Zurück ins Mittelalter? Teil 2 | Wiegand von Marburg

So if we had a time machine and could try it for a few weeks at least, then that would be acceptable. Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute, Doc. Do you want to give me away? You're building a time machine out of a DeLorean? Yes, I see it that way. If you put a time machine in a car, it will be stylish. Apart from that, the stainless steel construction makes the function of this version. Watch out! Hello and welcome to a new Vigant video. A few days ago I uploaded a video in which you should say your opinion to a comment that I found under a video of mine, meaning that all those who are so enthusiastic about the Middle Ages would never want to live there. Guaranteed. And then I asked you, are you of the same opinion? Do you think that if we are interested in history and maybe also for this Middle Ages hobby and especially get in there, we always want to keep this distance? Or are there maybe a few who say, no, I could imagine. And in fact, the reaction was overwhelming. I just summarized everything I got sent by you. I can make a book out of it, theoretically. So there are seven pages here. It's really overwhelming what you sent me here. And I think that's great. I wouldn't even have expected it. You wrote to me by e-mail, you wrote to me on Facebook. Of course, you wrote down comments under the last video. And a few of them are so elaborated and so founded and with so much expertise that you could basically make your own video out of it again. So I have to say, I don't think that so many YouTubers have so many great followers. So many subscribers who get involved in a topic and bring so much interest. And above all, with so much expertise. So I'm absolutely thrilled with your reaction. I really didn't expect so much to come. And it's so much that I can't read it all. What you wrote there, I'll try to summarize it a bit. Above all, to put the most important things in order. Because some things have been repeated. Point one. Something that may have happened to many people. Some of you wrote, yes, my grandpa, my grandma said, be glad you didn't have to live in the Middle Ages. And those are comments like that, you hear them more often. That's true. I've heard that before. And someone who deals primarily with the hobby may be annoyed by that. On the other hand, you can understand it a little bit. Because our grandparents' generation comes from a time when you actually experienced a lack. A lack that I don't know anymore. And I'm already over 50. Nevertheless, I have never really had to starve in my life. So a lack that we have practically never had to experience here in the country. For over 60, 70 years. That means, it's really the grandparents who may have experienced a lack of time as children. And who also grew up to a time when, for example, in agriculture, also in industry, not so many machines took on heavy work. So my grandma still read potatoes by hand on the field. They still tied hay gifts together. They even worked with horses or oxen in agriculture. So things that you actually knew in the Middle Ages. And of course they are incredibly strenuous. And the memory of it is strong. So of course they say, I'm glad you were born then. So of course they say, I'm glad you didn't live back then. That's actually all right. But I still believe that we will still be able to endure a lot more today than just sitting on the sofa. Some people even look for strata and dangers with extreme sports or with trips to extreme regions. Where he says to himself, I want to experience myself. Can't I maybe do a little more than just what this comfortable life usually demands of me? So I think we endure more than we often think. But that's not all. It's not just the strenuous life and the hard work. But there are also completely different things that we don't want to have back today. And you really wrote a lot there. For example, Black Phoenix writes here. So he has written the longest comment of all. And keys it up accordingly. And it's about the language first. That's right. Of course, if we go to the Middle Ages, we would actually want to live there. First of all, language problems or most of us. I already have a video about that. That is, the language in the Middle Ages was completely different from what we are used to today, depending on the century. And conversely, the people there would probably also have a problem with those who do not adapt to the language at all. Or are directly recognizable as strangers. You might have to explain that you are a merchant from who knows where. And then that would be acceptable. But in any case, I would have to learn the language first. Then accommodation and food. That's right, too. The comfortable, always heated house in winter. That was not necessarily standard in the Middle Ages. The castles were busy. Even small farmhouses were not always heated. I also know that from my grandparents. It was often said that only the good house was heated. And nothing else. Yes, that means you actually saved energy there, but not now because you were so environmentally friendly. But simply out of necessity. Because there was already a shortage of wood or coal at that time. And you only heated one large living room, if possible. Yes, and with food it is also such a thing for itself. I think I'll make a special video about it at some point. That's quite exciting. And what did people eat back then? What were the recipes? Who actually had something to eat? And how did it taste? There will definitely be something of me. But I think we are relatively, at least I would be relatively adaptable. You can get used to a