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
I’d rather be alive now than then?
ReplyDeleteI’d rather be alive now than then
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ReplyDeleteMr. Wolf, consider the glory of the Fleet.
ReplyDeleteYes. 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.
ReplyDeleteNot sure this posted the first time, LSP. Delete away please if it's a double.
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(?).
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It might be OK to be the fleet commander, but with my luck, I'd be chained to an oar.
ReplyDeleteLL, you'd be right up there with Don Juan, probably running Intel and stealth raids against the sea jihad.
DeleteI'd be a padre or chained to an oar, hopefully not both.
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.
ReplyDeleteI second the motion, WWW.
DeleteWell, 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.
ReplyDeleteKid, the deathwish is mind ending.
DeleteIn? Like flint....at least the here and now, maybe not ao much back then.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I wouldn't be much use nowadays, Paul. Except for saying Mass. But what am I saying? That's key.
DeleteYou're channeling Michael Matt and his new vid. It's excellent! I just posted it, LSP.
ReplyDeleteWill have a look, Adrienne!
DeleteOh.............. I am so in!
ReplyDeleteRight with you, LASK.
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