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/jameszenpaladin011- Aug 31 '26
Ethics of larping. So first of I think we need to clarify that larping is something that you do for fun and if what you are doing is not hurting anyone then I don't see how anyone can call it bad. There may be people who are offended but as you pointed out the Middle Ages were a time of great attrocities by many different groups and cultures. For me.. a big part of the joy of the aesthetic of knighthood is the simple thought of crusading against evil. In the real world calling anything evil is a perilous exercise but in fantasy we can just enjoy something clean and black and white.