medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
But, are you SURE that Luther used four nails? yrs, t. ault
On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 09:17:20 -0400
Frank Morgret <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>culture
>
> Good morning!
>
> John Briggs wrote:
>
>> Actually, it's High and Late Medieval as well - the Medieval
>> period conventionally ends in 1453, or 1485 (England) or
>> 1492 (the Americas) or 1500 (elsewhere). For this list, it is
>> probably 1570, but that's another story.
>
> Or for the dogmaticians among us, the Middle Ages ended
> shortly before noon, Saturday, October 31, 1517, when Martin
> Luther drove the fourth nail into the 95 Theses he had posted
> on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg and tucked his
> hammer back into his cincture. Sorry I can't be more precise.
> Best estimates make 11:45 still medieval.
>
>
>Frank
>
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