Aristocratic Fury ✓
@LandsknechtPike · Sub umbra aquilae · joined 29 May 2021
"We regarded war as entertainment, but it is a very real profession that wins and loses empires."
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Contemporary depiction of an epic raid of Zaporozhian Cossacks on the Ottoman port of Caffa in Crimea in 1616.
In this raid Cossacks freed several thousand Christian slaves as this was the main Ottoman slave market on the Black Sea.
They attacked in small boats called "chaikas"
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"For what kind of sacrifice should we think more pleasing to the divine power than the slaughter of the wicked?"
12th century Danish warrior bishop Absalon.
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Read medieval chronicles!
Livonian Chronicle of Henry gives many very interesting accounts of difficult battles and raids that took place during Livonian Crusade, like the excerpt I posted bellow.
There is an English translation made by James A. Brundage which you can obtain. h
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Reading the 12th century Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus I was very impressed with the martial skills and prowess of warrior bishop Absalon who participated in many campaigns against the Wendish pagans.
On top of being physically strong and a great rider, this powerful bishop
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@LandsknechtPike The most interesting thing about it is the typical medieval biblical chronology: six days were spent working (conquering), on the sixth day the work was finished (conversion was complete), and on the seventh day everyone rested.
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@LandsknechtPike “Hey! I think the roof is on fire!”
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“No. I’m not making a Bloodhound Gang reference this time!!!” https://t.co/CyEZGZlHo8
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@LandsknechtPike Estonian pagan forts. I wonder if "pagan" was used then like "terrorist" is now...
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In the Livonian Crusade, German crusading knights of the Livonian Brothers of the Sword used siege engines against local Estonian pagan forts.
I found a very interesting excerpt from the contemporary Livonian Chronicle of Henry which describes the Siege of Fellin in 1211.
In ht
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@LandsknechtPike You produce excellent content, but please add Patreon or some other alternative! I just tried subscribing, but it won't work. Getting redirected back and forth and it simply won't accept Google pay or Playstore payment methods, like other apps.
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They finally approved subscriptions for my account!
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If you lose your ensigns, cornets or flags, do never lose sight of my pike and shot content, for you will always find it on the road to honor and victory. https://t.
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Against accounts of the same size
8 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 100K–1M follower range. shown far beyond its own audience, and the audience reacts.
Median views4 386this account5 983median for 100K–1M
Reach, %3.86%this account1.49%median for 100K–1M
Engagement, %1.65%this account0.93%median for 100K–1M
| Metric | This account | Median for 100K–1M | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median views per post | 4 386 | 5 983 | 0.73× |
| Reach (views ÷ followers) | 3.86% | 1.49% | 2.59× |
| Engagement rate | 1.65% | 0.93% | 1.78× |
Others in this range → Compare with another account → How these benchmarks are built →
Growth & engagement
How the posts we collected actually performed: views and reaction rate post by post, what the audience did with them, and where the follower count goes.
Views per post
325.2K7 Jan
766
8148 Jan
1.2K30 Mar
31.6K15 Sep
4.5K
47816 Sep
494
11.4K21 Sep
4K
4.3K
12.2K24 Sep
Last 12 collected posts, oldest on the left. The scale is logarithmic: one post can outrun the rest a hundred times over.
Engagement rate per post
0.28%7 Jan
0.39%
0.49%8 Jan
0.34%30 Mar
1.77%15 Sep
0.49%
0.84%16 Sep
2.02%
1.85%21 Sep
1.43%
1.53%
5.33%24 Sep
Reactions — likes, reposts, replies and quotes — divided by views. Median for 100K–1M accounts is 0.93%.
What the audience does
Likes77.3%2 249 in total
Reposts6.7%196 in total
Replies1.5%45 in total
Quotes0.4%13 in total
Bookmarks14.0%408 in total
Share of every reaction we collected for this account. Replies mean argument, reposts mean endorsement, bookmarks mean the post was worth keeping.
The follower curve appears once this account has two daily snapshots — we take one a day, and this one is on its first.
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