There is no Life here, only different ways to Die

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Sat, 18 May 2013 20:09:34 -0400

folie-a-tout: heyaeya: dameofspace: pandyssian: OH MY GOD APPARENTLY TAKING AN ARROW TO THE KNEE...

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:33:22 -0400

heyaeya:

dameofspace:

pandyssian:

OH MY GOD APPARENTLY TAKING AN ARROW TO THE KNEE WAS AN OLD NORDIC SLANG FOR GETTING MARRIED

I THOUGHT THAT ALL THOSE GUYS IN SKYRIM HAD LITERALLY BEEN SHOT IN THEIR KNEES WITH ARROWS BUT I GUESS NOT

And at that moment, the foundation of that entire meme became something like this:

THAT EXPLAINS WHY MEN GO DOWN ON ONE KNEE WHEN THEY PROPOSE

OH MY GOD

Son….. Of……A……Bitch…… THE GAME STUDIO HAS BEEN LAUGHING AT US THIS ENTIRE TIME!!!!!

f0llowingthewhiterabbit: Aokigahara (青木ヶ原?). There are over 100...

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:22:49 -0400

f0llowingthewhiterabbit:

Aokigahara (青木ヶ原^?). There are over 100 dead bodies found in the Aokigahara in Japan every year. It’s known as the place where most suicides, after the Golden Gate Bridge, take place. You can wander around and suddenly come across rotten bodies, guns, razor blades, suicide letters nailed on trees. A sign at the forests entry tries to hold people back,”mind your children, mind your parents,talk about your pain”,a phone number of a suicide hotline under it. Even children were found dead in the Forest. Old cars are standing in front of the forest, broken bicycles. There are tents with dead bodies, arms, legs, even eyes in them lying around. A haunting, but fascinating Place.

never not gonna reblog

speciesbarocus: Delle allvsioni, imprese, et emblemi del Sig....

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:20:47 -0400

speciesbarocus:

Delle allvsioni, imprese, et emblemi del Sig. Principio Fabricii da Teramo sopra la vita, opere, et attioni di Gregorio XIII pontefice massimo (1588). [x]
> Engravings by Natale Bonifacio.

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Thu, 16 May 2013 11:19:40 -0400

speciesbarocus: Delle allvsioni, imprese, et emblemi del Sig....

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:19:35 -0400

speciesbarocus:

Delle allvsioni, imprese, et emblemi del Sig. Principio Fabricii da Teramo sopra la vita, opere, et attioni di Gregorio XIII pontefice massimo (1588). [x]

> Engravings by Natale Bonifacio.

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Wed, 15 May 2013 08:42:19 -0400

kaosritual: ceorfaex: tothedeathsheadtrue: goatkult: cannibal...

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:18:10 -0400

kaosritual:

ceorfaex:

tothedeathsheadtrue:

goatkult:

cannibals-at-christmas:

goatkult:

cannibals-at-christmas:

goatkult:

ceorfaex:

tothedeathsheadtrue:

whiskey-wolf:

And this is what happens when a masterfully crafted katana collides with a masterfully crafted longsword.

Suck it, katana

HAH!

suck my fuckin’ diiiick

Aren’t katanas and longswords made for different overall purposes tho

Katanas are slasher weapons made for cutting masterfully through human flesh so obviously it’s not gonna get through a fucking longsword which is really fucking thick and heavy and made for beating the shit out of people as well as hacking at armour

A katana would slice the shit out of you guys so idk what the fuck you’re so smug about

second time I’m gonna make this statement but you’re absolutely right Cait.

Katanas are used to slice the opponent in half, to remove limbs or to sometimes thrust. They are not designed to chop. This is why they are curved slightly as opposed to a straight long sword.

So why the longsword fucks are getting uppity about this post I have no idea. In reality, using a Katana is much quicker and easier than a longsword and you’re likely to loose your bowels before you get the chance.

Yes! :3 I’m also pretty sure that the nature of the longsword- to hack, crush and club- means that it doesn’t have to be as specifically made as the katana, which as you say is a very quick blade used to slice as efficiently through flesh and bone as possible.
It is also incredibly strong due to it’s construction- it takes a lot of fuckin layers to make a katana if I’m not mistaken. This gif makes it look like it could be a weak blade but it’s not MADE to be slammed edge down into a thick blade which has been made for slightly cruder combat. It’s made to decapitate you in as little time as possible. That’s the difference between old European and Japanese combat.

