Old Europe Nostalgia Thread

[Amour_Vulpes]

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[Tonkyhonk]

At least the Asian content, especially Japan, helped keep it out.

the conflicts those missionaries brought here (e.g. spanish vs portuguese) helped japanese elites believe not to trust christians. they proved they couldnt love their neighbors when they were teaching us to love our neighbors.

[DarkNacht]

Götz of the Iron Hand(1480 - 1562)

A German Imperial Knight who at 24 years of age lost his right arm when he deflected a cannon ball with his sword and the cannon ball forced his sword into his arm. Unwilling to let this be the end of his days on the battle field he had an mechanical replacement made from
iron. He continued to fight in a large number of feuds, sieges and wars over the next 40 years.

[Amour_Vulpes]

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[MagicManICT]

Ok, now it is going off topic. Sorry for even bringing it up.

Going back to the Baroque, one of my favorite composers (and shamelessly, one of my favorite pieces, even if it is most well known): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9rZjlsyYY

I think jorb likes using WWI because it was the end of the last of the fuedal rule in Europe. However, my opinion is that if one wants to look towards when mankind was starting to realize his full potential, which would be the Ancient Greeks. Since that was lost to the first Dark Age, all we have left are Classical Greek and Roman (which I don't know as well as I probably should) and the European period from around 1450 (Martin Luther and the Reformation) to around 1800 (pre-Industrial Age).

[Kandarim]

While I have little nostalgia for old europe politics (and little love for politics in general), the music is something that can still inspire today. That said, my favourite piece is possibly Boccherini's Minuet (for strings), late baroque - early classical.

[Amour_Vulpes]

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[Maxeusz]

One of Polish Kings from golden ages of Poland:

John III Sobieski:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_III_Sobieski

was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1674 until his death King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Sobieski's 22-year-reign was marked by a period of the Commonwealth's stabilization, much needed after the turmoil of the Deluge and Khmelnytsky Uprising.[1] Popular among his subjects, he was an able military commander, most famous for the victory over the Turks in the 1683 Battle of Vienna.[2] Following his victories over the Ottoman Empire, he was called by the Turks the "Lion of Lechistan" and held as the saviour of European Christendom by the pope.

And the most elitary unit from these ages:

Polish hussars:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_hussars

Polish hussar were some of the finest cavalry throughout history and some of their charges are legendary.

At the Battle of Klushino in 1610, the Hussars were outnumbered ten to one, and still somehow came out on top, utterly annihilating an army of 40,000 Swedes and Russians with just 4,000 lancers.

[Dallane]

Every watch sharpes rifles jorb?
Episode 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaJXMHWN4bI

Song related
Over the hills and far away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOeYPpOblAw