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In 1676, when the Ottoman Empire, which had occupied land west of the Dnieper River in what is now Ukraine, was busy violently expanding its already massive borders, they ended up losing a battle to the Zaporozhian Cossacks who lived “across the river”.
Despite his relatively heavy loss, the exceedingly ballsy Ottoman Sultan Mehmet IV had a letter written and sent to the Zaporozhian Cossacks demanding their unconditional surrender and subjugation. It went something like this:
"As the Sultan; son of Muhammad; brother of the sun and moon; grandson and viceroy of God; ruler of the kingdoms of Macedonia, Babylon, Jerusalem, Upper and Lower Egypt; emperor of emperors; sovereign of sovereigns; extraordinary knight, undefeated; steadfast guardian of the tomb of Jesus Christ; steward chosen by God himself; the hope and comfort of Muslims; confounder and great defender of Christians – I command you, the Zaporozhian Cossacks, to submit to me voluntarily and without resistance, and to desist from troubling me with your attacks.
-Sultan Mehmed IV"
Despite his relatively heavy loss, the exceedingly ballsy Ottoman Sultan Mehmet IV had a letter written and sent to the Zaporozhian Cossacks demanding their unconditional surrender and subjugation. It went something like this:
"As the Sultan; son of Muhammad; brother of the sun and moon; grandson and viceroy of God; ruler of the kingdoms of Macedonia, Babylon, Jerusalem, Upper and Lower Egypt; emperor of emperors; sovereign of sovereigns; extraordinary knight, undefeated; steadfast guardian of the tomb of Jesus Christ; steward chosen by God himself; the hope and comfort of Muslims; confounder and great defender of Christians – I command you, the Zaporozhian Cossacks, to submit to me voluntarily and without resistance, and to desist from troubling me with your attacks.
-Sultan Mehmed IV"
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In 1676, when the Ottoman Empire, which had occupied land west of the Dnieper River in what is now Ukraine, was busy violently expanding its already massive borders, they ended up losing a battle to the Zaporozhian Cossacks who lived “across the river”. Despite…
Ilia Efimovich Repin (1844-1930) Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire 1880–1891
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Ilia Efimovich Repin (1844-1930) Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks to Sultan Mehmed IV of the Ottoman Empire 1880–1891
In any case, the Zaporozhians weren’t into surrendering. Having none of it, the Cossacks are said to have written a letter I’m sure none of their grandmothers would have approved of. Cossack military leader Ivan Sirko, the guy with the pipe in the painting below, artfully sat down with his buddies and a few casks of vodka, a quill and got to work, replying:
"O Sultan, Turkish devil and damned devil’s kith and kin, assistant to Lucifer himself. What the Devil kind of knight are thou, that canst not slay a hedgehog with your naked arse? The devil shits, and your army eats. Thou shalt not, thou son of a whore, make subjects of Christian sons; we have no fear of your army, by land and by sea we will battle with thee. Fuck thy mother. Thou Babylonian scullion, Macedonian wheelwright, brewer of Jerusalem, goat-fucker of Alexandria, swineherd of Greater and Lesser Egypt, pig of Armenia, Podolian thief, catamite of Tartary, hangman of Kamyanets, and fool of all the world and underworld, an idiot before God, grandson of the Serpent, and the crick in our dick. Pig’s snout, mare’s arse, slaughterhouse cur, unchristened brow, screw thine own mother! So the Zaporozhians declare you to be a lowlife. You won’t even be herding pigs for Christians. Now we’ll conclude, for we don’t know the date and don’t own a calendar; the moon’s in the sky, the year with the Lord, the day’s the same over here as it is over there; for this kiss our arse!
– Koshovyi Ataman Ivan Sirko, and the entire Zaporozhian Host."
