OBS Chapter 2109 Please vote for me! ! ! !
Chapter 2109 Please vote for me! ! ! !
Chapter 2109 Please vote for me! ! ! !
There is actually nothing remarkable about Black Manta's ending. It is a typical American blockbuster plot, full of personal heroism and romanticism. The protagonist resolves the crisis after an adventure that seems to be arduous but is actually safe.
Still, things are a bit dangerous, and Kamar-Taj is almost doomed.
Because the Atlanteans are not as reliable as imagined, they always do some weird things on some minor details.
For example, when Atlanna recalled Arthur back to the Kingdom of Atlantis.
A fierce conflict broke out between Arthur and the Atlanteans. Atlanna had no choice but to make the people accept her son. The higher up the society, the more they opposed Arthur. They would rather let Orm come back than let a half-blooded bastard rule them.
The reason is simple. For the upper class, they believe that their blood relationship is closer to the throne than Arthur. In this case, they will never accept a bastard of such low blood to become their king.
It’s just like the ancient European feudal lords could not accept illegitimate sons inheriting the throne.
Of course, more importantly, Arthur had no roots in the Kingdom of Atlantis.
Just like some nobles and monarchs in ancient Europe, they had to declare their heirs extinct even if they had illegitimate children. In the early days of European civilization, before the establishment of Christianity, during the Roman Empire, inheritance was not entirely based on blood ties. Not to mention illegitimate children, even nephews, nieces, and adopted children, whether blood-related or not, could be adopted as the emperor's heirs, and it did not affect the inheritance of the dynasty.
The first factor that affects whether or not one can be succeeded is: strength!
For example, in the first dynasty of the empire, the Claudius dynasty, Octavian was the son of Caesar's niece (nephew's grandson), and was adopted (he was raised a generation and became a cousin with his mother, which is a bit confusing), but he still had the right of inheritance. Another example is the Antonine dynasty (96-192 AD), the heyday of the Roman Empire. There were a total of six emperors. Except for the last emperor Conrad, who was the son of Aurelius and had a blood relationship, the other five emperors, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus, and Aurelius, the most famous five good emperors in the history of the empire, were all adopted sons and fathers.
To be more specific, Trajan and Nerva were not related by blood, Hadrian was Trajan's cousin, Antony was Hadrian's wife's nephew, and Aurelius and Antony were not related by blood. However, the emperors of the dynasty did not die out. These adopted sons were recognized as the emperor's adopted sons, and the dynasty continued. These emperors had no sons? Yes, there were many! Why didn't they pass it on to their own sons? Because of strength, starting with Nerva, the emperor realized that the stability of the throne could not be separated from the support of the army. There was no dynasty in the Roman Empire that lasted more than a hundred years! Every time a dynasty changed, the political situation was frequently turbulent, and wars, killings, famines, and invasions followed one after another.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Germanic barbarians moved south. These barbarians moved south in tribes, and the characteristic of tribes is that they are connected by blood! For these tribes, the lack of blood inheritance means the demise of the dynasty. Therefore, blood relations in Europe have been raised to an unprecedented height. The next king must be the blood of the previous king, otherwise it will be a change of dynasty. But in the early days, the concept of illegitimate children was still very weak. The reason is simple, because the marriage system of these tribes is not monogamous. The king (chief) is the greatest owner of power and wealth, and he can openly and semi-openly have multiple wives.
For example, the first dynasty of France, the Merovingian dynasty.
After Clovis I died in 511, the kingdom was divided into four parts for the first time. The four sons were not from the same mother (Clovis's legal wife was the Burgundian princess Clotildare). After Chlothar I died in 561, the kingdom was divided into four parts for the second time. The same situation occurred again. In 612, Theodric II died, and his grandmother, the famous Brunehild, put his illegitimate son (a veritable bastard) on the throne!
This is what it's like to be powerful. What's the difference between an illegitimate child and an illegitimate child?
Religious reasons are also important!
