Where's Trell?

[jinjuku]

I have to concur. It was unnecessary.

Trell popping off in the AV10 thread was bizarre to say the least. IMO there was an incredible display of envy and that was how it manifested.

It was reported, I cleaned it up and gave fair warning. And then it happened again. I'm done with him and there is one other that's at that breaking point here recently but they have seemed to gotten the message, put their ego in their shadow, and adjusted.

 

[Teetertotter?]

Has anyone made comments about you to someone else that could actually be considerd 'libel' or referred to in a way that was so bad you had a hard time remaining uninvolved.

His posts were often useful outside of the Steam Vent, but when he started being belligerent in audio threads, it was unnecessary. That type of engagement isn't needed.

Sorry, perhaps I should have stated Trell's political views......ONLY. I do agree, some people are out of bounds for attacking. Done on social media every day. If I don't like a forum or person, I delete or block. Attacking people is an everyday occurrence and filter it as you see it.

 

[highfigh]

Things are looser in the Steam Vent but it's not a free for all. Unfounded statements that would require fact to back them up I will often action against when I'm made aware.

There's the old adage in baseball: Umpires say the issue isn't the cussing, the magic words are you, your, and you're. That's what gets you ejected.

Maybe it could be renamed 'Spleen Vent'.

 

[highfigh]

Trell popping off in the AV10 thread was bizarre to say the least. IMO there was an incredible display of envy and that was how it manifested.

It was reported, I cleaned it up and gave fair warning. And then it happened again. I'm done with him and there is one other that's at that breaking point here recently but they have seemed to gotten the message, put their ego in their shadow, and adjusted.

I know jealous people and don't understand why they think that what someone else has is any of their concern. OTOH, I worked for someone who has a bad habit of saying "See what I have" as a way to show off. He would also say "I could have gotten it for less" immediately after hearing someone say they just bought something and the worst part is that he knew they needed whatever it was that they bought. Some people are clearly bothered by this and it's a large % of the population, at this point.

 

[highfigh]

Sorry, perhaps I should have stated Trell's political views......ONLY. I do agree, some people are out of bounds for attacking. Done on social media every day. If I don't like a forum or person, I delete or block. Attacking people is an everyday occurrence and filter it as you see it.

I had blocked him but when he made comments about me to others and they were visible, some needed replies, like the libelous ones.

 

[TLS Guy]

But still, Danelaw lasted until 1066. Nasty fighting.

Actually, the menace was largely controlled in 878 at the battle of Edington. The last Viking King, Eric Blood Axe, was expelled from Northumbria in 954.

1066 was the invasion by the Norman Angevins under William the Conqueror at the battle of Hastings, where King Harold got an arrow in the eye. That established Angevin rule in the UK and French became the lingua Franca until Geffrey Chaucer re-established English again with the writing of his Canterbury Tales written between 1387 and 1400. The Norman Conquest of 1066 was the last successful invasion of the British Isles, largely due to its naval power and superiority. The closest shave was the Spanish Armada of 1588. This was soundly defeated by Sir Francis Drake and Lord Howard. Only one of the Spanish mighty galleons made it back to Spain. The Spaniards suffered enormous loss of life.

Drake was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth I at the naval academy at Greenwich on the Thames just a little down river from London. If any of you visit London, I strongly recommend a boat trip down to Greenwich to the naval college. This is also the site of the old Royal Observatory, where you can walk across the zero meridian. You can see the telescopes of former astronomer royals and time pieces that kept the world's time and the chronometers that allowed for accurate navigation around the world. I took three of my grandchildren there a year ago, and they thought it was the most interesting day of the trip.

 

[Out-Of-Phase]

I've never had much respect for 'in your face' t

Trell popping off in the AV10 thread was bizarre to say the least. IMO there was an incredible display of envy and that was how it manifested.

It was reported, I cleaned it up and gave fair warning. And then it happened again. I'm done with him and there is one other that's at that breaking point here recently but they have seemed to gotten the message, put their ego in their shadow, and adjusted.

He pushed my button in the 'The love of Trains' thread. I started that thread. That thread is supposed to be focused on the discussion of trains only. Then all of sudden a barrage of off-topic, in-your-face political statements appeared by that guy that had nothing to do with the thread title. Completely narcissistic and disrespectful.

 

[everettT]

and I agreed with much of what he said, trouble is the minute you didn't he labeled you a 'Trumper'. He was quite naive, but then I never have had much respect for the far left or right........

Yeah, there is way too much politics in our everyday lives. I'm too old to spit piss and vinegar on these forums, and it won't do any good anyway.

 

[GO-NAD!]

Actually, the menace was largely controlled in 878 at the battle of Edington. The last Viking King, Eric Blood Axe, was expelled from Northumbria in 954.

1066 was the invasion by the Norman Angevins under William the Conqueror at the battle of Hastings, where King Harold got an arrow in the eye. That established Angevin rule in the UK and French became the lingua Franca until Geffrey Chaucer re-established English again with the writing of his Canterbury Tales written between 1387 and 1400. The Norman Conquest of 1066 was the last successful invasion of the British Isles, largely due to its naval power and superiority. The closest shave was the Spanish Armada of 1588. This was soundly defeated by Sir Francis Drake and Lord Howard. Only one of the Spanish mighty galleons made it back to Spain. The Spaniards suffered enormous loss of life.