"O Sultan, Turkish devil and damned devil’s kith and kin, assistant to Lucifer himself. What the Devil kind of knight are thou, that canst not slay a hedgehog with your naked arse? The devil shits, and your army eats. Thou shalt not, thou son of a whore, make subjects of Christian sons; we have no fear of your army, by land and by sea we will battle with thee. Fuck thy mother. Thou Babylonian scullion, Macedonian wheelwright, brewer of Jerusalem, goat-fucker of Alexandria, swineherd of Greater and Lesser Egypt, pig of Armenia, Podolian thief, catamite of Tartary, hangman of Kamyanets, and fool of all the world and underworld, an idiot before God, grandson of the Serpent, and the crick in our dick. Pig’s snout, mare’s arse, slaughterhouse cur, unchristened brow, screw thine own mother! So the Zaporozhians declare you to be a lowlife. You won’t even be herding pigs for Christians. Now we’ll conclude, for we don’t know the date and don’t own a calendar; the moon’s in the sky, the year with the Lord, the day’s the same over here as it is over there; for this kiss our arse!
– Koshovyi Ataman Ivan Sirko, and the entire Zaporozhian Host."
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The massive 887 stone statues or moai built in Easter Island by the Rapa Nui are unique. Although there are stone figures in other Polynesian islands none of them are of the size of the Easter Island statues. The largest finished statue reaches more than 30 feet or 9.14 meters and the smallest 6 feet or 1.80 meters. Many moai were never finished, in fact the largest one found was unfinished and would have stood at 70 feet or 21.34 meters tall.
The moai are upright, humanlike figures with large heads and stylized angular faces, prominent noses, ears and lips, most of them have hollow eye sockets which were once filled with white coral and red stones. Not all the moai have their eyes filled, it is believed that only the most prominent ones had them filled during special ceremonies. Their bodies are long and end at their hips, their arms are at its sides and their hands with long fingers wrapped in front of their abdomen.
The moai are upright, humanlike figures with large heads and stylized angular faces, prominent noses, ears and lips, most of them have hollow eye sockets which were once filled with white coral and red stones. Not all the moai have their eyes filled, it is believed that only the most prominent ones had them filled during special ceremonies. Their bodies are long and end at their hips, their arms are at its sides and their hands with long fingers wrapped in front of their abdomen.
Mos Maiorum ("Customs of our ancestors")
Mos Maiorum was the moral code and the ancient principles of the Romans. A summary of the way of the Roman:
i) "Fides"; fidelity, loyalty and reliability.
ii) "Pietas"; piety, the act of respect and honouring of God, family and homeland.
iii) "Religio"; observation of religious practices.
iv) "Cultus"; cultivation of culture and unity.
v) "Disciplina"; dedication to training and self-discipline; obedience to those who we serve.
vi) "Virtus"; cultivation of virtue, honour and a noble and manly character.
vii) "Dignitas"; observing dignity in all actions, leaving an honorable reputation for posterity.
viii) "Auctoritas". leading others primarily by our actions, and to rally others around us; cultivation of the power of command and leadership.
Mos Maiorum was the moral code and the ancient principles of the Romans. A summary of the way of the Roman:
i) "Fides"; fidelity, loyalty and reliability.
ii) "Pietas"; piety, the act of respect and honouring of God, family and homeland.
iii) "Religio"; observation of religious practices.
iv) "Cultus"; cultivation of culture and unity.
v) "Disciplina"; dedication to training and self-discipline; obedience to those who we serve.
vi) "Virtus"; cultivation of virtue, honour and a noble and manly character.
vii) "Dignitas"; observing dignity in all actions, leaving an honorable reputation for posterity.
viii) "Auctoritas". leading others primarily by our actions, and to rally others around us; cultivation of the power of command and leadership.
The original "666" in the Book of the Apocalypse is not actually 666.
The original Greek of the Revelations noscripture (Rev 13:18) does not state '666' anywhere - what is written in the original Greek, are three different letters: "CHI XI STIGMA" [pronounced khee xee stig'ma]" (seen above at the end of the highlighted passage). STIGMA by itself means to “stick”, or to, prick. These have been translated many times as "six hundred threescore and six" as and popularised as mainly in numerals as "6", "6", "6". The reader however would not be able to trace back the meaning by translation alone, and therefore we can conclude that a loss in meaning has occurred in translation.
