"One less nail, one horse's paw dropped... Ruined a dynasty. ”
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Hi everyone! Welcome to the history channel of doghead fungus, this time has talked a lot about our history of China, today we will talk about foreign history.
Today we are going to talk about the story of a king who lost a country because he missed an iron nail in his horse's paw.
Horseshoes are also called horseshoes, so let's talk about the history of horseshoes. Horseshoes and spiked horseshoes may have been invented by the Romans, and horseshoes and spiked horseshoes were excavated in ancient Roman sites as early as the 1st century BC. The early blacksmiths in China did not nail the horsehoe this craft, according to historical records, the appearance of horsehoe and horseshoe in China should be after the Yuan Dynasty.
In the eyes of Westerners, the horseshoe has gradually evolved into an object that symbolizes luck, so why is the horseshoe associated with luck? Because people in the West in ancient times believed that horseshoes had a lot to do with three other lucky things, they felt that horseshoes could bring luck to people and help people resist the forces of evil.
Speaking of this, a small partner should ask what are these three things, so powerful? Doghead mushroom to introduce to you, these three things are: horses, iron and moon, so why are these three things related to luck?
First of all, let's talk about horses, whether in the ancient West or in China, horses have always been one of the productive forces and an important means of transportation for people to survive. Its status is also much higher than that of ordinary domestic animals, which we can see from the various activities of ancient people.
On the one hand, in ancient times, people who could ride high horses or ride horse-drawn carriages in China and the West were generally either rich or expensive. For example, in ancient China, the high school tour and the bridegroom had to ride a horse to marry the wife; in the West, the bride needed to ride a horse. Both horses and carriages are status symbols and ritualistic expressions.
On the other hand, most of the generals and commanders in the conquest needed to ride war horses. A team composed entirely of cavalry is a very strong and luxurious existence, such as the Mongol iron horse of Genghis Khan.
In addition to this, horses are also edible. Horse milk is one of the foods of nomadic peoples, and "horse milk wine" is made from horse milk fermentation.
From the above three aspects we can see the status and importance of horses, of course, horses have many beautiful meanings and symbols, such as the use of horses, thousands of horses and other pronouns for people who are outstanding. Doghead mushrooms will talk to you in future articles when you have time.
Next up is iron, which was a good thing in ancient times, but in ancient times iron and other metals were very difficult to obtain, and iron could be used to make agricultural tools, tools and other important things. Swords made of iron are powerful and have little wear; agricultural tools made of iron can assist in the cultivation of grain and are not easily damaged; not to mention tools made of iron, such as hammers, nails, axes, chains, etc., which are very important for daily life.
From the above, it can be seen that iron has a strong function and has a very important influence on agriculture, construction, mining, etc., so in ancient times, whether it is Eastern or Western iron has been strictly controlled as an important material, how much iron is mastered, to a certain extent, also represents the strength of this region and country. Because iron is so important, people in Ireland once thought that iron was a lucky thing. Over time, the blacksmiths of the blacksmith shop were also given a lucky aura, believing that unfortunate things would rarely happen to them.
The last one associated with luck is the moon, which in ancient Greek legend was the embodiment of the moon goddess Selene, and the moon represents love. In our country, the moon not only represents love, but also represents thoughts and reunions.
It just so happens that the characteristics of these three lucky things are displayed on the horseshoe, which is something that horses must have, and the horseshoe itself is made of iron, and its shape is similar to the moon, so Westerners have always believed that horseshoes can bring good luck to people and drive away evil.
The other is the legend of ancient Ireland, saying that Jesus was born in the stables, so the horseshoe also has magical powers, if someone picks up the horseshoe on the road and hangs it on the door, it will bring good luck, so many foreigners will make the horseshoe into jewelry and hang it on their doors.
Later, the horseshoe gradually evolved into an ornament, similar to the jade pendant or bracelet we often wear, and the foreigner made the horseshoe into a necklace and ring, and later they even tattooed this thing as a pattern on the arm in the hope of bringing good luck to themselves.
The story of the horseshoe is almost here, and then we get to the main topic, introducing the king who lost his country because of the horseshoe at the beginning of the article. This story is also the historical origin of the "nail effect".
The protagonists of this story are Richard III and Henry Tudor (duó).
Richard III was the last king of the York dynasty in England, and Henry Tudor was the first king of the Tudor dynasty.