lot. I've been to foreign countries before. And I've eaten things there that I wouldn't have gotten used to. And still, yes, you get used to food. Provided that it is close and tastes reasonably. And then comes the big point of medicine and hygiene. And I already said something about that in the last video. So there are of course absolutely huge differences from what we are used to today. And we would have to make big compromises. Especially when it comes to hygiene. People were used to dealing with animals and especially with animals in the household. And maybe you just put the horse in the stable and didn't wash your hands right away. And then sat down to eat. So hygiene standards that you wouldn't accept today. A lot has really changed there. And whether that has always been so pleasant is the question. And of course diseases were also a huge problem. So we don't just have much more founded knowledge of what happens to you. But we also have completely different drugs, completely different treatment methods. A lot more effective medicine than at that time. Which doesn't mean that they haven't already tried it. So there are a lot of reports from people who got healthy again. Even after serious injuries. But the risk was of course much higher. That I either died or lost an arm or a leg. And here, too, it is again so that as a child I can still remember some well-known, special men. Who came home from the war and were war-torn. So where the hand was missing, who lost an eye and the like. I think that was even more common back then. So that can also be seen in drawings or old pictures. So for example, if you look at genre pictures from the Renaissance by Bruegel. Protheses or even a surgery that was more about preserving body parts. Was not as mature as it is today. And of course you have to accept all of this for yourself. Because you have to, if you think about it. I would have lived back then. Consider that you might have been one of those who did it. Who just hit it. So it doesn't always just happen to the others, does it? So then we have, for example, Axel Augustin. He writes that health care is practically not available in the Middle Ages. Well, that's not quite true. But he writes it. I am a wheelchair driver and have to be taken care of. And yes, for these, for such people. It must have been terribly hard. And here too, only when I was financially well off. For example, to the bourgeois elite or to the aristocracy. Then I could expect to be taken care of. And in the lower classes I was with some disability or as a war veteran. Possibly put on me. And then it was really hard. So from there you can only say, of course, so much has improved. To today's society, of course. Then point 2, the lack of freedom. As a farmer you were dependent on the Lord. And even these were not really free. But documents also various constraints. Yes, that's true. But the term freedom has also changed a lot. I believe that most people in the past were not aware of how unfree they were. They also had their lives. They could also travel somewhere. It was not that they were kept like prisoners. It was just a clearly noticeable dependency. On the other hand, we have them today in many ways too. I am also dependent on my employer. Or dependent on the bank where I have taken out a loan. Or my family is dependent on me somewhere. And these dependencies, they also force me a bit. So a complete freedom in the sense of ... I can do whatever I want. Few people have that anyway. Not even today. Unless I have nothing more to lose. Then I can travel somewhere and do what I want. But I think we are not all as free as we always believe. Of course there is more self-determination. So I can say a little more ... where the journey goes from me ... than it used to be the case. Yes, and then the lack of legal certainty. I also wrote that under the comment. That is certainly something we have gotten so used to ... which was not the case in the past. So that we have a rule of law. That we have laws that we can rely on at any time. That we have a rule of law ... and can be represented in court accordingly. That was not natural for the people back then. And it could be that justice was spoken ... with which I was satisfied. But it could also be that ... just any arbitrary ruling of law was made. If the reason had time ... and he was sitting in court at all. And otherwise I had to accept ... what was just negotiated. And possibly that was against my interests. And since I was convicted ... or was only accused of being convicted ... it does not mean otherwise ... medieval penalties. If someone is beaten. If something is cut off. Hand, foot, anything else. Or if you actually come to death ... in the most terrible way. So ... Here, too, I will perhaps ... make a separate video ... about the criminal law and the criminal system ... in the Middle Ages. Because that was of course much more cruel ... and in many ways also more unjust ... than we know it today. And yet, interestingly ... there are also some articles ... that write quite simply ... Yes, I can imagine that. So it would appeal to me. Because, for example, Andreas Hohenhorst ... wrote that to me by e-mail. So for me a clear answer to this question. Immediately I would go to the Middle Ages. Why? Well, for example ... So he also justified that. What would appeal to me is life. That life was more manageable ... than it is today. It was easier to lead his daily life ... within the given framework. And burnouts certainly did not exist ... at this time. And ... Yes, there are actually some ... who also write in this sense. Yes, I can imagine well. So provided of course ... that I can