RE: The Middle Ages Was the Best We Ever Had
September 19, 2011 at 8:36 pm
(This post was last modified: September 19, 2011 at 8:37 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
The middle ages was just fine, as long as you were not a peasant, did not mind being conscripted to fight at any time ,did not upset the local lord ,who could kill or maim you with impunity and were content with a life expectancy of about 30 (less for a woman).
Life in Middle Ages was 'nasty and brutal and short' if you were a peasant ,and not a lot better if you were a member of the elite.
'Traditional' can be another word for 'closed minded', which describes the Middle Ages, when they were happily burning heretics.
'Spiritual' in the sense of 'transcending the mundane'? I guess that could be argued for members of some monastic orders with their privileged lives. But, for society as whole,at all levels, it was a time of illiteracy and profound superstition.---Even Queen Elizabeth1 had her own astrologer and magician, John Dee,and that was sixteenth century. (1533-1603)
Daily life was controlled by the church and local clergy to a degree we cannot imagine.
It seems Julius may just possibly be a romantic wanker of the first water.
Life in Middle Ages was 'nasty and brutal and short' if you were a peasant ,and not a lot better if you were a member of the elite.
'Traditional' can be another word for 'closed minded', which describes the Middle Ages, when they were happily burning heretics.
'Spiritual' in the sense of 'transcending the mundane'? I guess that could be argued for members of some monastic orders with their privileged lives. But, for society as whole,at all levels, it was a time of illiteracy and profound superstition.---Even Queen Elizabeth1 had her own astrologer and magician, John Dee,and that was sixteenth century. (1533-1603)
Daily life was controlled by the church and local clergy to a degree we cannot imagine.
It seems Julius may just possibly be a romantic wanker of the first water.