Katanas are made from folded steel, and it makes them very tough. The fact it’s being with a larger sword, straight down makes it easy to bend under that much force.

Japanese combat was very much based around respect. Something you only really find in ‘knighthood’ with Europeans. Finest weapons to cut down (regardless of who he is) your opponent. Katanas were only sold if they were the highest quality. The only time this didn’t apply was in WWII where officers were allowed to buy slightly lower grade swords at a significantly lower price.

There you are folks. Learn some shit.

Im rebloggin this cause of the knows.

My comment was not directed so much at the katana itself (whether I’m referring to that katana, all katanas, or the tradition of swordmaking around the katana) but to all the smarmy know-it-alls (ie. anime fans and other nerds) who talk about how much better katanas are than ~~medieval swords~~ ~~longswords~~ ~~viking swords~~ EVERY OTHER FUCKING SWORD IN THE WORLD.

(note: I have a similar beef with snootier fans of “modern” fencing, who, like katanaphiles, yatter on about the “elegance” of their preferred weapon compared the to crudeness of the longsword, but even moreso because their entire discipline descends from longsword combat manuals.)

Look above for ridiculous, ignorant comments about how longswords were meant to “hack, crush and club” your opponents for an example. Spend one-fifth the time you do reading up on the awesomeness of katanas to learn about high medieval swordplay and you’ll see how wrong you are. Katanas have a reputation for being a light, fast sword, but in fact both styles of swords tend to be around the same weight (~3 lbs, give or take) and rest assured, speed and dexterity are essential when using a longsword.

A bit more history: Any weapon with the popularity and ubiquity of either the katana or the longsword gets to that position by being the best thing for its environment. Katanas, and Japanese warfare in general, developed largely because of the lack of iron in Japan. The curvature of the blade makes for a very small striking surface, exploiting the scarce materials therein as much as possible and putting the full weight of the blade behind every strike. In Europe, iron was not so scarce, so along with steel weapons, people were dressing up in steel as well to protect themselves. Longswords were developed to break through armour that the Japanese didn’t have the resources to develop. The straight blade puts the full weight of the weapon behind the point, piercing armour and snapping chainmail links with ease- and proceeding THROUGH that into the soft flesh beneath.

Obviously katanas are pretty fantastic weapons for the context in which they existed, but they would not have held up against contemporary European armour. Rest assured, European longswords were sharp and deadly. If their only purpose was to smash at your enemy until his bones were mashed or he bled out internally, they would have stuck to maces and hammers.

In short: stop talking about longswords and other medieval european swords like they’re flat clubs with fancy handles, because they’re so much more than that.

Darcy making everyone else look stupid.

Well played!

More knows. gonna be the top ten of shit i read on tumblr all year.

goatkult: cannibals-at-christmas: goatkult: cannibals-at-chris...

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:46:13 -0400

goatkult:

cannibals-at-christmas:

goatkult:

cannibals-at-christmas:

goatkult:

ceorfaex:

tothedeathsheadtrue:

whiskey-wolf:

And this is what happens when a masterfully crafted katana collides with a masterfully crafted longsword.

Suck it, katana

HAH!

suck my fuckin’ diiiick

Aren’t katanas and longswords made for different overall purposes tho

Katanas are slasher weapons made for cutting masterfully through human flesh so obviously it’s not gonna get through a fucking longsword which is really fucking thick and heavy and made for beating the shit out of people as well as hacking at armour

A katana would slice the shit out of you guys so idk what the fuck you’re so smug about

second time I’m gonna make this statement but you’re absolutely right Cait.

Katanas are used to slice the opponent in half, to remove limbs or to sometimes thrust. They are not designed to chop. This is why they are curved slightly as opposed to a straight long sword.

So why the longsword fucks are getting uppity about this post I have no idea. In reality, using a Katana is much quicker and easier than a longsword and you’re likely to loose your bowels before you get the chance.

Yes! :3 I’m also pretty sure that the nature of the longsword- to hack, crush and club- means that it doesn’t have to be as specifically made as the katana, which as you say is a very quick blade used to slice as efficiently through flesh and bone as possible.
It is also incredibly strong due to it’s construction- it takes a lot of fuckin layers to make a katana if I’m not mistaken. This gif makes it look like it could be a weak blade but it’s not MADE to be slammed edge down into a thick blade which has been made for slightly cruder combat. It’s made to decapitate you in as little time as possible. That’s the difference between old European and Japanese combat.

