Monthly Archives: October 2012
Jehu the Israelite on the Black Obelisk of Shalmanese
Lemon grass (Cymbopogun citratus) and lemon (Citrus limon) in treating HIV infection
Moors and the court of Württemberg 1616 –1617
The court of Württemberg 1616 –1617
Special festivities offered a perfect opportunity for a ruler to assume the role of an ‘African’, an ‘Ethiopian’ or a ‘Moor’. From the late Middle Ages feasts and tournaments were important occasions to celebrate a baptism, wedding or ceremonial arrival by a European ruler. Such festivities included triumphal processions and the staging of mock battles between companies such as the ‘Christians’ and the ‘Moors’, or ‘Scythians’ and deviant groups such as ‘impostors’.