Drake was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth I at the naval academy at Greenwich on the Thames just a little down river from London. If any of you visit London, I strongly recommend a boat trip down to Greenwich to the naval college. This is also the site of the old Royal Observatory, where you can walk across the zero meridian. You can see the telescopes of former astronomer royals and time pieces that kept the world's time and the chronometers that allowed for accurate navigation around the world. I took three of my grandchildren there a year ago, and they thought it was the most interesting day of the trip.

I think the last successful invasion was by William of Orange, in 1688. While he may have been invited by English aristocrats, King James II certainly opposed the landing. He just didn't have the wherewithal to do much about it. So, while engagement between opposing forces was very limited, it was still an invasion, and a successful one, at that.

 

[highfigh]

Actually, the menace was largely controlled in 878 at the battle of Edington. The last Viking King, Eric Blood Axe, was expelled from Northumbria in 954.

1066 was the invasion by the Norman Angevins under William the Conqueror at the battle of Hastings, where King Harold got an arrow in the eye. That established Angevin rule in the UK and French became the lingua Franca until Geffrey Chaucer re-established English again with the writing of his Canterbury Tales written between 1387 and 1400. The Norman Conquest of 1066 was the last successful invasion of the British Isles, largely due to its naval power and superiority. The closest shave was the Spanish Armada of 1588. This was soundly defeated by Sir Francis Drake and Lord Howard. Only one of the Spanish mighty galleons made it back to Spain. The Spaniards suffered enormous loss of life.

Drake was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth I at the naval academy at Greenwich on the Thames just a little down river from London. If any of you visit London, I strongly recommend a boat trip down to Greenwich to the naval college. This is also the site of the old Royal Observatory, where you can walk across the zero meridian. You can see the telescopes of former astronomer royals and time pieces that kept the world's time and the chronometers that allowed for accurate navigation around the world. I took three of my grandchildren there a year ago, and they thought it was the most interesting day of the trip.

Was that the Treaty of Wedmore?

 

[GO-NAD!]

Was that the Treaty of Wedmore?

Yep, the one that preceded the Treaty of Divorcemore.

 

[TLS Guy]

Was that the Treaty of Wedmore?

Yes, signed between King Alfred and Guthrum the Old.

 

[highfigh]

Yes, signed between King Alfred and Guthrum the Old.

Still, the Danes persisted, with Cnut being considered King by some, until 1016. .

 

[highfigh]

Yep, the one that preceded the Treaty of Divorcemore.

What about Trialseparationmore?

 

[TLS Guy]

Still, the Danes persisted, with Cnut being considered King by some, until 1016. .

That is noy born out by fact, and most of the history of the bloke is fiction. It actually seems he proclaimed himself king if England, but there is no good evidence he ever visited.

Before 1066 English history is hard to discern, and most has to come from what is known as the Saxon chronicle.

As Churchill said in his history of the English Speaking Peoples, in that era "you are looking through a glass darkly."

Things change after 1066, as William the Conqueror was the very founder of the world's bureaucracies. He sent civil servants to every part of the country to get population studies, crop and livestock details. This is all recorded in an enormous book, "The Doomsday Book". You can see it in the Victoria and Albert museum. It is very well preserved. You guessed it! This was in order to collect taxes.

He also started the registry of births and deaths.

So after 1066 we have much better records.

 

[highfigh]

That is noy born out by fact, and most of the history of the bloke is fiction. It actually seems he proclaimed himself king if England, but there is no good evidence he ever visited.

Before 1066 English history is hard to discern, and most has to come from what is known as the Saxon chronicle.

As Churchill said in his history of the English Speaking Peoples, in that era "you are looking through a glass darkly."

Things change after 1066, as William the Conqueror was the very founder of the world's bureaucracies. He sent civil servants to every part of the country to get population studies, crop and livestock details. This is all recorded in an enormous book, "The Doomsday Book". You can see it in the Victoria and Albert museum. It is very well preserved. You guessed it! This was in order to collect taxes.

He also started the registry of births and deaths.

So after 1066 we have much better records.

If it's all fiction, why is info about Cnut everywhere online and why does so much of it agree?

It's always about taxation- they have to pay for all of the wars.

 

[Mikado463]

So after 1066 we have much better records.

so would that be 180 gram, 33 1/3 or 45 ? ......

 

[TLS Guy]

If it's all fiction, why is info about Cnut everywhere online and why does so much of it agree?

It's always about taxation- they have to pay for all of the wars.

Because that era is so uncertain. There was no England back then, but a series of individual kingdoms: - Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Wessex, Kent, Essex, and Sussex.

In this period the Danes were largely kept at bay with ransom, bribes essentially. This was known as the "Danegeld".

 

[Jeepers]

There was a TV series about it ... 'The Last Kingdom'.

 

[TLS Guy]

There was a TV series about it ... 'The Last Kingdom'.

That was over 90% fiction and filmed in Eastern Europe to keep costs down. But is was a good yarn nonetheless.