#feudal

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3M Co, 1969

[scifi-fantasy-horror]

by  Pierre Deschamps

[ancientorigins]

Was the Black Death all bad? While it killed millions it also transformed Europe’s feudal society, brought on the Rennaisance, and moved wealth from aristocrats to peasants.

[zippocreed501]

Ran (1985)

directed by Akira Kurosawa

[wronghands1]

[postcard-from-the-past]

Hoàng Hoa Thám, feudal lord of Yên Thế, the leader of the Yên Thế Insurrection that held out against French for 30 years

French vintage postcard

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[whatevergreen]

Japan, 1716, 1 silver momme of the Tajimanokuni Izushi clan

[jbfly46]

Feudal lord is dead. Ronin now.

[dippietheham]

He sat under the trees, staring out across the lake. The sun beams danced across his vision, licks of fire rippling across the water surface. He breathed in deep as the heat scored whatever skin was exposed.

Even in this peaceful dell, he didn't bother to take off his armour. A short stop and he would carry on to the next village.

Life was simple for him. He was a wandering swordsman, lowest of the low amongst the warriors of the land. He refused to pledge his loyalty to a noble, for none would allow him freedom to stop to help those who had no one to turn to. And no noble would look kindly to him stopping just to admire the scenery.

So he fought alone, honing his craft in quiet dells like these. He had to. Any warrior band which found him alone could deal with him as they saw fit, and some had tried to show him that the loner's way was a way of death. And indeed, he had to prove them right with his blade, often despite being overwhelmed.

With that thought, he drew his trusty blade from its scabbard, and drew a whetstone from his pack. As he watched the sun playing through the trees, his hands gently yet firmly went through his familiar routine of sharpening his best friend in the world.

All was good. For now.

[emvisual]

Las mujeres en Usamerica están protestando con todo lo que pueden. Manifestaciones, pintadas, viñetas...

[resistancemarxistblog]

Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)

[loudlylovingreview]

Baron Wormser: The System

   Back in the day, I used to ascribe every woe to what I called “The System.” The woes were plentiful: war, the military-industrial complex that made the wars possible, racism, economic inequality, the global misery wrought by colonialism, the heavy hand of patriarchy, along with discrimination on various fronts. Since then I can add technological advents that have stirred the unhappy pot even…

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[books-log]

[whatevergreen]

1 momme hansatsu note from the old Buzen Province of Northern Kyushu, Southern Japan. 19th century.

Depicts Hotei, the semi-mythical Chinese Buddhist monk, revered as a god of contentment and happiness, guardian of children, and patron of bartenders.

The back figure is presumably a farmer.