Fun at the Faire #11 - The Crusaders by goodoleboy
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Captured 4/27/14, at the beautiful Renaissance Faire, held at the beautiful Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, in semi beautiful Irwindale, California.
Because of its religious significance, jocko500 should like this.
Much better viewed via ZOOM.
I can't believe that these warriors, already fatigued by war and travel, actually stopped so I could take photos of them. This was most gracious after what they had gone through. And many in attendance were surprised when the woman in the bottom shot burst from the crowd shouting "Stop, you must return to the Holy Land at the side of King Richard the Lion Hearted and capture Jerusalem!"
The Crusades were military campaigns sanctioned by the Latin Roman Catholic Church during the High Middle Ages through to the end of the Late Middle Ages. In 1095 Pope Urban II proclaimed the first crusade, with the stated goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem. Many historians and some of those involved at the time, like Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, give equal precedence to other papal-sanctioned military campaigns undertaken for a variety of religious, economic, and political reasons, such as the Albigensian Crusade, the Aragonese Crusade, the Reconquista, and the Northern Crusades. Following the first crusade there was an intermittent 200-year struggle for control of the Holy Land, with six more major crusades and numerous minor ones. In 1291, the conflict ended in failure with the fall of the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land at Acre, after which Roman Catholic Europe mounted no further coherent response in the east.
Source: Wikipedia Free Encylopedia.
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Comments (9)
johndoop
I love these warriors Beautiful collage!!!!!!!
durleybeachbum
What fun they had! The Crusades were events about which we should be ashamed. No better than the current atrocities in the name of all sorts of religions.
Cyve
WOW... fabulous scenes and very greaat shots !!!
claude19
E.X.C.E.L.L.E.N.T !!! awesome series !
bmac62
These gents appear to have enjoyed having you take their pictures. Well done strong and faithful knight, Sir Harry:) I am enjoying your trip to the Faire!
62guy
The thumb, at first glance, looked like the Klan.
Hendesse
Fantastic shots of this events. Agree with durleybeachbum about the crusaders and what they have done in the name of the church.
MrsRatbag
Love these shots, Harry! Another set of costumes that look like they weren't all that comfortable. I agree with Andrea that the Crusades were an abominable piece of history, but on the other hand they have been the fodder for an awful lot of great historical art, novels, and film. I'd miss all that, as it's one of my favourite historical periods. Wonderful captures again, this series is terrific!
anahata.c
Well, you got some passionate responses to the Crusades themselves (to them, not to you), and yes, they were a typical example of religion gone totally amuck. But critics also have to remember that Muslim armies invaded Europe too, and got as far as the gates of Paris. But this is play-acting Crusades, and the pics are a pure joy. I luuuuuv how these two crusaders posed for you, with total smiles---behind their nose guards, that is. I mean, this is costume portraiture at its finest, just a joy. And there's a Raiders fan to the side, and a lady in a blue jacket, and a woman behind with blue hair---a real potpourri of humanity. The second shot is the capper: One, because we get to see that skull in the cart (where did they GET all these props! I assume, being near the movie business, you have lots of vintage and period-costume shops around, and one can get period objects like this a lot more easily than in Chicago); but it's mostly because the two crusaders are breaking up, having a grand old time play-acting like kids (in those big grown-up outfits which they probably loved and struggled with at the same time), while a modern woman seems to break into their formation on the left. They really do look like they're cracking up with the whole gestalt, those nose guards, those heavy helmets, the long gowns, all of it. It's a joyous potpourri, and the expressions in number 2 are priceless! A terrific pair, and typical of the joy you've captured at this festival. Love it. (I realize I haven't fav'd yet! I've been immersed in the pieces and I just forgot! Well there should have been some by now...I'll start with this one.)