In History, we've entered the Middle Ages and were wrapping up Charlemagne this morning. Because we live in the Rhineland, I attempted to make a personal connection for some of the students and brought up the whole Alsace-Lorraine problem and the fact that it has switched hands between France and Germany many, many times in the last 1,200 years. It all goes back to Charlemagne's three grandsons who inherited his land. One of those heirs ruled what is now basically France, one ruled what is mostly today's Germany, and the third was squished in the middle and hence was quickly squeezed out by the other two.
So I asked them with a sly smile: Who do you think the Alsace region should belong to?
BS: Germany!!!
SW: No, France!!!
SK: Korea!!!
SK is on the right. Rest assured: this was a demonstration only.
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I probably would have liked school more if we could have used swords. Some time I'll tell you about the feudal game we played sophomore year. It was awesome.
We're playing one on Monday. I hope it's awesome. We'll see .... If it's not, you should come over and teach me the cool version.
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