Medieval Knights and PTSD

Brutal_Antipathy · 2011-12-18T21:20:56+00:00

I found this during my routine of browsing through archaeology news. It sheds some light on the subject of male violence. Seems as though even in a time that we today think of as placing little value on human life, men were struggling with the violence they were required to perpetrate.

guizzy · 2011-12-19T19:02:24+00:00

If archeologists from the year 3000 were to look at the society of 2000 through our recorded media, I think they'd probably have the same kind of opinion of us than the one we have of people in the middle-ages. Many (most?) movies are violent, most videogames are based on violence. They make little case of people being killed. Most popular sports are basically representations of two armies fighting for an objective.

Yet it's not what we are. Most of us will never have to literally fight for their life. Most of us, no matter how big or strong, would be profoundly scarred, for even only seeing true violence up close. Yet, if we were to go by our media, you'd think we're all Rambo.

*EDIT: Now that I think of it, Rambo's a bad example, at least First Blood's Rambo. He's definitely broken by his experience.

2011-12-18T21:37:20+00:00

Very interesting, thank you for posting

fondueguy · 2011-12-19T19:23:37+00:00

Bookmarked.

Good find man.

Title	Medieval Knights and PTSD
Author	Brutal_Antipathy
Upvotes	14
Comments	5
Date	December 18, 2011 9:16 PM UTC (14 years ago)
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