The original Greek of the Revelations noscripture (Rev 13:18) does not state '666' anywhere - what is written in the original Greek, are three different letters: "CHI XI STIGMA" [pronounced khee xee stig'ma]" (seen above at the end of the highlighted passage). STIGMA by itself means to “stick”, or to, prick. These have been translated many times as "six hundred threescore and six" as and popularised as mainly in numerals as "6", "6", "6". The reader however would not be able to trace back the meaning by translation alone, and therefore we can conclude that a loss in meaning has occurred in translation.
The Roman Language in Switzerland and North Italy
The "Romansh language", spoken in the Swiss canton of Grisons (called sometimes Rhaeto-Romansh, following the current
German term in Switzerland,“Rätoromanisch“) evolved from spoken Latin in the wake of conquest of the area by the Romans by the start of the 3rd century AD. Up until around 400 AD, the Roman province of “Raetia“ (whichcovered the territory between the Alps and the River Danube) underwent intensive Romanisation. Vulgar Latin, as spoken by Roman soldiers, officials and merchants fused with the region’s former languages. (Mercator, 2017). Other proto-Vulgar Latin languages (i.e People's Latin) near the region include the Friulan language in the region of Venice, already formed around the 4th Century AD and Ladin.
The "Romansh language", spoken in the Swiss canton of Grisons (called sometimes Rhaeto-Romansh, following the current
German term in Switzerland,“Rätoromanisch“) evolved from spoken Latin in the wake of conquest of the area by the Romans by the start of the 3rd century AD. Up until around 400 AD, the Roman province of “Raetia“ (whichcovered the territory between the Alps and the River Danube) underwent intensive Romanisation. Vulgar Latin, as spoken by Roman soldiers, officials and merchants fused with the region’s former languages. (Mercator, 2017). Other proto-Vulgar Latin languages (i.e People's Latin) near the region include the Friulan language in the region of Venice, already formed around the 4th Century AD and Ladin.
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The Prophecies and Visions of the Romanian Dumitru Duduman 1984 - 1997.
Righteousness among the Samurai
"To the samurai first of all is righteousness, next life, then silver and gold. These last are of value, but some put them in the place of righteousness! But to the samurai even life is as dirt compared to righteousness. Until the middle part of the middle ages customs were comparatively pure though not really righteous. Corruption has come only during this period of government by the samurai... They knew nothing of trade, were economical and content... Even in the days of my youth young folks never mentioned the price of any thing; and their faces reddened if the talk was of women. Their joy was in talk of battles and of plans for war. And they studied how parents and lords should be obeyed and the duty of samurai. But nowadays the young men talk of loss and gain, of dancing girls and harlots and gross pleasures."
Kyusō (1729). The Shundai Zatsuwa.
Artist: Takeuchi Keishu
"To the samurai first of all is righteousness, next life, then silver and gold. These last are of value, but some put them in the place of righteousness! But to the samurai even life is as dirt compared to righteousness. Until the middle part of the middle ages customs were comparatively pure though not really righteous. Corruption has come only during this period of government by the samurai... They knew nothing of trade, were economical and content... Even in the days of my youth young folks never mentioned the price of any thing; and their faces reddened if the talk was of women. Their joy was in talk of battles and of plans for war. And they studied how parents and lords should be obeyed and the duty of samurai. But nowadays the young men talk of loss and gain, of dancing girls and harlots and gross pleasures."
Kyusō (1729). The Shundai Zatsuwa.
Artist: Takeuchi Keishu
With his sword drawn and his head held high, Hermann looks out into the vastness of the landscape. As a popular excursion destination, it attracts thousands of tourists to the Grotenburg near Detmold every year. The Hermann monument commemorates the battle in the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD and was completed by Ernst von Bandel in 1875. With a figure height of 26.57 meters and a total height of 53.56 meters, it is the tallest statue in Germany.
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Heinrich Himmler founded, for example, the German Ancestral Heritage Association (deutsches Ahnenerbe e.V.), a group that engaged in scientific research projects on the descent and characteristics of the "Aryan race".
The external stones can also be found near the Hermann. If you are not afraid of heights and are in the mood for discovery, you can also find the runes. Heinrich Himmler also felt this pleasure.