I recently commented on a Substack post in which “Endeavour” argued that the reason the imagery of heroism disappeared from Western culture is that the “[t]he concept of nationhood as defined by shared ancestry was replaced by one defined by a set of liberal civic values which could be applied universally.”
I have encountered far left SubStack medievalist users who are insanely nationalistic too btw. The far right ones (dismayed to discover they even exist), I instantly block. The leftist nationalists I give a chance, but have blocked me because I insist there were no nations in the Middle Ages, but instead language groups. Using terms like „France“ in 1200 is beyond misleading. These accounts are not academic though, but more enthusiasts. Their motivations I put a question mark by, they promote ideology, not knowledge.
I have encountered far left SubStack medievalist users who are insanely nationalistic too btw. The far right ones (dismayed to discover they even exist), I instantly block. The leftist nationalists I give a chance, but have blocked me because I insist there were no nations in the Middle Ages, but instead language groups. Using terms like „France“ in 1200 is beyond misleading. These accounts are not academic though, but more enthusiasts. Their motivations I put a question mark by, they promote ideology, not knowledge.