Katanas are made from folded steel, and it makes them very tough. The fact it’s being with a larger sword, straight down makes it easy to bend under that much force.

Japanese combat was very much based around respect. Something you only really find in ‘knighthood’ with Europeans. Finest weapons to cut down (regardless of who he is) your opponent. Katanas were only sold if they were the highest quality. The only time this didn’t apply was in WWII where officers were allowed to buy slightly lower grade swords at a significantly lower price.

There you are folks. Learn some shit.

Im rebloggin this cause of the knows.

derpdederp: If you want some next level truth shit follow rexaverno.tumblr.com

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:23:51 -0400

derpdederp:

If you want some next level truth shit follow rexaverno.tumblr.com

whiskey-wolf: And this is what happens when...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:20:25 -0400

whiskey-wolf:

And this is what happens when a masterfully crafted katana collides with a masterfully crafted longsword.

Suck it, katana

HAH!

It’s going to be one of those fucking days. Nights in...

Tue, 14 May 2013 06:31:10 -0400

It’s going to be one of those fucking days. Nights in White Satin.

Mgła

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:33:06 -0400

Mgła

As ever i am disappointed with everything anyone is doing...

Sat, 11 May 2013 17:20:44 -0400

As ever i am disappointed with everything anyone is doing always and fuck you.

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Sat, 11 May 2013 15:59:10 -0400

brettkingery: The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus It is...

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:20:37 -0400

brettkingery:

The Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus

It is true without lying, certain and most true.

That which is below is like that which is above, and that which is above is like that which is below to do the miracles of the one thing.

And as all things have arisen from one by the mediation of one: so all things have their birth from this one thing by adaptation.

The Sun is its father, the moon its mother,

the wind hath carried it in its belly, the earth its nurse.

The father of all perfection in the whole world is here.

Its force or power is entire if it be converted into earth.
Separate thou the earth from the fire, the subtle from the gross sweetly with great industry.

It ascends from the earth to the heaven again it descends to the earth and receives the force of things superior and inferior.

By this means ye shall have the glory of the whole world thereby all obscurity shall fly from you.

Its force is above all force. for it vanquishes every subtle thing and penetrates every solid thing.
So was the world created.

From this are and do come admirable adaptations whereof the means (Or process) is here in this.

Hence I am called Hermes Trismegist, having the three parts of the philosophy of the whole world.

That which I have said of the operation of the Sun is accomplished and ended.

The Emerald Tablet is a text purporting to reveal the secret of the primordial substance and its transmutations. It claims to be the work of Hermes Trismegistus, a legendary Hellenistic combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. The compact and cryptic text was highly regarded by European alchemists as the foundation of their art, in particular of its Hermetic tradition. Interpreting the layers of meanings of the Emerald Tablet, from individual words to the overall meaning, is fraught with possibilities, but certainly alchemy’s magnum opus and the ancient, classical, elemental systems are the basis of any sound explanation, as they provide a key to the ideas of earth, fire, sun, moon, etc., common to all translations. Because of its longstanding popularity, the Emerald Tablet is the only piece of non-Greek Hermetica to attract widespread attention in the West. The reason that the Emerald Tablet was so valuable is because it contained the instructions for the goals of alchemists. It hinted at the recipe for alchemical gold, as well as how to transform one’s consciousness.

This particular translation was accomplished by Isaac Newton.

alwaysmoneyinthebnanastand: The Seventh Seal (1957)

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:11:18 -0400

alwaysmoneyinthebnanastand:

The Seventh Seal (1957)

rosemortem: ”The Ossuary” - Hieronymus Hess

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:10:39 -0400

rosemortem:

”The Ossuary” - Hieronymus Hess

Going to do the only damn sensible thing i can do at this hour

Wed, 08 May 2013 06:50:22 -0400

Step one- find car keys

Step two- pants

Step three- book

Step four- drive to store and buy beer

Step five- drive to park with beer and book

Step six do like….. idk 20 pushups

Step seven- drink beer and read

Step eight…….. (suggestions?)

gothiccharmschool: This is a great reference illustration. Just...

Wed, 08 May 2013 03:14:31 -0400

gothiccharmschool:

This is a great reference illustration. Just lovely.

soapybacon:

So I wanted to draw this little reference to show the difference between different members of the corvidae family. It sort of got out of hand… And now I think wings are a huge pain in the ass to draw and I never want to see a bird again.