Blood on our Hands Ozarin: Ozarin Palevar rolled up his sleeves, and, sighing, headed into the large Room of Parliament. Looking around, he sighed again. The walls were ordained with beautiful tapestries, gold-framed works of art, and other displays of decadence and extravagance. Looking at his fellow nobles, he observed the fine silk clothes he wore, the excessive jewelry that sat upon their fat fingers and ordained their ears. He bowed towards His Majesty, Volkrin the 5th. Outwardly he smiled, but inwardly he sneered. Volkrin was a handsome man, a great person, and an even better ruler. Shame he had to die. Shuffling over to his seat, Ozarin turned around and dropped his considerable weight onto the cushion with an audible flop! Locking his gaze with Ataulf, a fellow noble, he gave her the slightest of nods. Closing his eyes, he played the last meeting over and over again in …show more content…
The Triad has turned upon each other! The military is in complete disorder! A plague has spread throughout the Kingdom of France! The king, as well of Argan and Andrev Leinster of House Hereford, and Throkell of House Wessex, have fallen victim to it! Ozarin Palevar, head of House York and once the Kings Trusted Advisor, had been declared our glorious King! Tossing the paper to the floor, Ozarin chuckled, sounding dismal and depressed. An amused smile on her face, Arauth asked “And what befell Argan? I was under the impression that he had secured immunity, from none less than yourself, Illec” “I lied. He was quite irritating.” I agree. A glorious, terrifying voice sounded in their mind. It rotted through their defenses, and smashed their mind with otherworldly and ungodly power, and the three most powerful people within thousands of miles quickly fell down to their knees, giving up their souls and turning their backs to which they once held
Before reading Julie Kerr’s examination into the curious, and perilous dangers that were faced within monastic wall, it would be natural to assume that this is a topic that needs no investigation. This presumption is quickly overturned within the brief, but completely entertaining, Health and Safety in the Medieval Monasteries of Britain. Kerr dives into the world of these monks, and gives us a small glimpse into the many hazards that they faced throughout their work. Not only does Kerr’s work give an amusing look into the incidences and accidents within monastic life, but also demonstrated the fragility of life within Medieval Britain regardless of vocation. Kerr divides these into categories of discussion such as, incidents of self-affliction, construction accidents, and simple missteps, but all show that within Medieval Britain, there were many dangers outside of the routinely researched plagues and epidemics.
A single drop of deep crimson blood fell onto the pristine, alabaster sink in the home of Thomas Milburn. In his peripheral vision, he could see another one slithering down his cheek into the basin. His hands were shaking again, he had noticed the tremors only yesterday, and yet they were already worsening. He looked down at the silver razor in his hand, the white splotches of cream were now tinted with a red hue. “Damnit,” he said, under his breath.
“In the darkness he saw visions of a thousand-tongued fear that would babble at his back and cause him to flee, while others were going coolly about their country’s business. He admitted that he would not be able to cope with this monster. He felt that every nerve in his body would be an ear to hear the voices, while other men would remain stolid and deaf” (Crane 14). He is anxious restless, just waiting for his first skirmish. His thoughts are frantically running away, with him in tow and just barely hanging on.
Our narrator is physically mortified in the "Battle Royal" chapter and promptly starts a mortifying discourse on the force of lowliness - mortification and fear play their part, and experience unusual changes all through, as confirm by Bledsoe's strategic maneuvers, and by our storyteller's administration and control of different groups to which he is bound. In the story there are some blind and half-blind figures. The leader of of the brotherhood, a.k.a Brother Jack had a glass eye, in chapter 16 he referred black people as one eyed mice in his speech.
The river didn’t mean to erode the land, she couldn’t help it. Since then, there was not a noise in the area. An area once full of life and creatures in harmony, turned into a barren, silent place. These three forces, all great and powerful, did not speak to each other and have not spoken to each other
The best knights had gone to perfection, leaving the worst to hold their sieges” (White, 477). Although Arthur intended to improve his Round Table, he did not properly prepare for the risks associated with his quest, and the consequences of its completion. As a result of Arthur’s imprudence, the success of his quest is instead detrimental to the resulting state of his court.
FEAR. They were not just afraid. They were very afraid. This is the kind of fear that stains one’s undergarments. I have no doubt they all muttered the words without breathing, “MY GOD!
Galbert of Bruges presents a story about Charles’ life as the Count of Flanders and how his death was plotted by the Erembalds Family. Galbert was an important notary to Count Charles because he provides an exceptional perspective by including different chapters to his progression. His work is definitely trustworthy because he describes all the succession and disputes that Charles has gone through as the Count of Flanders. As the notary for Charles, Galbert approaches his work with care and respect because he wants the readers to feel honored and pity for what Charles wanted to persuade throughout his reign. Additionally, Galbert provides significant evidences about Charles’ potential opportunities that he could have taken when he was offered many important titles as a result of a prodigious ruling to the Flanders.
The mood of the people was extinguished in an unseen cloud of thick smoke. In a thousand strong men, there wasn’t a single smile or expression of hope. The only sound was their fleeing
Europe in the fifteen hundreds was a dangerous, local, hierarchic, tradition-bound, slow moving, and poor filled with the tasks of providence, salvation and community. Europe during the fifteen hundreds were a dangerous place; disease, famine, and violence all prevented the population of the era to live a long life. One of the major killers during the time was disease. Disease and plagues killed major parts of the population, the bubonic plague, for example, claimed the lives of perhaps a third of Europe’s population in five years.
The 14th century was a time when the threat of disease controlled European society, putting fear into every person’s mind. The Bubonic Plague was the disease that led not only to death, but to the abandonment of chivalry and sympathy. The disease first appeared in Europe in 1347, and by the end of 1348, it had traveled across most of Europe, leaving a trail of death (doc 1). With about one third of the population dead, Europe’s society was destroyed, but it was devastated further by the pessimistic and anti semitic attitudes many of the people had.
The economic impact of this contagious disease which spread across Europe during the Middle Ages affected the entire continent. It is, however, extremely difficult to gather the data needed to calculate the economic consequences of these infections. An analysis of various medieval infectious diseases can add to enlightening the possible economic and cultural consequences of plagues. The outcome of every epidemic is a systematic study and its effects are not always the same.
Its blood—kin murder—that brings this storm on our city”
According to Ole J. Benedictow “Inevitably [the Black Plague] had an enormous impact on European society and greatly affected the dynamics of change and development from the medieval to Early Modern period. A historical turning point, as well as a vast human tragedy, the Black Death of 1346-53 is unparalleled in human history.” It was one of the most devastating diseases in history
Gods’ Hand in Devastation In the sixteenth century, a highly infectious disease known as the Black Plague, began to spread across the shores of Europe. The term the Black Plague was quickly recognized and feared by all Europeans. In just a short amount of time the disease had spread throughout the entire continent of Europe, killing roughly fifty percent of Europeans. Those who survived the disease were left wondering “why did this happen?”.