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Aristocratic Fury

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Aristocratic Fury

@LandsknechtPike

"We regarded war as entertainment, but it is a very real profession that wins and loses empires."

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Joined May 2021

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Aristocratic Fury
@LandsknechtPike
Jan 7, 2024
They finally approved subscriptions for my account! Subscribe if you want more content and support this project. 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.
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@LandsknechtPike
Jul 8, 2025
I keep thinking how imposing ironclads must have looked to people who saw them during the American Civil War.
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@LandsknechtPike
Jan 18, 2025
Cutaway images of historic ships are amazing, I especially love this one.
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@LandsknechtPike
Jan 18, 2025
Another amazing cutaway image of a medieval castles. Brings back memories of how much I loved this type of illustrations when I was still a little one.
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@LandsknechtPike
Aug 10, 2025
English explorer John Smith, famous for his involvement in establishing the Jamestown colony in America in 1607. His coat of arms featured the heads of three Ottoman soldiers whom he beheaded in duels while serving as a mercenary in Transylvania during the Long Turkish War.
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@LandsknechtPike
Jul 13, 2023
The forgotten leper warriors of the crusades. Knights who suffered from leprosy joined the Order of Saint Lazarus, which was established to take care of lepers, and continue to fight in battles. These leper warriors were known as the Living Dead and were very intimidating!🧵
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Aristocratic Fury
@LandsknechtPike
Oct 15, 2025
I love how they portrayed the Swedish army that invaded Poland in 1655 in the Polish movie The Deluge (1974). We need this type of scenes with many extras instead of CGI. Much better than what you see in modern movies!
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Aristocratic Fury
@LandsknechtPike
Mar 19, 2024
The culture of Marsh Arabs is very interesting. These are people of mysterious origin who inhabit the marshes in southern Iraq and live in traditional reed houses. There used to be much more of them.
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Aristocratic Fury
@LandsknechtPike
May 12, 2024
In the pre-modern world, purple color was seen as a status symbol as it was incredibly expensive to make. Until this guy named William Henry Perkin accidentally discovered how to make synthetic purple dye in 1856. Millennia of elite status of purple color gone just like that.
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Aristocratic Fury
@LandsknechtPike
Jul 23, 2025
Many churches were fortified in this manner due to the danger of Ottoman raids.
Croatian Nation 🇭🇷🇻🇦
@nationofcroats
Jul 23, 2025
Vinagora, Croatia 🇭🇷
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Aristocratic Fury
@LandsknechtPike
Apr 13, 2025
This is the Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen made in 1937. I was always fascinated with this car. It's crazy how in 1938 this car recorded a speed of 432.7 km/h (268.9 mph). This remained the fastest ever officially timed speed on a public road until broken in 2017.
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@LandsknechtPike
Sep 21, 2023
The duel scene from the movie The Deluge (1974) is widely considered as the most realistic and historically accurate sword fight ever depicted in a movie. It has been praised for its intensity and attention to detail. Do you agree that this is the best movie sword fight ever?
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Aristocratic Fury
@LandsknechtPike
Jul 12, 2025
Good haircut for the summer.
Aristocratic Fury
@LandsknechtPike
Feb 4, 2022
The Norman haircut based on the Bayeux tapestry!
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@LandsknechtPike
Jul 9, 2025
They need to make a movie about American Civil War focused on warfare with ironclads. There doesn't even need to be a storyline, just give us two hours of river warfare and bombardment of river forts. Many would watch this!
Aristocratic Fury
@LandsknechtPike
Jul 8, 2025
I keep thinking how imposing ironclads must have looked to people who saw them during the American Civil War.
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