History 2024, November

I am the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, says the Lord, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty. Revelation 1, 8I, John … was on an island called Patmos for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ. … and heard behind me a loud voice, as if a trumpet, which said: I am the Alpha and Omega

He who wants to save his life does not take a Saint cross. I am ready to die in battle, In battle for the Lord Christ. To all those whose conscience is unclean, Who hides in his land, The gates of heaven are closed, And God meets us in Paradise. Friedrich von Hausen … Translation by V. Mikushevich) It doesn't matter how and why, but it turned out that in 1099

And Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and struck the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The slave's name was Malchus. But Jesus said to Peter: Sheath the sword; Can't I drink the cup that the Father gave Me? The Gospel of John, 18: 10-11 We have a good saying in Russia: an egg is dear for Easter

Whether you are traveling in Italy in your own car or in a rented car, you will have the chance to get to the town of Imola, a small town in Romagna in central Italy, and there you get to one of the side chapels of the Church of Saints Nicholas and Dominic. There you can see a marble tombstone

Doubt gives me as much pleasure as knowledge. Dante Alighieri South of Italy and Sicily were politically and to some extent culturally separated from the rest of the country during this period. Sicily remained under Islamic rule for a long time, and the southern part of the peninsula was under

The previous material in this series about miniatures with "killing babies" has caused positive responses from readers of "VO" and wishes to continue it. I must say that I myself really enjoy comparing medieval miniatures and seeing how the images on them change year after year. New

Here is the law of the knight: Listening to words, he owns himself, But, as best he can, Sift them, creating his words, Graceful, not in vain; He is held in high esteem by the wise, He is rewarded for his sweet lightness, And he is indifferent To the ignorant and the ignorant, and to pride For no reason he does not surrender, but if he happens to show his resolve, he will show it, And

Comparisons and Comparisons As for Japan, it has always had a difficult relationship with China. First a younger brother with an older one. The Japanese looked at China with admiration bordering on adoration. “All the best comes from China,” they said, and they were absolutely right. Almost all of their culture

The topic of the Battle of Liss aroused great interest among the readers of the Military Review, who wished that a number of other major naval battles were considered in the same vein. Well, the topic is really very interesting, so we fulfill their request. Prologue After the Battle of Liss, the development of marine

Probably we all love to receive gifts. Here, in fact, there is nothing to ask. It is pleasant to receive them from colleagues, acquaintances, it is even more pleasant from loved ones, because they know you better than anyone else. For example, this new year it was very pleasant for me to receive two gifts from my granddaughter at once. It used to be

Glass of Burgundy wineLouis Jadot "Volnay", I will drink slowly to the bottom It is to my taste. Ah, aroma, ah, astringency; color, Like a flared ruby, Will reveal the secret of antiquity From the depths of centuries. ("A glass of Burgundy wine". Prilepskaya Svetlana) It just so happens in the history of mankind that there are states in it

"Then Herod, seeing himself mocked by the wise men, was very angry, and sent to beat up all the babies in Bethlehem and in all its borders, from two years old and below, according to the time that he brought out from the wise men." (Gospel of Matthew, 2:16.) Massacres are not unusual in human history. It was customary to cut

Praise be to husband and wife, When they live in love. Their soul and body are on a par For every hour, Lord, bless! And in complete happiness, let their life pass. There is no doubt, blessed is the one who honors virtue in himself, As in the one, whom he chose one, And who took a wife for joy, a friend in life and fate. (Walter von der

“… But maybe we haven't seen all the tsuba?” To the very point of the thought.”(From the comments on the site) Fat cat, Stretched out on a fan, sleeps Sweetly and sweetly … Issa So, our story about tsubas is gradually coming to an end. First of all, we found out that there is a lot of tsub, not just a lot, but so much that it is not

Whoever wants to save his life does not take the saint's cross. I am ready to die in battle, in battle for the Lord Christ. To all those whose consciences are unclean, Who is hiding in their land, Paradise gates are closed, And God meets us in Paradise. (Friedrich von Hausen. Translation by V. Mikushevich.) For us, the Holy Roman Empire is

“Comrade Bazhanov, what is the difference between Stalin and Moses? Do not know? Big: Moses led the Jews out of Egypt, and Stalin - from the Politburo.”(Anecdote attributed to Karl Radek.) As has been repeated here more than once, the power attracts people with mental pathologies,“with complexes,”as they say now. "Oh, you are with

The spear pierced Don Pedro's shield, It came out, but did not penetrate into the flesh, Its shaft broke in two places. Bermudez did not sway, did not fall off the saddle, He retaliated with a blow for the blow that he took. The spear fell under a protective thorn, At once it pierced the shield halfway, In the triple chain mail, two rows pierced, And in

Not so long ago, there was information in the domestic media that the Russian FSB had finally declassified the criminal case of Admiral Kolchak. You need to rejoice, right? Now it can be studied by anyone? But no, it's actually not that simple at all! Researchers still can't get it

He lay down facing the country of the Spanish Moors, So that Karl told his glorious squad, That Count Roland died, but won! On the southern slopes of the Pyrenees, the little world continued to be preserved

Having slipped into the attic, a stray cat disappeared. The winter moon … Joso We have all already made sure that the world of Japanese tsuba is really a real world, in which, as if in a mirror, the life of the Japanese, their religion, their aesthetic views, in a word, everything that is called culture in one capacious word

