impuretrash
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Thats mildly interesting but what does it have to do with my point? If you were attempting to explain why they were Black Africans you were felled by your own logic. The painting would have had demons not Black Africans in that case right?It was a coat of arms. They werent trying to be funny. The reason they painted and sculpted Black Africans as Moors is because thats what the Moors were. Your assumption that they made them Black men for any other reason pretty much defies rational logic.I cant call it an educated guess when its based in mind numbing ignorance. For all you know it could have been someone commissioned by a king to use as propaganda. However the point still remains. Why would they use Black Africans to represent Moors if the Moors werent Black?call it an educated guess based on the fact that the image is religious in nature and that most texts in medieval Europe was penned by monks.
Moses Defeating the Moors (Getty Museum)
probably for the same reason the artist painted the moorish king on the banner with a comically huge nose.
Medieval depiction of devils:
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This was supposed to be frightening.
I'm sorry but it would be too tedious to explain what should be obvious.
Let's get back on-topic, shall we?
A black South African speaks out against the murder of innocent farmers