Still in Europe, for a long time in the Middle Ages, the divine power controlled by the church was higher than the secular monarchy. Marriage is one of the powerful grips of religion. By controlling the marriages of monarchs and nobles in European countries, religion has influenced the politics of various countries to the greatest extent! In monogamy, only the offspring born from marriages blessed by God and recognized by the church have legal inheritance rights. Illegitimate children have no inheritance rights. By the way, what if the king is willful and his hormones burst, and there are illegitimate children everywhere (this situation is very common), can he bear to watch his sons and daughters suffer discrimination and disrespect? Or, what if the marriage blessed by the church does not bring offspring to the royal family? Is the king willing to watch the dynasty collapse? This is a contradiction. Where there is a contradiction, there must be struggle. Where there is a struggle, there must be compromise. If there is compromise, it will bring benefits to the church!
for example.
In 1193, Philip II of the Capetian dynasty of France married Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, but Philip was willful. On the second day of his wedding night, he announced the cancellation of the engagement, expelled Ingeborg from the palace, and married a new queen a few years later. The Holy See certainly would not miss this great opportunity to intervene in French politics. Innocent III declared the new marriage illegal and imposed "excommunication" on Philip II, forcing the King of France to welcome Ingeborg back. The two sides had been in a standoff for more than ten years until the new French queen died of illness. In order to prevent his two sons and one daughter from becoming illegitimate children, Philip II finally chose to compromise, welcomed Ingeborg back, and recognized her status as queen. The Holy See received a large tribute from the King of France, the right to appoint French bishops, and also confirmed that Philip II's offspring were legitimate children. Both sides were happy. Poor Princess Ingeborg was inexplicably displaced and under house arrest outside the palace for more than ten years, which was not something these people had to consider!
Of course, there are times when both parties lose control and things go wrong.
The most famous example is Henry VIII of the Tudor dynasty in England. This guy's mind is actually very simple, that is, to have a legitimate male heir! In order to have a legitimate son, he did not hesitate to declare Britain's separation from the Church and married six times crazily. Although he had a semi-public son early on, this son was not born in wedlock, but an "illegitimate child" and had no inheritance rights. He first made his illegitimate son Henry FitzRoy the Earl of Nottingham, and an hour later he made him the Duke of Richmond and the Duke of Somerset (double dukes are rare in history), and rewarded him with countless high positions and generous salaries. But he never thought about it, and he didn't have the courage to make this son legitimate and give him the right of inheritance! Because he knew that if he did that, the result would definitely be extremely dangerous and there would be no good results. He would be hunted by everyone, regardless of whether he was a Catholic or a Protestant. In addition, as a side note, although illegitimate children are the product of the church's suppression of monarchs and nobles, ironically, most of these illegitimate children ended up in the church. The status of a priest or a bishop seems beautiful and noble, and it is one of the few exchange commodities that the church can offer!
One of the illegitimate sons of King Philip II of France mentioned above served as Bishop of Tours.
As I said, it’s all for profit!
Atlantis did not believe in Christianity.
But their religion is also monogamous!
Whether it is Zeus, Poseidon or Hades, although they all have many lovers, they still insist on monogamy and they only have one wife!
Of course, this is actually essentially related to interests. I don't know what the Atlanteans were like, but at least it was the case in ancient Greece. Marriage played an important role in Athenian society in the classical era, and its purpose was mainly focused on giving birth to offspring and maintaining the continuation of the family. In classical Athens, the main purpose of marriage was to give birth to offspring. Both the family and society gave great significance and value, because the birth of offspring was seen as an important way for the continuation of the family. Men need to ensure the birth of heirs to ensure the inheritance of property and the status of the family. At the same time, women's fertility is seen as an important aspect of their fulfillment of marital obligations. Giving birth to offspring plays a vital role in the prosperity of society and the continuation of the family. Marriage was seen as a connection and continuation between families in classical Athens. Through marriage, families established marriage relationships, strengthened social networks and the social status of the family. The choice of marriage is usually based on the interests and reputation of the family to ensure the continuation of the family and the inheritance of property. In addition, marriage can also strengthen the mutual assistance relationship between families and promote social harmony and stability. The choice of marriage must be in line with the family's reputation and social expectations to ensure the inheritance and inheritance of family honor. For men, marriage needs to choose women with equal or higher status than their family to ensure that the family status is not affected. At the same time, women were required to remain chaste and faithful in marriage to maintain the purity of family honor. The purpose of marriage in classical Athens was mainly focused on giving birth to offspring and maintaining the continuation of the family. Marriage is not only an important part of individual life, but also involves the maintenance of social structure, family relations and social status. Through marriage, individuals form close ties with their families and society, promoting social stability and prosperity. However, we should also be aware of the limitations of the purpose of ancient marriage, which to a certain extent restricted individual freedom and choice, especially for women.
