinese costume dramas and found that women in ancient times could be emperors.
Charlemagne himself had records of his bathing and swimming.
There was also what was called "mass baptism" in that era.
This is the era of this book.
Note: The very famous "Olanman" in England's history liked to take a bath.
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The person who asked the question next pushed back the time. What about after Charlemagne?
In the 12th and 13th centuries, the protagonist in "Tristan and Iseult" said: How can a sword clean itself if it has not drunk the blood of its enemy?
A bit pretentious, a bit handsome, this line!
The story is about the tragedy of the illicit love between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Iseult.
It depicts Tristan's mission to escort Iseult from Ireland to marry his uncle, King Mark of Cornwall...
The author is unknown and has a profound influence on the chivalric love literature of future generations.
There are many books about bathing, but no church has come out to say anything about it. There are only a few exceptions.
In France in the 13th century, there were so many bathhouses. (Mixed bathing)
The style of mixed bathing at that time caused the prevalence of many diseases... that's what happened.
After the 15th century, with the spread of the Black Death and other diseases, public baths gradually declined.
But the so-called medieval time almost ended at this period.
There is no need to discuss the following further.
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There are also many famous online lines
At that time, it was said that water would make people sick.
They also regard lice as "pearls given by God"!
Queen Isabella I of Spain
I only took two baths when I was born and before my wedding.
While others complained that her hands and nails were too dirty,
She also answered proudly:
"It's a pity you didn't see my feet!"
(The picture above is of a beautiful girl with athlete’s foot, right? But the picture is quite pretty)
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King Louis XIV of France only took a bath once a year.
I think the former of these two is from the Middle Ages, but the latter is just like that...
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Mixed bathing of men and women makes a deal. Doing that kind of thing is immoral, spreads diseases, and triggers many bans. This is true.
But the time span is not long, the scope is also limited, and it is not effectively banned.
There is also the fact that people did not bathe after the Black Death. This requires analyzing the medical concepts of the people at that time to come up with an answer. However, in fact, in areas that were not affected or have passed, there are still historical records: Bathing is really fun. ah……
Probably something like this.
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And perfume was invented because I didn’t take a shower to suppress body odor.
But perfume has a very long history.
And many people use the French king as an example. The time is not the so-called Middle Ages. I find it very strange.
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Another thing I discovered recently, when I was looking up agricultural seed yield ratios, someone once told me,
The harvest ratio in the Middle Ages was about 4 to 1.
I have seen this sentence in other books, this chapter.
I just thought about how this sentence came about and how it was refined.
Until one day last month, when I was writing about eagle pounds, I saw someone posting a study by a scholar on a domestic economic website, I forgot its name, and one sentence was mentioned in it:
According to research, various comparisons and analyzes were conducted on local areas of the manor. At a certain period of time..., the harvest ratio was about 4 to 1. Then with the improvement of technology...
Damn it, I was stunned for a long time. Could it be that this sentence originated from here?
This is the result of discussions among scholars, and it must be rigorous.
I'm just complaining, many people remove the head and tail, and use this conclusion to say that the harvest ratio of crops in the Middle Ages is 4 to 1, and then pass it on...
What is the name of Economic Network? I forgot.
(I have bought all the above books that I can get into the official version, or I have joined the Medieval Group to ask book friends who have read these books. Some of them are compiled from the Internet. If there are any omissions, incompleteness, or errors, please let me know)
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I've been reading some Viking poems in Nordic languages lately,
I suddenly had a new understanding of the Viking Age,
In the past, it was really: grabbing money, food, and women.
I saw that you were unhappy with the zero-yuan purchase, so I killed you.
There is only one in Causeway Bay...
I’m done writing lyrics for Hong Kong movies, let’s start again.
Our Vikings have a batch of 666, which is probably like this,
After reading the book Danes Stories and some clan poems...
The feeling is hard to describe, as if I suddenly understood their core.
Feel the charm of their myths.
I also watched a movie about Icelandic Viking warriors.
Damn it, for a moment I turned into a Viking fan.
As I type this, I think of the protagonist’s ugly face….
"Make England great again!"
I tui!
Even though I use a translator or ask questions on the Internet, I still can't understand these poems. It's like reading a bible.
But if I have new understanding, I will post it.
But after playing for Viking, I think the protagonist is still very handsome.
Inherit the legacy of all kings and create the foundation for all generations!
