Well… Fudge!
November 19, 2009
If you’re as yet unaware of the Blisland Massacre I seriously suggest you first read the summary, or, even better, the full story. A lot has happened since september, so there’s also a brief timeline outlining the more important and/ or bizarre events of my life in recent times. Join me; let’s not let the cries of over a hundred deaths go unheard – Taz
I’m not going to lie to you; I’ve got nothing. I’ve been over all the associated crap I’ve accumulated and all I’ve come up with is an interesting, but largely useless tidbit concerning burial traditions.
If you recall the post in which I shared the notes I retained after my abyssal freak out below St. Petersinsel, I went into a bit of depth concerning the orientation and positioning of the skeletons. Here’s the thing: the orderly bodies laid out neat, shrouded and face up, these are probably normal burials. There’s a good chance that the feet are directed east with the heads to the west; a standard practice that mirrors the traditional layout of a church, which in turn is tied up with the idea of greeting Christ upon his second coming. This in mind, it seems obvious then that the bodies that were prone and/or face down were quite obviously desecrated – an idea backed up by the lack of shrouds and the presence of foreign objects amongst the remains. In particular, the idea that something or someone could bring priests not only to murder but to potentially use crucifixes as weapons is baffling. I can’t find any non-symbolic reference to crucifixes being used as weapons, which means it’s time for guess-work. The only things I can think of is that either the situation, whatever it may have been, was so dire as to drive the monks to the extremes of desperation, or that whatever happened was deemed so extraordinarily unholy that the use of crucifixes as weapons was necessary.
This is of course wild(ish) speculation that makes a few assumptions, not least of which being that the notes I made are genuine and unsullied by my intoxication and imagination. And, of course, there are no details on the placement of the foreign items, so it’s wholly possible that, originally placed out of respect, they naturally ended up within the bodily frame as the flesh decayed- not that this accounts for the presence of cutlery, nor for any items found in broken skulls.
Perhaps the most eerie observation from these notes is that a few of the skeletons appeared to be “chained in with limbs overflowing into the aisle.” While this sounds too utterly fantastic to contemplate with even the smallest measure of rationality, if true it could well suggest live burial; at least that’s the only reason I’ve come up with so far.
As an annoying aside, I decided to apply my newfound knowledge of burial tradition to the unmarked graves in Hirschwald, and you’ll never guess what! I learned that I should really start taking more thorough notes. I have no idea how the headstones were orientated, neither can I even remember what time I found them nor the direction of the sun/ shadows in relation to the headstones. A bit of a shame, as had I been able to deduce them to be facing west rather than east it may have added some credence to the conjecture above. Thorough notes, Taz! How many times are you going to have to learn this lesson?
And that’s all. I’ve got, essentially, nothing. Perhaps it’s time I start seriously looking into regressive hypnotherapy or dream analysis or whatever. I can’t see I’m going to get a fresh led from anywhere else.
Taz