choose a position ... or provided ... I am reasonably well provided. Then I can imagine that well. Because the medieval society ... was not always just cruel and bad. But there was also a lot of solidarity. There was dancing, there was singing. There were parties at that time too. And ... Some of what we read today, of course ... We would like to experience that too. I also find it absolutely legitimate ... to at least try ... to move into this time. I can put on medieval clothing. I can handle a sword. Or with a bow. All this remains ... staffage and ... somehow costume. If I do not at least a little ... also mentally ... to this world. I think. You can of course just ... take the medieval world ... as a backdrop. And project your own thoughts in there. This is often done, for example ... in historical novels. Or so-called historical novels. Who actually only ... use the setting. And project today's ... convictions and thoughts into it. And that's not new either. That was already the case in romance. And yes, of course, the hobby would also ... In many it is also completely sufficient ... to practice the hobby in such a way ... that you say, well ... I just enjoy it ... with others in the community. In the camp maybe ... at the campfire ... to exchange and ... to experience this community. And maybe in between ... a little dangle. Or maybe ... to sit on a horse or something. To do things that I ... in our modern, technologized everyday life ... just can not do. I think that's okay. You can do that. Everyone practices the hobby ... something different. And if you have decided ... for a completely different way ... then it is of course ... just as okay. As I said, I just try ... a little bit more ... about the ... immaterial things. So, for example, stories ... texts that I read ... from back then. Also to immerse into the world of thought. To understand why someone ... acted the way he did. Maybe ... I quote Alexander ... from Schönburg, when he asks ... what is the point of looking back? Why do we deal with history ... at all ... when we do it? And he writes here in ... World History To Go ... which really looks a bit like ... a very shortened ... way of viewing. But I really like the book. It's actually worth a look ... if you can find it somewhere. He also writes here ... In any case, here ... to be interested in history ... means to be interested in yourself. We look at history ... for a single reason ... to look at ourselves. And ... who, for example, today ... about the so-called ... medieval world ... or ... I think they would have been ... completely out of the enlightenment ... then I basically have to ... just look at it on the internet today. Take a look at current discussions ... about the Corona measures. What supposedly helps ... or does not help ... that is again close to quack-salvation. There is ... Dr. Eisenbarth ... also not much different. And ... even the people are back there ... who believe in a flat earth. And ... to any strange ... opinions. You could almost think ... the whole enlightenment was in vain ... if you look around in such forums. So ... yes, it certainly makes sense ... to just take a look ... what developments ... we have made since then. And of course ... that we have it so much better in so many things ... that is undisputed. So some would of course ... want to choose the location. Some for a certain time ... for example Jare Nils writes ... he would definitely like to go back ... to the early medieval history. If you have overcome the language barrier ... of course. And many have also followed me ... with the idea ... well ... to be able to try it out for a short time. So if we had a time machine ... and could at least try it out for a few weeks ... then that would be acceptable. So whether you spend your whole life there ... is yet another question ... than if you imagine ... maybe just once ... yes, let's say like such a ... such a kind of vacation time ... to try out. In any case ... I think it's actually worth it ... to think about it. Whether I always succeed, I do not know. So I'm probably still quite far away ... and many of the things ... that people used to do ... I do not understand myself. But ... I at least try ... to understand the relationships ... also the spiritual world ... of this time. In any case, I have ... with the abundance of your letters ... and with the goodness of your letters ... found that you feel the same way. With the quality ... of everything you wrote to me ... I just realize ... you feel the same way. You think about it ... how it could have been ... and ... I think that's great. So I realize ... I'm not alone and vice versa ... you are also in the best company ... quite obviously ... when you think about these topics. And ... I like that ... and that just gives me courage ... and motivates me ... to continue like this ... and maybe also to bring more to the topic. The next time, however, will be ... first tinkered again. My grandchildren still have ... children ... cooks ... for archery ... and for that way too long arrows as you can see. And they asked me of course ... if we could not do something new. And I said, of course, gladly. So let's do something now. Then we take a thick piece of leather ... and the corresponding tools ... and ... see whether we do something according to the historical model ... or maybe just ... something that is a little more ... adapted to the modern ... requirements. Let's see. In any case ... we will be at the next video ... a cook for archery ... and I'm looking forward to it ... and I would be happy ... if you are back then. So thank you very much ... for watching this time ... and bye.