Saturday, May 8, 2021

A Venetian Coronation

 



The Moslem fleet met its end at Lepanto and Western civilization was saved. Don Juan? Death light of Africa, love light of Spain. A glorious, supernatural, tempestuous, pneumatic, wind-driven victory. 

An exuberance of the Faith, if you like. In our own day the threat's no less real, perhaps more so. Swords about the Cross, are you in?



I'm up, just sayin,

LSP

18 comments:

LL said...

I’d rather be alive now than then?

LL said...

I’d rather be alive now than then

LL said...
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LSP said...

Mr. Wolf, consider the glory of the Fleet.

Wild, wild west said...

Yes. Much better now than then. There's a replica of the Spanish flagship at Lepanto in the maritime museum in Barcelona. It's quite impressive. Lots of seats for rowers, who were not volunteers, ya follow? Lots of perfume sprayed on the upper class riding in back end so the stench emanating from the rowers was bearable. One of the descriptive signs said you could sometimes smell these contraptions before you saw them. "We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well and live." and so forth.

Not sure this posted the first time, LSP. Delete away please if it's a double.

LL said...

It might be OK to be the fleet commander, but with my luck, I'd be chained to an oar.

Wild, wild west said...

The rower always goes down with his ship. That's what the puppet Xiden and those who jerk his strings have planned for those of our ilk, L-L.

Kid said...

Well, back then it was all violent ends. Today, the vermin are breeding out civilizations who welcome them in, fearing for their lives at not the edge of a sword but for someone calling them phobic or racist.

Paul M said...

In? Like flint....at least the here and now, maybe not ao much back then.

Adrienne said...

You're channeling Michael Matt and his new vid. It's excellent! I just posted it, LSP.

LSP said...

And, WWW, we captured the Prophet's war flag at the battle, as I understand it, and it lived in a church in Rome until a misguided Pope gave it back to the Moslems in the '60s(?).

Error.

LSP said...

LL, you'd be right up there with Don Juan, probably running Intel and stealth raids against the sea jihad.

I'd be a padre or chained to an oar, hopefully not both.

LSP said...

I second the motion, WWW.

LSP said...

Kid, the deathwish is mind ending.

LSP said...

I'm afraid I wouldn't be much use nowadays, Paul. Except for saying Mass. But what am I saying? That's key.

LSP said...

Will have a look, Adrienne!

Lastanglosaxonking said...

Oh.............. I am so in!

LSP said...

Right with you, LASK.