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Originally posted by malibudusul:
Members of the Theban Legion ????????

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The earliest surviving evidence for St. Maurice consists of a letter written during the early 5th-century. It names a late 4th-century bishop, Theodore of Octodurum, as the discoverer of the relics of St. Maurice and his companions. The fact that St. Maurice is said to have belonged to a legion called the Thebaei which really was stationed in northern Italy by the early 5th-century at latest suggests that Theodore invented the story of St. Maurice in order to appeal to this legion for some reason. One possibility is that he had been trying to persuade it not to accept the usurper Eugenius as their new emperor in 392.


The Origin of the Cult of St. Maurice

http://www.ucc.ie/archive/milmart/maurorig.html


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Martyrdom of Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion
Germany (c. 1500)
Oil on Wood, 66 cm.

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St. Maurice and the Theban legion may or may not have existed but there are many sculptures and paintings of him and the legion.

The legend says St Maurice lived in the 3rd century


This is the oldest known piece of art depicting St, Maurice
It was made in the 13th century

13th Century Statue of Saint Maurice from the Magdeburg Cathedral that bears his name




http://books.google.com/books?id=YkWsdzJCNTsC&pg=PA185&dq=%22Je

(Right panel) Jehner von Orlamunde. Three companions of St. Maurice. Interior of the first wing on the right of the altarpiece of the high altar, dated 1511. (corrected, not 1480)
Georgius Jehner von Orlamünde
Tempera on Wood Panel, 76 cm.

The Image of the Black in Western Art Research Project and Photo Archive, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, Harvard University

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Originally posted by malibudusul:
http://medievalpoc.tumblr.com/search/1700s

Jacques Andre Portail
A Study of Two Pages
France (c. 1740)

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By researching ALL the facts, one is often-time able to circumvent the Albino peoples lies. In this case, they would say that these two boys were slaves or African servants, but as this Wiki and other sources makes clear, these types of servants were themselves "Nobility".


In medieval times, a page was an attendant to a knight, i.e., an apprentice squire. Until the age of about seven, sons of noble families would receive training in manners and basic literacy from their mothers or other female relatives. Upon reaching seven years old, a boy would be sent to the castle, great house or other estate of another noble family. This would match the age at which apprenticeships or servants' employment would be entered into by young males from lower social classes.

A young boy served as a page for about seven years, running messages, serving, cleaning clothing and weapons, and learning the basics of combat. He might be required to arm or dress the lord to whom he had been sent by his own family. Personal service of this nature was not considered as demeaning, in the context of shared noble status by page and lord. It was seen rather as a form of education in return for labour. While a page did not receive reimbursement other than clothing, accommodation and food, he could be rewarded for an exceptional act of service. In return for his work, the page would receive training in horse-riding, hunting, hawking and combat - the essential skills required of adult members of his rank in medieval society. Less physical training included schooling in the playing of musical instruments, the composition and singing of songs, and the learning of board games such as chess. The initial education received as a child in reading and writing, would be continued to a level of modest competence under the tuition of a chaplain or other cleric.

At age fourteen, the young noble could graduate to become a squire, and by age 21, perhaps a knight himself. These boys were often the scions of other great families who were sent to learn the ways of the manorial system by observation. Their residence in the house served as a goodwill gesture between the two families involved and helped them gain social and political contacts for their adult lives. A reference to this kind of page is found in the Christmas carol Good King Wenceslaus: "Hither, page, and stand by me, if thou know'st it, telling..."

This type of page is almost unheard of today outside of royal residences, although the functions and status of legislative pages (see below) are a clear continuation of the earlier role.

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Therefore, when the Albinos tell you that this is a Picture of St. Maurice, even the African boys should know better.

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and as usual, intentional omisson of title and artist

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^^^ people are supposed to guess what your probably very bizarre point is ???

and as usual, intentional omisson of title and artist

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Originally posted by Habsburg:
Speaking of page boys, I am sure astute Egypt Searchers will immediately notice the similarity in skull shape and hairline of the man (whose identity is not yet ascertained) and the page boy holding the helmet in this picture.

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^ so due to his short hair he must have been black

So in actuallity
It's a portrait of a black knight with his arm around a white page boy while the black page is holding the knight's helmet

Apparently there was racial harmony in 1530s Europe

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Originally posted by Habsburg:
Speaking of page boys, I am sure astute Egypt Searchers will immediately notice the similarity in skull shape and hairline of the man (whose identity is not yet ascertained) and the page boy holding the helmet in this picture.

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^ so due to his short hair he must have been black

So in actuallity
It's a portrait of a black knight with his arm around a white page boy while the black page is holding the knight's helmet

Apparently there was racial harmony in 1530s Europe

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