Following Orders

[Richard de Graeme]

Marcus, what you speak is true. The Directors Cut ties things together and is far superior to the theatrical release in my humble opinion.

[Sir William Marcus]

BTW, nice avatar there Brother William. Cape pins looking good!

Thank you brother. 

[Marcus of Ibelin]

And I'm digging that awesome riveted mail!

Very Nice!!

[Richard de Graeme]

Richards recitation of the quote is near dead on from what I recall.  I remember the scene of which he's asking.  It's the scene when Balin first arrives at Ibelin.The wall border along the top of the room with dancing skeletons.  I took it to mean the same thing, that eventually everyone dies.

As the Hospitaller said to Balian when leaving for the Battle of Hattin, "All Death is certain."

[Sir William Marcus]

Its been awhile, and now that I'm having flashbacks I guess I should break out the DC myself. 

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

Quod Sumus Hoc Eritis is a Latin phrase for " as we are you shall be ", reminding us all of the continuous circle of life.

It and the visuals in KoH, can be seen in the famous Danse Macabre.



Danse Macabre (French), is a late-medieval allegory on the universality of death: no matter one's station in life, the dance of death unites all. La Danse Macabre consists of the personified death leading a row of dancing figures from all walks of life to the grave, typically with an emperor, king, youngster, and beautiful girl—all skeletal. They were produced to remind people of how fragile their lives and how vain the glories of earthly life were. Its origins are postulated from illustrated sermon texts; the earliest artistic examples are in a cemetery in Paris from 1424. (clearly outside the realm of possibility for the 1187 time frame of the KoH scene- Ridley Scott taking liberties with history)

[Sir William Marcus]

Most excellent! I knew you if there was a source you would discover it.

[Marcus of Ibelin]

(clearly outside the realm of possibility for the 1187 time frame of the KoH scene- Ridley Scott taking liberties with history)

But he's NEVER done that before! 

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

But he's NEVER done that before! 

Yeah, everything from Hollywood should be accepted as the Gospel truth......

[Sir William Marcus]

It and the visuals in KoH, can be seen in the famous Danse Macabre.

Its funny as I'm all to familiar with the Danse Macabre although I never made that connection

[Richard de Graeme]

Quod Sumus Hoc Eritis is a Latin phrase for " as we are you shall be ", reminding us all of the continuous circle of life.

It and the visuals in KoH, can be seen in the famous Danse Macabre.



Danse Macabre (French), is a late-medieval allegory on the universality of death: no matter one's station in life, the dance of death unites all. La Danse Macabre consists of the personified death leading a row of dancing figures from all walks of life to the grave, typically with an emperor, king, youngster, and beautiful girl—all skeletal. They were produced to remind people of how fragile their lives and how vain the glories of earthly life were. Its origins are postulated from illustrated sermon texts; the earliest artistic examples are in a cemetery in Paris from 1424. (clearly outside the realm of possibility for the 1187 time frame of the KoH scene- Ridley Scott taking liberties with history)

Bravo WM. Well Ridley's poetic license is well accepted, providing an incite for Godfrey's character and hence the development of Balian's. The Bones of All Men are the brick work of history. Quod Sumus Hoc Eritis! The theme of Religion vs Holiness threads throughout (the film and life) and is well discussed, with license or historical accuracy. Once again, your scholarship and time expended is well appreciated.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcOZmtbLRP0&feature=related

Here is a recording some may enjoy (it is available for purchase through Amazon):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bones_of_All_Men

All Blessings be upon thee, thy kith and kin.

[Marcus of Ibelin]

Well started the chain mail weathering today.  The coif's been in it's vinegar bath for about 2 1/2 hours now.  Its bubbling away!

[Sir William Marcus]

Like a chain maile fizzy

[Marcus of Ibelin]

It's definitely like that now!  It started off pretty slow, but now its really going to town and is nice and cloudy.

[Femme Falchion]

That was a fun game of "Stump the Monk"....I look forward to the next.   

I'm all to familiar with the Danse Macabre

If you don't mind me asking Brother William, what is your connection to the Danse Macabre?