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DiktatorAlexander [2016-01-04 18:49:23 +0000 UTC]
The Battle of Agincourt was an interesting but truly amazing battle.
As a different note, are you sure 'Game of thrones' depicts people back then accurately? Just because you see something in a Television show doesn't mean it's accurate. These Television writers have a habit of making people look more vile than what they really were for reasons that are beyond me.
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EmirHamam In reply to DiktatorAlexander [2016-01-25 22:54:06 +0000 UTC]
Well, the TV show (and the GoT universe) focuses almost entirely on the nobility (the books are somewhat better in focusing on other social classes, and they do a pretty good job at it). In a time of all-out war, I believe things would get pretty rough (just look at the level of violence in the 30 years war in the beginning of the XVII century and you'll understand what I mean by "rough"), but I do agree with you, they portray the world as something without honor or order, which is not entirely true. Of course it was violent and was brutal, but there was SOME sense of overall justice and rule of law - based on Christianity for Europe or Islam for the Middle East - and, at least amongst themselves, they weren't that different. There were rules in war (which were occasionally ignored sometimes, just as ours are today), and - generally speaking - you'd be an outcast leader if you just started chopping people's heads without reason, especially because the ruler doesn't have a standing army and needs to trust their nobles to follow him and be loyal.
To sum it all up - the show portraits a period of civil war, not an average, peaceful period. Despite a few dramatic exaggerations (like the cruelty of the Mountain), I don't think it's the worst show ever to represent the relation between enemies in a period like that.
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C666O [2012-09-19 10:54:48 +0000 UTC]
This looks like straight out of a Fantasy novel only it it really gruesome battle according to many readings. After watching Game of Thrones living in the middle ages really sucks. It does not look fun and romantic as depicted in fiction.
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EmirHamam In reply to C666O [2012-09-20 05:37:22 +0000 UTC]
At fucking all. Bernard Cornwell describes it greatly. It sucked. Knights were monsters, monsters were people.
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EmirHamam In reply to kalika12 [2012-09-18 01:34:02 +0000 UTC]
Heh, eu pessoalmente acho que nunca existiu!
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Thandorian98 [2011-01-16 06:06:56 +0000 UTC]
I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Check out mine, mine is the same but with about 70 guys in minature detail!!!!
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"kill the mutant, burn the heretic, purge the unclean!"
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EmirHamam In reply to Tarin-san [2011-01-13 14:17:54 +0000 UTC]
thanks tarin! stalking people again, are ya?
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EmirHamam In reply to Chaosfive-55 [2010-11-13 00:02:25 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, we have this irritating habit of butchering ourselves. And we never get tired!
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longbow1415 [2010-04-19 02:58:44 +0000 UTC]
Love it. There are so few good historical drawings
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hippo2 [2010-04-18 06:10:40 +0000 UTC]
I know this scene from somehwere. Probably Branaghs "Henry V".
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Anadroj [2010-01-29 21:59:12 +0000 UTC]
Wow I love it!!!
Details are essential and a good historical references make your draw shine!!!
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