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Attatching Prayers to armor

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Sir William:
I have heard of blessings, most like with holy water, on armor pieces- designed to provide that extra bit of divine protection.  Funny, in that the armor protects the wearer from damage as they dole out damage to someone else wearing armor most like.

"Please protect me, O Lord, as I go about killing people You have made in Your name, Amen."

Sir Edward:

Yeah, the irony wasn't completely lost on them either. One of the methods that was used to encourage knights to join monastic orders such as the Templars or Hospitallers was that they would be absolved of their sins committed in battle (the killing, that is), since they were doing it for a holy order.

Sir William:
And in later times, warriors were shriven and confessions heard prior to battle; amazing how that assuaged any and all feelings of guilt (that we know of).

Sir Matthew:
It seems like the general consesus is running along the same lines as what I thought. The game designers liberally adapted the period practices of etching prayers on armor and weapons, and the blessing of armor, weapons and soldiers for the game with the parchment prayers. Still it's an interesting concept and nice to see some adoption of historical practice into a rpg.

SirNathanQ:
I would go for paint, much more practical.

And in period, here was a bit of fuss over the whole issue, but it didn't go as far as to put he whole "warrior social elite" business in jeopardy.  The Church has a whole bunch to say on just war and duty, and what is acceptable or not in war.
In the end, it boiled down to Jesus' statement "Those who live by the sword shall die by the sword"  This was perfectly acceptable to many. In period, it wasn't really a statement to decry violence as much as it's interpreted in modern day context. Simply a warning really. 

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