Mori: Seriously! Like, that one letter to Louis VII is the only thing in the whole book that are Baldwin IV's own words, and yet that one letter and his continual attempts to quit kinging radiate weariness. Dude barely lived long enough to get a bachelor's, and yet he seems so TIRED. He seems to have had more clarity as to his situation than most people ever get.
And yet, he was apparently a pretty decent king, respected and honored by his people, despite being a VERY stigmatized demographic. He probably would've never made it to the throne anywhere or anywhen else; it was a fluke of isolated geography and a constant heir shortage.
It's very interesting seeing the difference in what was considered "adulthood" a thousand years ago. 15 seems to have been the magic number there and then.
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Date: 2022-08-03 03:02 pm (UTC)And yet, he was apparently a pretty decent king, respected and honored by his people, despite being a VERY stigmatized demographic. He probably would've never made it to the throne anywhere or anywhen else; it was a fluke of isolated geography and a constant heir shortage.
It's very interesting seeing the difference in what was considered "adulthood" a thousand years ago. 15 seems to have been the magic number there and then.