Marriage is an important social matter, usually decided by the family and society. The arrangement of marriage involves many aspects, including economic, political and social status. We will explore the arrangement of marriage in ancient Athens and its related contents.
First of all, marriage in ancient Athens was an alliance between families. Families played an important role in ancient Greek society because they were the basis of social organization. Marriage was seen as an alliance between families, aimed at consolidating the family's status and wealth. Therefore, the arrangement of marriages was usually negotiated and decided by the elders of the family. Generally speaking, men had greater freedom in choosing their marriage partners. They were usually encouraged to choose women of equal social status to ensure the balance and stability of the marriage. Social status was very important in ancient Athens, so the arrangement of marriages was often based on the family background and wealth of both parties. Wealthy families would usually want their sons to marry a woman who was equal to them to ensure the inheritance of inheritance rights and property. In addition to personal and family factors, politics also played an important role in the arrangement of marriages. Political marriages were a common phenomenon in ancient Athens, aimed at consolidating the family's political status and power. Through marriage, two powerful families could merge their forces to gain greater influence in politics. Such political marriages usually involved marriages between kings, nobles, and other powerful families.
Arthur's disadvantage was that not only did he have no foundation, but the key was that his paternal family was simply unable to provide him with any favorable support!
After all, his father was just a sailor... As for his father's family, let alone, his father was just a native who immigrated to the United States from Hawaii. Even his father's ancestors were poor peasants for eight generations, and there was never even a tribal chief.
Coupled with the fact that he was of land race blood, which was generally discriminated against in Atlantis, Arthur was extremely unwelcome.
Those nobles simply could not accept such an heir to the throne.
Arthur also has a bad temper. He has a very strong self-esteem and believes that if someone respects me one foot, I will respect them ten feet, and vice versa.
The humiliation and sarcasm of those nobles directly led to Arthur's outburst, and he started to curse without caring about the occasion... Honestly speaking, it was really difficult for Arthur to learn how to speak in a sarcastic and sarcastic way from those nobles. He had no way of insulting people without using dirty words, so he used all kinds of slang and dirty words, which made those nobles hate Arthur even more.
Like most conflicts in the world, verbal attacks eventually turned into fights with bricks.
Then something even worse happened.
Those nobles who were famous in the Kingdom of Atlantis all lost to that rude half-blood prince... The nobles with strong self-esteem would not be convinced by the prince they despised just because he defeated them. Instead, they hated Arthur even more. They thought Arthur had brought shame to them.
It's very difficult to do.
This completely ruined Atlanna's original plan.
To be honest, she had always fantasized that Arthur would be accepted. Although it was difficult, at least there had to be a start. Although Atlanna had planned to hand over the throne to Mela, it did not mean that she did not want her son to return to the kingdom.
These are two different things... Of course, it is unknown whether Meila played a role in them.
Anyway, the one who is most afraid of Arthur's return at this stage is Mera. At least before she has firmly sat on the throne, she will not allow Arthur to return to the kingdom.
Fortunately, Meila doesn’t have to worry about this problem now.
Even if Atlanna broke her promise and forced Arthur to succeed her, it would only lead to a rebellion among the nobles! No one can maintain their ruling position after offending the entire ruling class. There is no other way. The rulers rely on their peers to rule. Now that the rulers can't even deal with their base...then there is no way to talk about ruling!