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PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to Historical Artifacts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Christmas gift of (12 sets of) sporting armor given to a Prince of Saxony by his wife, 1591 AD. Merry Christmas!

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Christmas gift of (12 sets of) sporting armor given to a Prince of Saxony by his wife, 1591 AD. Merry Christmas!

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    4 months ago

    Makes the gift for my Grandma this year look like shit.

  • PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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    https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/23016

  • YungOnions@sh.itjust.works
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    I got you this armour set, Merry Christmas darling!

    Oh, wow, it’s fantastic, thank you!

    Glad you like it because I got you 12 of them!

    Oh, uh, great… that’s… great

    • brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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      Ohh

      It’s like buying a dozen Nerf guns, you want your friends to be able to play too

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        Me and my friends could keep ourselves busy for hours if we all had matching plate armor sets too

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    According to his Wikipedia Article, he died in September 1591 and never received the gift.

    If it cheers anyone up: according to German Wikipedia, one of his favourite activities was getting shitfaced drunk, letting his buddy carry him on a large hill, then riding back down on a horse in full gallop.

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    On the 12th day of Christmas my true love gave to me…

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