In medieval Europe, the rose was a symbol of silence, purity, and chastity. This is because the rose was believed to be sacred and its beauty was so overwhelming it couldn’t be expressed with words. The language of flowers was very important during this time period, and the rose was of...
In alchemy, symbols were created to represent different elements. For a time, the astronomical symbols of the planets were used. However, as alchemists were persecuted—particularly in medieval times—secret symbols were invented. This led to a great deal of confusion, as there are often many sy...
The idea of having to start a long, tiring, work week all over again after a few days of downtime, gives Mondays direct symbolic ties to chaos, fatigue, and the blues. But, an in-depth look into the rich symbolism and meaning of this much aligned weekday might be just the thing you...
In medieval times, knights would identify themselves with the designs on their shields, so each shield needed to have a unique design. Most coats of arms have a helmet on top, which also dates back to the period of knights and kings. The kind of helmet and its position reflected the ...
in large quantities; nothing more than; even so come as no surprise; warm up; fill in; cool down; calm down; pass around; one after another; with all your heart Grammar 1) How to use "nothing more than" 2) How to use "even so" ("Focusing on Sentence Structure") Writing 1) How...
The Grunwald Swordsare a symbol of freedom from the medieval era. The Liberty Cap(Papa Smurf’s cap) was a revolutionary symbol in America as well as France. Its original use was as a symbol of freedom from slavery. The Berlin Wallwas a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin ...
People dream now, the same as they did in medieval and ancient times. We may see without eyes and hear without ears, by divine excitement of our sense of vision which is through some interior sense, psychic and mental power. The humand mind , by its interior vision, may see not only ...
17th-19th century collections of alpine myths and legends suggest that alphorn-like instruments had frequently been used as signal instruments in village communities since medieval times or earlier, sometimes substituting for the lack of . Surviving artifacts, dating back to as far as ca. AD 1400,...
gods at the beginning of each new year. The Romans believed that Janus, the god of beginnings, would look back on the past year and forward to the new one during their celebration. In medieval Europe, some people believed that ringing bells on New Year’s Eve would scare away evil ...
The Knights Templar was a large organization of devout Christians during the medieval era who carried out an important mission: to protect European travelers visiting sites in the Holy Land while also carrying out military operations. A wealthy, powerful and mysterious order that has fascinated histor...