(Richard III image / image source Baidu encyclopedia entry)
In 1471, King Henry VI of England was mutilated by Edward IV, the Lancastrian dynasty was replaced by the York dynasty, and the Lancastrian family was forced into exile in France. After the death of Edward IV in 1483, Richard deposed Edward V and ascended the throne, known as Richard III.
In fact, the two ethnic groups belong to the same origin, they are two branches of the Plantagenet Dynasty, and they should be related to each other, but because of their power and throne, they are brothers.
The Lancastrians were not willing to be left out, and had been waiting for an opportunity to overthrow the York family. In order to gain de facto control of England, the supporters of the two families competed for the throne of England, which led to a dispute between the two families, known as the Wars of the Roses, also known as the Wars of the Roses. (The "Wars of the Roses" is not the name used at the time, but rather a reference to Shakespeare's historical play Henry VI, which marked the beginning of a dispute between two families, the red rose representing the House of Lancaster and the White Rose representing the House of York.) Later , " Wars of the Roses " became a common term for the dispute between the Lancastrians and the Yorkers during this period. ）
(Henry Tudor image /image source Baidu encyclopedia entry)
Set in 1485 in the Bosworth Moor in central England, Richard III prepares for a final battle with Henry Tudor, a battle that determines who can truly control England, as well as the fate of the York family led by Richard III and the Lancastrian family led by Henry Tudor.
On the eve of the decisive battle, both sides were actively preparing, and Richard III instructed the guards to bring their horses to prepare for the imperial conquest tomorrow, so the guards went to the groom who was responsible for managing the raising of the king's warhorses.
When they arrived at the stables, they found that the king's warhorse had not yet been nailed to the horseshoe, so they went to the blacksmith to ask him to immediately nail the king's warhorse, and the blacksmith told the two that in order to prepare for the war in the past few days, the horseshoe in their shop had been used up and needed to be rebuilt, and the subordinates and groomsmen quickly let the blacksmith beat a pair of horseshoes to nail the king's warhorse, for fear of delaying the time and being blamed by the king.
So the blacksmith re-found the iron bars and processed them into a horseshoe, and soon all three horseshoes were nailed to the horseshoes, and when it came to the last horseshoe, he found that one nail was missing, and the blacksmith reported the situation to the guards and the groom, and asked for a new nail. But because it had taken a long time to re-hit the horseshoe, and Richard III had been urging again, the guards and grooms did not care about the nail.
But it was this overlooked nail that changed Richard III's fate!
On the battlefield, Richard III rode his horse and led the soldiers to charge, but an accident occurred, the horse's hooves fell off, the horses fell to the ground, and Richard III was also thrown off his horse. When the people saw that the king, the commander-in-chief, had "fallen to the ground and died," they fled for their lives.
As a result, Henry Tudor won the battle and regained the throne, while Richard III was defeated and completely lost control of England. The long War of the Roses also came to an end at this moment!
The of a Thousand Miles was destroyed in the ant nest, and the preparations for the management of Cha III were sufficient, but he never expected that he would be defeated by a nail on a horseshoe.
There has been a folk song circulating in Scotland, originally wanted to share it with everyone, but I searched for a lot of information and did not find the name and audio of this folk song specifically, and only found some lyrics about this folk song, the general content is: "Missing an iron nail, losing a horse's paw." A horse's paw was lost, a war horse was lost. Lose a war horse, lose a battle. A battle was lost, a dynasty was ruined. ”
This story is just folklore, and after archaeological research by scholars, it has been proposed that Richard III did not die of serious injuries from falling from his horse, he fought until the last moment of his life, most likely due to the betrayal of his subordinates and the loss of the war.
Without managing how Cha III completed his life, he did not retain the glory of the House of York.
The source story of this "nail effect" also tells us that every link is related to the overall situation, and sloppiness often falls short. Details can make a person, but they can also destroy a person!
Have you ever had this experience? I was only close to seeing the light of day at the last step, but I fell to the bottom because I ignored a small detail that I didn't care about. It could be a small piece of data in a multiple-choice question, or it could be a sentence said at the negotiating table... You may miss out on your ideal university because of a 5-point multiple choice question, or you may lose a big collaboration because of a casual remark at the negotiating table.
Details are small and often overlooked, but it can be the most important thing in an event. It affects the direction of things, which in turn affects the outcome of events.
China's ancient book "Tao Te Ching" has a saying: "Difficult things under the world will be done easily; the great things under the world will be done in detail." "To solve difficult things, start with small things, and those who become big things must pay attention to subtleties."
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