Re: [RML] SPAM Feral (was:New on the list)
David Wilson (rwilson at taunet.net.au)
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 18:22:49 +1030
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>You may be thinking of the Mamelukes, Bruce, though most of them weren't
>neutered. Baibars the Panther and friends overthrew their Egyptian masters
>in the 11th or 12 Century CE. They were slaves translocated from what is
>now southern Russia. A fascinating period of history, it was during one of
>the Crusades led by one of the earlier French kings named Louis. Most of
>these same crusaders had earlier participated in the destruction of some
>"heretics" known as the Cathars or Albigensians in the south of France.
>The Mamelukes packed the few surviving Crusaders onto boats after a large
>ransom had been paid.
>
>Some say that the Cathar teachings survived to influence later mystics.
Did any of them keep fish?
Wilson