Riddle of Ages: Travelling Through History

[strijder20]

No.
And you should take that 'cavemen's sticks' quite literally. Renaissance Europe didn't use sticks anymore.
Although the thing I'm referring too is slightly more advanced than a stick, it was really obsolete by then.
And yes, the last line refers to slavery.

 

[Bowsling]

The enslavement (and subsequent escape) of the Hebrews by the Egyptians?

 

[mayor]

No.
And you should take that 'cavemen's sticks' quite literally. Renaissance Europe didn't use sticks anymore.
Although the thing I'm referring too is slightly more advanced than a stick, it was really obsolete by then.
And yes, the last line refers to slavery.

ooh... the line tells that they hadn't had cars but did have 'caveman stick's'
I thought they didn't have both

 

[Caragus]

It's the Aztecs.
Buildings high, art so fine,
The Aztecs had some marvelous architecture.
but no cars and cavemen's sticks.
Not quite cavemen's sticks, but close enough.
From the east their prophecy came
The Aztecs had a prophecy about their god, Quetzacoatl, returning from the east the same year the Spaniards came.
and as animals they were kept.
The Spanish enslaved the Aztecs.

 

[strijder20]

Caragus is right, although it applies to the Inca too (aside from the prophecy part).
Good job! Your turn now
Oh, and no cars doesn't refer to modern cars, but the fact they didn't know the wheel. And they had no knowledge of metal working (that's why the Jaguar and the Holkan do not require metals to build them).

 

[Bowsling]

They did (at least in the case of the Mayans) know the wheel. But because of the forested and mountainous landscape (especially in Peru), there was no use for it, thus it was not used.

 

[Caragus]

Well, here goes:

A Sharp murder racked the land,
Battles two, in bog and on brig,
King and Covenant.
They that signed at Breda,
Knew betrayal once again.

 

[mayor]

Wars of the three kingdoms

A Sharp murder racked the land,
execution of King Charles I
Battles two, in bog and on brig,
I don't know which battle these refer to
King and Covenant.
King Charles II and the Scots
They that signed at Breda,
Treaty of Breda 1650
Knew betrayal once again.
But the Scotish was destroyed by Cromwell nonetheless

 

[Mosher]

Pretty bad one, but here goes

The Turks are at it again,
Jolly old England and whiny old France
Fight our dear Slavic friends
Over a tiny little peninsula

 

[mayor]

Crimean War

 

[Caragus]

Wars of the three kingdoms

A Sharp murder racked the land,
execution of King Charles I
Battles two, in bog and on brig,
I don't know which battle these refer to
King and Covenant.
King Charles II and the Scots
They that signed at Breda,
Treaty of Breda 1650
Knew betrayal once again.
But the Scotish was destroyed by Cromwell nonetheless

Very close, but no.

 

[strijder20]

 

[JohannaK]

I know nothing about internal British military history, but I'll say it was the Battle of Glen Shiel, just to try.

 

[Buddhafish]

Third Anglo-Dutch War

A Sharp murder racked the land,
Assassination of Johan de Witt
Battles two, in bog and on brig,
Solebay and Schooneveld
King and Covenant.
Not too sure on this, could refer to Charles II/Louis XIV and the Treaty of Dover
They that signed at Breda,
Treaty of Breda, ended 2nd Anglo-Dutch War
Knew betrayal once again.
The Dutch were betrayed by England, who they had signed the Triple Alliance with in 1668.

 

[mayor]

Third Anglo-Dutch War

A Sharp murder racked the land,
Assassination of Johan de Witt
Battles two, in bog and on brig,
Solebay and Schooneveld
King and Covenant.
Not too sure on this, could refer to Charles II/Louis XIV and the Treaty of Dover
They that signed at Breda,
Treaty of Breda, ended 2nd Anglo-Dutch War
Knew betrayal once again.
The Dutch were betrayed by England, who they had signed the Triple Alliance with in 1668.

seems legit

1 thing:
Battles two, in bog and on brig
should refer to fighting on land and on sea. The battles you mention are both on sea.
I think therefore that this refers to the French invasion by land and the English attacks by sea.

 

[Buddhafish]

Battles two, in bog and on brig
should refer to fighting on land and on sea. The battles you mention are both on sea.
I think therefore that this refers to the French invasion by land and the English attacks by sea.

Huh, my bad. Just checked and I missed the fact that Schooneveld was on the sea. I'll see if Caragus still accepts Third Anglo Dutch War.

If not, then I would say instead it should be the Franco-Dutch war, as it was the broader conflict that involved the French.

 

[Caragus]

It's not the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Hint: There's a reason Sharp is capitalized.

 

[Buddhafish]

The restoration period of Charles II.

A Sharp murder racked the land,
James Sharp, archbishop of St. Andrews
Battles two, in bog and on brig,
Drumclog (a bog) and Bothwell Brig
King and Covenant.
Charles II and the Scottish Covenanters
They that signed at Breda,
Treaty of Breda, 1650
Knew betrayal once again.
Charles II betrayed the Covenanters after he was restored to the throne.

 

[Caragus]

The restoration period of Charles II.

A Sharp murder racked the land,
James Sharp, archbishop of St. Andrews
Battles two, in bog and on brig,
Drumclog (a bog) and Bothwell Brig
King and Covenant.
Charles II and the Scottish Covenanters
They that signed at Breda,
Treaty of Breda, 1650
Knew betrayal once again.
Charles II betrayed the Covenanters after he was restored to the throne.

Good job, you got it.

 

[Buddhafish]

Alright, here's the new riddle:

From the north he rode,
as was his charge.
As he took power,
he called his country to arms.
He was showered with names,
and called many places his own.
But it was not to last,
as he was done in by his own.
And his only defeat
was meeting his kin, once more.