For history’s elite warriors, death was their business. It was no metaphor or dramatization for them. Death was their coin and bread. They braced themselves to mete it out and recieve it in kind. Philosophy and literature reflects this need.
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Additional Sources
I previously detailed seven sources for my thoughts on historical attitudes and views of elite warriors. In the intervening time, although I have not been posting, I haven’t stopped reading and thinking about chivalry and virtue. The Book of Psalms – I didn’t want to ignore one of the fundamental books in the world tradition,Continue reading “Additional Sources”
The Sources
This is a small sampling of sources. As time goes by, I will expand this to include sources from around the world and through many cultures.
Quills and Quintains 