tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post1119463337355783603..comments2024-02-27T14:15:43.978-06:00Comments on Modern Medievalism: The king of the jungleThe Modern Medievalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238571174836044412noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-49360495262153602922015-08-14T05:21:35.975-05:002015-08-14T05:21:35.975-05:00Interesting story presented here.Interesting story presented here.Jeremiah Wesleyhttp://jerehaircuts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-84822195163899107732015-08-06T18:31:03.122-05:002015-08-06T18:31:03.122-05:00Some modern browsers include 'decluttering'...Some modern browsers include 'decluttering' capabilities - which often change the background for you. For example, I'm reading this page on my Windows Phone, which has a 'reading mode' which changes the text and background to look like printed paper. There may be addons for browsers like Firefox and Chrome, etc. Maybe this could help? Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766459138852975580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-21447288271860472152015-08-05T10:08:34.582-05:002015-08-05T10:08:34.582-05:00Welcome. I appreciate thoughtful comments always.Welcome. I appreciate thoughtful comments always.The Modern Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238571174836044412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-60716934548158053942015-08-05T10:07:48.421-05:002015-08-05T10:07:48.421-05:00I've always preferred the light-on-dark scheme...I've always preferred the light-on-dark schemes myself, but I might revamp the site's look when I have more time.The Modern Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238571174836044412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-68809416170358073112015-08-03T20:03:25.982-05:002015-08-03T20:03:25.982-05:00Hi. I was wondering if you would consider have a l...Hi. I was wondering if you would consider have a light background with dark text for your blog. It is very difficult to read the white text on black for very long. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-47889293916360473142015-08-01T06:20:41.483-05:002015-08-01T06:20:41.483-05:00This is the first time I post a comment in your si...This is the first time I post a comment in your site, so I hope not to be sharp.<br /><br />The subject of man using and/or abusing nature is a complex one, and sadly most people like to thing on it in black-and-white terms. Killing an animal for the sake of mere fun, of just "showing power" over irrational creatures is clearly a sign of distortion of the place in this world bestowed to us by the Lord. But, on the other hand, I don't think the killing of an animal is necessary an abuse; that depends o its context - I come from Spain and, from my modest point of view, every critic of bullfighting misses the point that it is <i>far more</i> than killing a bull. Both the apology of poaching and the irrational defence of any animal life against a so-called "evil human" (as animalist movements claim) are signs of how low has our modern world fallen.<br /><br />Poaching ban by medieval kings is an interesting topic: its aim was probably not as conservationist as a protection of kings and noblemen's status (you know far more than me on this topic, for sure), but on the same time shows how stupid can conservatives and Tradistanis be sometimes.<br /><br />The point made by Rodrigo on the subject of killing a king in hand-to-hand combat, and your digression on the lion's royal character reminds me the fact that, till the High/Late Middle Ages, the animal king in Europe was not the lion but rather the bear, whose cultural position was later undermined due to its association with pagan costumes and survivals. There were some pagan peoples in ancient Europe whose chiefs only become so after killing a bear in a hand-to-hand combat (cf. Michel Pastoureau's <i>L'ours: histoire d'un roi déchu</i>). Indeed, a king must be fought with due nobility, not by trachery.<br /><br />I hope to not have written a too long and busy comment.<br /><br />Kyrie eleisonἸουστινιανόςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00853873178362328543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-43236970236744886292015-07-30T18:41:17.156-05:002015-07-30T18:41:17.156-05:00Fair point on the crossbow, Rodrigo. I was just tr...Fair point on the crossbow, Rodrigo. I was just trying to give Palmer a small benefit of the doubt.The Modern Medievalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238571174836044412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6574198575168538104.post-36038439350300193992015-07-30T18:34:23.429-05:002015-07-30T18:34:23.429-05:00Totally agree. However, that poaching revolutionar...Totally agree. However, that poaching revolutionary used a crossbow, a weapon condemned by Pope Innocent III; he behaved like a coward. As Alexander the Great said: "only a king may kill another king". That is, if that little dentist wanted to measure himself against the king, he should've used a king's weapons and engaged in hand-to-hand combat. <br /><br />I would not dare to do so, for I know my place. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09139371590981236362noreply@blogger.com