[Work] So my job had me doing translations of some snippets of old texts. And it's always a blast to see ancient people writing stuff you wouldn't expect them to write about
here's an account about a nineteen year old girl who fought against pirates
and here's some stuff from Korean history annals
on the assassination of Min Seung-Ho, de facto ruler of the Korean government: 'Suddenly, there was a fiery explosion. Seung-Ho's son, only ten years old, died instantly alongside his grandmother.'
'Suddenly, there was a fiery explosion. Seung-Ho's son, only ten years old, died instantly alongside his grandmother. Seung-Ho was thrown into the air and then crashed down.'
'It took him an entire night to die'
(Plurk Paste) and here's some stuff on Min Kyu-Ho, the guy who succeeded him as regent of Korea
colorful character for sure
froncentrate: can you fact check for me, please?
mrmm... unfortunately, I don't know enough about Korean history to really be a source for fact checking, but I could always ask my parents
okay, cool!
Empress Myeongseong is one of modern Korea's most renowned heroines, but she also had a dark side. She was exceedingly jealous, and the results of her episodes were not pretty
I'm not surprised. There was a lot of ugly business in the Korean courts.
Oh man, it's really cool you were able to get a job doing stuff like that! It really sounds (and looks like) a lot of fun!