For some reason, the word "Trotskyism" is fashionable in "VO", and it is used in business and not in business. It is fashionable to call, for example, Khrushchev a Trotskyist (apparently, on the basis of Kaganovich's words. Well, after all, he later rejected this statement and convinced Stalin that he was "actively fighting" against Trotskyism!), And even

Snow is falling quietly On ducks that swim in pairs In an old dark pond … And, it should be noted that this topic is infinitely complex, and here's why. It is known that there were recognized masters who had their own characteristic

He endangered his soul to smite the Philistine, and the Lord made a great salvation for all Israel; you saw it and rejoiced; why do you want to sin against innocent blood and kill David for no reason? 1 Kings 19: 5In the first part of our story about miniatures

Blessed are the hungry and thirsty for righteousness, for they will be satiated. Gospel of Matthew 5: 6 Let's start with what we remember, there are, unfortunately, people who succumbed to the temptation to suspect everyone and everything in deception, who do not possess real, systematic knowledge in the field of historical science, and therefore inclined to trust

We are weak, but there will be a sign All the hordes behind your Wall -We will gather them into a fist, To collapse on you in war. Will not embarrass us, We will live a century in slaves, But when shame smothers you, We dance on your coffins … ("Song of the Picts »Rudyard Kipling, translated by I. Okazov) I did not have time to publish the material about the knights of Scotland

I saw in Ireland Heroes In the thunder of swords they were chopped, Shields were smashed into chips. Pal, bleeding, Sigurd on the battlefield. Pal and Brian the brave, In the battle winning victory. ("The Saga of Nyal", translated by O. A. Smirnitskaya and A. I. Korsun) At one time, the famous British poet Rudyard Kipling wrote

As a youth from the south, you, enchantress, are folded, the steel of the blade is my faithful knife, you cling to me like a wife. there is some country in Europe whose past is shrouded in mystery to a greater extent than others, then this, without a doubt

No, after all, how much, if not all, depends on the climate in a person's life! There was a good climate in the region of the "fertile crescent", and the first civilizations arose there, while other peoples hunted and collected roots. The ancestors of the Americans came to North America, settled down at

Goodbye, you mountains, and the North - goodbye, Here is where valor was born, here is the northern edge. And wherever I am and wherever I wander, I have always loved the High mountains. (R. Burns. My heart is in the mountains. Translated by the author) We are used to see in the Scots "men in plaid skirts", but they have become such relatively recently

In the previous article, we talked about the "capital" of the Mississippi culture Indians, the city of Cahokia, "built up" in the past with mounds-pedestals for … some buildings, or rather, adobe structures covered with maize straw. However, it turned out that this is just a special case in the history of North America

We continue to acquaint the readers of "VO" with the culture of the Bronze Age, which left behind impressive monuments both quantitatively and qualitatively. In fact, this was the second era of globalization, when, after the Stone Age, they were exchanged on a new basis for the exchange of metals (before that

"There is something that they say:" Look, this is new "; but this was already in the centuries that were before us" (Book of Ecclesiastes 1:10). woven from a thousand sorrows. Whoever landed on its green shores, who only

Winter storm - Often, often blinks with fear A cat in the corner … IsaThe question of why so many tsub, as it turned out, worries many of our readers, so I would like to start the next material with an answer to it. And also - why are they all so different … It would seem that one sword - one tsuba, well, a couple of three

The earth is fraught with just a huge amount of all kinds of artifacts. Literally tons of stone, bronze, copper and rusty iron, not to mention gold and silver items. Bronze alone has probably dug thousands of tons! For example, take a look at the photo below this text. There is a wall on it

"… but one of the Thracian horsemen …" (Second Book of Maccabees 12:35) Foreword Why in the Bible, where a horseman occurs 39 times, horsemen from Thrace are also mentioned, how did they deserve such an honor along with everyone else? And the thing is that Thrace was famous precisely for its horsemen, and not without reason

It's time, it's time Blumkin has come to "kill". Well, how much can you write about him, right? But you need an appropriate mood. And read a little more about him. And all this took time, so I had to delay the end of the history of this extraordinary person. Obviously outstanding, albeit with a minus sign

Plum blossom - The moonbeam teases a passer-by: break off a branch! Issa The oldest technique for decorating tsuba is the openwork through carving, called sukashi, or slot work. This processing technique was used a very long time ago, even on the early tsubas, made of only iron. Their

A cat has sat down at the festive pillar in a familiar way - to spend the old year … IssaDifferent peoples, different civilizations, different cultures … And cats everywhere sit with their owners at the table in the same way, both on holidays and on weekdays. My current cat, for example, has its own stool at the kitchen table and sits on it

The New Year has come - The carefree faces of passers-by are flashing around … Shigyoku I would not say that the carelessness on the faces of our people has increased this new year. But … their curiosity remains inescapable, and this is especially pleasant. Many readers of "VO" liked the previous materials "about tsubu" and they

The territory of the two modern provinces of Luristan and Kermanshah, located in the west of Iran, became one of the most famous centers for the manufacture of bronze items and, above all, weapons and horse equipment in the Bronze Age. The first finds here were made back in 1928, and then there were so many of them