Gli eroi romantizzati sul Kyffhäuser, immenso monumento creato dalle ossa del castello sulla montagna

Cos'è la percezione umana della Storia, se non un susseguirsi di fatti acclarati e inconfutabili leggende, puramente iscritte nei ricordi e la memoria della collettività capace di formare la più pura anima di una nazione? Nel 1188, durante una riunione dei suoi cortigiani e cavalieri a Magonza, il g

The Hunting Lodge at the Katzbach River

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Letters from heaven (and their owners) - Feddit.dk

A trend of claiming ownership of letters that have dropped from heaven. Pagan Survivals, Superstition and Popular Culture In Early Medieval Culture [https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/NQ61389.pdf] has a chapter on this. In the mid 8th century, a certain Aldebert of Gaul enjoyed a considerable following, claiming that his mom saw prophetic dreams before his birth. Himself he claimed to have divine powers, relics given to him by angles and a letter, written by Jesus, that was dropped from heaven. His actions included worshiping angles, setting up roadside crosses and shrines performing miracles and giving away clippings of his hair and nails. Fancying himself equal to the apostles, the chapels he set was dedicated to himself. I recommend reading the chapter. It contains other accounts and details.

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