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"To be deprived of the use of one's limbs is of little help to one in carrying out the work of government. If I could be cured of the disease of Naaman, I would wash seven times in Jordan, but I have found in the present age no Elisha who can heal me. It is not fitting that a hand so weak as mine should hold power when fear of Arab agression daily presses upon the Holy City and when my sickness increases the enemy's daring... I therefore beg you that, having called together the barons of the kingdom of France, you immediately choose one of them to take charge of this Holy Kingdom. For We are prepared to receive with affection whomever you send Us, and We will hand over the kingdom to a suitable successor." - King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem

tfw you see some stupid post that paints medieval peasants eating just plain grey porridge and acting as if cheese, butter or meat was too exotic or expensive for them, and have to use all your inner strength to not just reblog it with an angry rant and throwing hands with people. so i will just post the angry rant here

no, medieval people did not only eat grey porridge with no herbs or spices, they had a great variety of vegetables we dont even have anymore, grains and dairy products, not to mention fruits and meats, all seasonal and changing with the time of the year. no, medieval food was not just tasteless, maybe this will surprise some of you but you can make tasty food without excessive spice use, and can use a variety of good tasting herbs. if you'd ever tried to cook some medieval recipes you would know that. medieval people needed a lot of energy for their work, if they would only eat fucking porridge all of the time they would get scurvy and die before they could even built a civilisation. they had something called 'pottage' which was called that because it was cooked in one pot. you could leave the pot on the fire and go about your day, doing stuff and come back to a cooked meal. they put in what was available that time of the year, together with grains, peas, herbs, meat etc etc. again, if you would try to make it, like i have with my reenactment friends, it can actually be really good and diverse.

dont confuse medieval peasants with poor people in victorian england. dont think that TV shows what it was really like. dont think that dirty grey dressed people covered in filth were how the people looked like.

they made use of everything. too poor to buy proper meat? buy a sheeps head and cook it. they ate nettle and other plants we consider weeds now. they foraged and made use of what they found. hell, there are medieval cook books!

most rural people had animals, they had chickens (eggs), goats (milk and dairy), cows (milk and dairy), sheep (milk and dairy) and pigs (meat machine), and after butchering they used ALL THE PARTS of the animal. you know how much meat you can get out of a pig, even the smaller medieval breeds? the answer is a lot

if you had the space you always had a vegetable garden. there are ways to make sure you have something growing there every time of the year. as i said they had a variety of vegetables we dont have anymore due to how farming evolved. you smoked pork in the chimney, stored apples in the dry places in your house, had a grain chest. people could go to the market to buy fish and meat, both fresh and dried/smoked. they had ale, beer and wine, that was not a luxury that was a staple part of their diet.

this post ended once again up being longer than i planned, but please for the love of the gods, just actually educate yourself on this stuff and dont just say stupid wrong shit, takk

i think im starting to lose my mind making this mask its so over for me

while searching i came across more images that might help with this search, a few things i noted:

- this is likely a documentary on either Baldwin IV or Montisgard

- its probably a student film

- looks to be made on a film camera

- could be a Spanish adaptation of KoH

anyway, the images:

So scrolling through pinterest, I'm wondering.. All the KoH fans I need help finding this film

genuinely would wanna be friends with Baldwin IV, not even a romance or nothing i wanna beat this man in chess

hi!

i promise you i have started writing my paper/dissection thingy, ive taken a break from it today as i have been dealing with a fever and generally unwell feeling, along with working on other things such as:

- my cosplay (due june)

- new drawing (possibly will be done later on this week)

- schoolwork (augh)

as always my dms are open as i am a bit of a yapper when im feeling well lol

KoH - Archives and books?

Hello, Hello!!!

I'm sure a lot of you KoH/Baldwin IV fans are looking for other content? Well I have you covered for books and Behind the scenes content!

I'm also encouraging those to share and upload on there too!!

The Library - Baldwin IV and Crusades related books for KoH - Google Drive

The Archives - Kingdom of Heaven - Behind the Scenes archive - Google Drive

QnA down here!

Q: Can I upload a book? A: Yes you may! As long as it’s in the topic of Baldwin or the Crusades (I don’t really care if it’s about Saladin or someone else, as long as it's under the time period or related to the crusades)

Q: Can Fanfiction be uploaded? A: As of this moment, I’m not sure, since we have tumblr, Ao3, and FF.net already store fanfics and if you’re not the author, you’ll need their permission, so no I won’t allow fanfics as of this moment.

Q: You allowed a fiction book about Baldwin? A: Archival purposes of books, as I said, Fanfics have their own spaces.

Q: Are there any type of file restrictions? A: Yep, PDF only, for it to be read and not downloaded. There are sites to convert a file into PDF

Q: I know this book! But I don’t know where to get the file A: Please tell me the title! There are sites to download a book I’m sure the book will be there

worked on this all afternoon to get it ready to post, some more changes to the weathering may be needed but, what do you guys think?