Saturday, September 23, 2023

STATIC KINGS ARE UNIVERSAL

 

PHOTO ROIS D'AFRIQUE, LOUVRE


Assyrian king Sennacherib, toward 700 BC

Emperor Shomo, Japan, 13th century

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Suddenly in 16th-century Europe, kings are shown fighting on horseback:

Tapestry (detail), Renaissance Museum
 King David, Brussels, about 1520

He is not dressed for combat. Vassals surround him so he cannot fight, as in parts of the African savannah. Yet he's on horseback.


The change implies more active kings:
To be continued.

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Commercial peoples' subordination





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