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ZhouDa t1_itu0l61 wrote

Reply to comment by scurvydog-uldum in TIL The European 30 Years' War 1618 - 1648 began with Czech nobles throwing two Habsburg governors out of Prague castle window onto a huge dungheap. The corresponding carnage - fought over the issue of religious freedom following the Protestant Reformation - left millions dead. by Royal_Bumblebee_

Well that seems unnecessarily brutal. Even the Mongol Horde left the trees.

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volinaa t1_itu4bcw wrote

there was not enough food with several foreign armies ravaging the country. so it was a matter of survival not of wanton violence.

edit I mean there was certainly a surplus of brutality and violence, but cats, dogs, any animals were eaten, not killed for sport

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kelldricked t1_itv0p8f wrote

Also loads of farmers were drafted, killed or driven away. Resulting in massive famines since production output was simply lowered. And lets not forget the diseases that 30 years of war brings and spreads around.

Yeah you didnt want to live in europe back then.

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mattwilliamsuserid t1_itx9tws wrote

I would have bought Apple stocks when they were around 1 Groat, and later would purchase a 100m boat with my 100 Groats and anchored off Mykonos for a few years until New Zealand was discovered.

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TheRed_Knight t1_itu0v6o wrote

I mean they were technically nature worshippers (kinda sorta not really but also yes)

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