Explanation: The figure featured is Edward Norton in the movie Kingdom of Heaven, playing the medieval Leper-King of Jerusalem, Baldwin IV. The incredibly cool mask is, unfortunately, not historical (nor is most of the movie), but has since become iconic.
Balian of Ibelin was a middle-aged guy who had been born in the Levant, certainly not a young French blacksmith, and as much of a fanatic as most other Christians of the crusader states of the time.
Baldwin IV was not exceptionally tolerant for the time or region, and was generally close with Reynald de Chatillon, the pirate/raider crusader whom he rebukes and imprisons in the movie.
Guy de Lusignan and Sibylla of Jerusalem were quite close - to the point where she was forced to divorce him by court politics in order to become queen (as Guy was not liked by many), exacting a promise from the nobility to allow her to marry anyone she wished in exchange for doing so, and after being given that concession, she was crowned queen… immediately after which she re-married Guy and made him king.
Saladin’s terms of surrender for Jerusalem were much harsher, by modern eyes - only some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem were allowed to go free unconditionally (the offer was for all of Jerusalem in the movie). The rest had to be ransomed, or else would be enslaved, as was common practice when taking a town in that era. Considering that Saladin ‘purchased’ a great many of these people to immediately free them, and that armies of the period expected loot (including slaves) which Saladin could not easily beg off, I think this is probably the most acceptable break from historical detail. True in spirit, if you will.
Nonetheless, despite these inaccuracies, the Director’s Cut is an amazing movie, and I love it.
Explanation: The figure featured is Edward Norton in the movie Kingdom of Heaven, playing the medieval Leper-King of Jerusalem, Baldwin IV. The incredibly cool mask is, unfortunately, not historical (nor is most of the movie), but has since become iconic.
I am Jerusalem…
And the girl?
I would also like to know about the history of her memes
Ouch! Soooooo do I get the name now?
Edit: Hah! After scouring the archives for minutes, I finally found her! UltraViolet Darling.
OK, but what is the girl’s name? For uh… historical research purposes…
UltraViolet Darling *smugface* Don’t let the horny police defeat us!!
They’ll take the genitals from our cold, dead hands!!!
A jail full of horny people, you say?
hORny JAIl
The jail itself is horny? Like a D&D mimic, but horny?
What’s this?
Definitely not an orgy, no sir
Awww, now I got to ask, what are some of the stuff it got wrong?
Oof, a long list, unfortunately.
The shortest and most important bits are:
Balian of Ibelin was a middle-aged guy who had been born in the Levant, certainly not a young French blacksmith, and as much of a fanatic as most other Christians of the crusader states of the time.
Baldwin IV was not exceptionally tolerant for the time or region, and was generally close with Reynald de Chatillon, the pirate/raider crusader whom he rebukes and imprisons in the movie.
Guy de Lusignan and Sibylla of Jerusalem were quite close - to the point where she was forced to divorce him by court politics in order to become queen (as Guy was not liked by many), exacting a promise from the nobility to allow her to marry anyone she wished in exchange for doing so, and after being given that concession, she was crowned queen… immediately after which she re-married Guy and made him king.
Saladin’s terms of surrender for Jerusalem were much harsher, by modern eyes - only some of the inhabitants of Jerusalem were allowed to go free unconditionally (the offer was for all of Jerusalem in the movie). The rest had to be ransomed, or else would be enslaved, as was common practice when taking a town in that era. Considering that Saladin ‘purchased’ a great many of these people to immediately free them, and that armies of the period expected loot (including slaves) which Saladin could not easily beg off, I think this is probably the most acceptable break from historical detail. True in spirit, if you will.
Nonetheless, despite these inaccuracies, the Director’s Cut is an amazing movie, and I love it.
TIL that was Edward Norton!
I thought that was from Elden Ring.