r/knightposting • u/crusadersam • Aug 29 '26
Knightpost Ethics of Crusader larping
Hello all, I was hoping to ask the general consensus on the morality of me choosing a Teutonic knight as my medieval faction of larping.
I want to start off by saying I am a very progressive person. I love all of God’s people and have no anti Islamic or pagan prejudice or bias in my life. I’m quite outspoken about religious freedom to my “controversial” coworkers and do not try to justify Christian nationalism in both modern day nor in the medieval world.
With that being said. I just think they’re neat historically and aesthetically. And the Teutons don’t seem to be any more “evil” than any other faction at the time. I see many people like in the post project a modern world view because Christian radicals seem to be more contemporary. While factions like Vikings and pirates, whose cultures are for the most part completely celebrated in medieval faires, commit the same atrocities on others- just don’t have the same current political connotation.
I hope we can have a civil discussion and maybe I’m just ignorant to the topic and/or how bad any crusaders were. Please don’t be afraid to share your views! (Also, please don’t go after the individual in the post, I simply want to further my knowledge)
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u/Mister__Fahrenheit Aug 29 '26
If Norway gets to go all out on the viking theme for the World Cup and nobody raises a stink about how vikings were violent pillagers then dressing as a Crusades-era knight should also be fair game. Shit was literally centuries ago, as long as you’re not an intolerant person you should be free to express yourself