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So, who thinks the Holy Roman Empire was Holy?

Holy
- 9 (20.9%)
Not so much (remember, Saxons=oppresion!)
- 34 (79.1%)

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Jackrabbit

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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2010, 08:42:38 pm »
Still, if I knew Spanish, Italian, French and German, I would totally do that.
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Char13magne

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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #16 on: April 30, 2010, 08:44:41 pm »
Quote from: Jackrabbit on April 30, 2010, 08:42:38 pm
Still, if I knew Spanish, Italian, French and German, I would totally do that.

At the time, it wasn't that uncommon for a member of the court. Still spent his whole later life trying to learn how to read, in vain  :'(. (He tried really hard though, so give him credit!)
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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2010, 08:48:16 pm »
Dude, Charles V *was* in fact, able to read and write.
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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #18 on: April 30, 2010, 08:49:28 pm »
Charles V was a hoopy frood, all right.
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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #19 on: April 30, 2010, 08:49:45 pm »
Quote from: ChairmanPoo on April 30, 2010, 08:48:16 pm
Dude, Charles V *was* in fact, able to read and write.

No, no, no... we're talking about Charlemagne now, sorry for any confusion. 
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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #20 on: April 30, 2010, 08:51:03 pm »
Quote from: Jackrabbit on April 30, 2010, 08:49:28 pm
Charles V was a hoopy frood, all right.

A "hoopy frood," never heard that one before!

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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #21 on: April 30, 2010, 08:53:40 pm »
STOP DOUBLE POSTING ARGH *RAGE*

Also, which one? East or West?
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Char13magne

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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #22 on: April 30, 2010, 08:59:16 pm »
Quote from: zchris13 on April 30, 2010, 08:53:40 pm
STOP DOUBLE POSTING ARGH *RAGE*

Also, which one? East or West?

I'm sorry, am I the one "double posting"? My sincere apologies. I'll try to do better in the future.  :-[

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(P.S., and we're talking about the Holy Roman Empire, not the Roman Empire, so there is no East/West, if you don't understand the distinction, Wiki it, and I hope I'm not being too rude, if I am, apologies in advance :-[)
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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #23 on: April 30, 2010, 09:11:07 pm »
... you could argue about there being an east and west HRE as well, as the last emperor of the HRE proper dissolved it and procclaimed himself emperor of Austria (Osterreich), thus making him an "Eastern" emperor
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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #24 on: April 30, 2010, 09:36:13 pm »
Quote from: ChairmanPoo on April 30, 2010, 09:11:07 pm
... you could argue about there being an east and west HRE as well, as the last emperor of the HRE proper dissolved it and procclaimed himself emperor of Austria (Osterreich), thus making him an "Eastern" emperor

You're right, didn't think of it that way simply because the terminology of "Austro-Hungarian Empire" doesn't lend itself to the mental imagery of the thing. Good thought! :D

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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #25 on: April 30, 2010, 11:51:20 pm »
You may also want to remove the incessant cheering, as most of us have already understood that you're a jocund sort of fellow =)


Quote from: Char13magne on April 30, 2010, 08:51:03 pm
A "hoopy frood," never heard that one before!

It's a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference.  Read it--you may well enjoy it.
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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #26 on: May 01, 2010, 01:08:53 am »
While you're reading HHGTTG, take a look at the way others post (except, of course for Deathworks. Ignore him. Her. It.). You will notice that the formal style is pretty much unused outside of the occasional Opening Post because it takes up a lot of space and time and gets pretty redundant. Feel free to write more casually.

Also, note the "edit" button. That's key.

In general, it's safe to wait for several responses before answering (though for project threads where your updates are more important, it's a different matter).

Quote from: Char13magne on April 30, 2010, 08:14:49 pm
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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #27 on: May 01, 2010, 02:17:42 am »
I can bench press like 200 pounds.

Don't mess with me, Imma make threatening remarks at'choo.
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« Reply #28 on: May 01, 2010, 02:56:39 am »
It was the Pope that crowned the King of the Germans, thereby forming the Holy Roman Empire. The Pope is holy; therefore, it is a Holy Roman Empire.
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Re: The Holy Roman Empire
« Reply #29 on: May 01, 2010, 03:04:30 am »
Quote from: Servant Corps on May 01, 2010, 02:56:39 am
It was the Pope that crowned the King of the Germans, thereby forming the Holy Roman Empire. The Pope is holy; therefore, it is a Holy Roman Empire.

Post-Charlemagne, though, the Pope generally hated the HRE.

Also, turns out Charlemagne was a bit of a tubby chappy.
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