"Frustration mounted, and in 1687, he was murdered by his own men."
LaSalle's supporters were exiled from the nascent colony. The colony disappeared but LaSalle's men went North on foot. They followed the Mississippi back to French colonies in Canada and returned to France.
Think of the scale of that journey...on foot, few supplies and weapons, forced to march through lands controlled by savages, to get all the way back to the tiny colonies in the wilderness of Canada, only to embark on ships for to sail across a dangerous sea back to France. That must have been one helluva journey; it deserves a movie or an epic book to commemorate the survival of LaSalle's men.
It's a history of balls of steel going far back. Look up images of Montreal castle -- not in Quebec but in the Middle East. And Kerak, Krak des Chevaliers, Belfort. These among other 1k year structures built with the tech of their age, not to mention many others which had to be dismantled stone by stone to discourage recapture. The modern person living in comfort and cowardice cannot imagine.
Can’t help but superimpose your article with the draconian restrictions implemented in Quebec during the scamdemic. Could the reason have been to crush the Norman spirit, or whatever remains of it?
This admirable post on which we are commenting leaves out the extremely strong tradition of conformity and obedience in Quebec, which simply substituted the socialist state for the Vatican in the 1960s. We went from absolute monarchy to foreign occupation and never got ourselves out of it. The idea of just letting people think for themselves and make their own decisions about how to react to Covid would have been absurd and unthinkable in Quebec; there must be an official doctrine that everyone in the village follows. It’s also why we can’t abide Muslims, who are not of our extended family and follow an alien doctrine.
I wanted to comment on this, as I’ve also noticed the same tendency. I couldn’t find any sources for where I read it—but the Normans were extremely rambunctious and could only be brought in line with very strict laws that were enforced by the duchy ruthlessly. This led to a very law abiding culture like the Germanic nations.
"Frustration mounted, and in 1687, he was murdered by his own men."
LaSalle's supporters were exiled from the nascent colony. The colony disappeared but LaSalle's men went North on foot. They followed the Mississippi back to French colonies in Canada and returned to France.
Think of the scale of that journey...on foot, few supplies and weapons, forced to march through lands controlled by savages, to get all the way back to the tiny colonies in the wilderness of Canada, only to embark on ships for to sail across a dangerous sea back to France. That must have been one helluva journey; it deserves a movie or an epic book to commemorate the survival of LaSalle's men.
It's a history of balls of steel going far back. Look up images of Montreal castle -- not in Quebec but in the Middle East. And Kerak, Krak des Chevaliers, Belfort. These among other 1k year structures built with the tech of their age, not to mention many others which had to be dismantled stone by stone to discourage recapture. The modern person living in comfort and cowardice cannot imagine.
Can’t help but superimpose your article with the draconian restrictions implemented in Quebec during the scamdemic. Could the reason have been to crush the Norman spirit, or whatever remains of it?
This admirable post on which we are commenting leaves out the extremely strong tradition of conformity and obedience in Quebec, which simply substituted the socialist state for the Vatican in the 1960s. We went from absolute monarchy to foreign occupation and never got ourselves out of it. The idea of just letting people think for themselves and make their own decisions about how to react to Covid would have been absurd and unthinkable in Quebec; there must be an official doctrine that everyone in the village follows. It’s also why we can’t abide Muslims, who are not of our extended family and follow an alien doctrine.
I wanted to comment on this, as I’ve also noticed the same tendency. I couldn’t find any sources for where I read it—but the Normans were extremely rambunctious and could only be brought in line with very strict laws that were enforced by the duchy ruthlessly. This led to a very law abiding culture like the Germanic nations.
Very cool. As an Anglo-Quebecker with Scottish roots in Quebec to 1820, I can relate to the history and the names. Thanks for this.
Merci mon ami!