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[–] [email protected] 101 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

The law was repealed in 2015 apparently: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/29/basques-safe-iceland-district-repeals-decree-kill-on-sight

The edict was issued in 1615 after a storm destroyed three Basque whaling vessels on an expedition in Iceland. Eighty members of the crew survived, said Gudmundsson, and were left stranded in the area. “They had nothing to eat, and there were accounts of them robbing people and farmers,” he said.

The brewing conflict between locals and the whalers prompted then-sheriff Ari Magnússon to draw up a decree that allowed Basques to be killed with impunity in the district. In the weeks that followed, more than 30 Basques were killed in raids led by the sheriff and local farmers. “It’s one of the darkest chapters of our history,” said Gudmundsson, noting that the incident known as the Slaying of the Spaniards ranks among the country’s bloodiest massacres.

Four centuries later, Gudmundsson decided it was time to set right the wrongs of history. Last week, at the unveiling of a memorial dedicated to the Basque whalers who were killed, he repealed the decree. “This decision was made 400 years ago and it has never formally been repealed until now.”

[–] MissJinx 41 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

There are no countries without a dark chapter in their history. At some point every coutry had a shitty person in power.

And btw it took them 400 years to repeale it?! fuck

[–] LemmyKnowsBest 50 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In 2015 they're like

"Oh yeah we forgot about that law."

"That would probably explain all the massacred bodies laying around everywhere. We oughtta do something about that."

[–] MissJinx 1 points 11 months ago

Lol yes

[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I guess some laws can be forgotten. From 1800 to 2013, there was a french law that banned women from wearing pants in Paris : http://www.senat.fr/questions/base/2012/qSEQ120700692.html

[–] MissJinx 4 points 11 months ago

And they call themselfs the fashion capital

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is horrible but I can't help but laugh. "Okay, about 80 people are stuck here because their ships ran aground last night. No one knows they're here, so they have no way to leave unless we help them, so the logical decision here is to simply murder them until there are none left. All in favor of this, say aye!"

[–] MotoAsh 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think it was more of, "hey, who the hell is suddenly robbing us?!"

They didn't have the internet and daily news to tip everyone off. There'd just suddenly be stranded people near by, and if they decided to pillage before asking... I could EASILY see being hostile as a reasonable response. Not necessarily the KoS law, unless they really did just resort to pillaging and theft often.

[–] Something_Complex 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Language barrier makes it harder to ask for help

[–] MotoAsh 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yea, I don't envy their situation for sure. Just that it didn't necessarily have to start from malice. As you point out, it may not have even been malice from the thieves, maybe even if they were literally stealing.

Coming from a punitive place will always miss intention.

[–] Something_Complex 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No no I was agreeing with you. They try to negotiate, all the Icelander see is 30 strangers in their property...end badly

[–] MotoAsh 3 points 11 months ago

Yea, we need a historian to tell us how it went down so we can know who to hate! ... jk jk... lol the obvious lesson is do not rush to judgement, especially on assumption. Heck, it might've even been a very select few genuine crooks that got the rest punished by team sports attitude that sadly persists to this day.

[–] lugal 4 points 11 months ago

In 2015? Wow! Iceland is again, like always, ahead of its time

[–] db2 32 points 11 months ago

Basques are indigenous to, and primarily inhabit, an area traditionally known as the Basque Country (Basque: Euskal Herria)—a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.

[–] paddirn 30 points 11 months ago

Those Basquerds.

[–] robocall 20 points 11 months ago (7 children)

I'd like more Basque facts please

[–] [email protected] 38 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The Basque language, also known as Euskara, is a language isolate and the last remaining language descended from pre-Indo-European roots after all the others were displaced during the Bronze Age. Though it borrows a lot of vocabulary from other languages now, its roots predate both Romance and Celtic languages.

[–] olafurp 1 points 11 months ago

Is it known that it predates Celtic? I thought people didn't know much about the history of the language since nothing was written, just roughly where and when because of archaeology.

[–] LemmyKnowsBest 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Bisque?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Boise, Idaho hosts a sizable Basque population and features a couple of nice restaurants that feature their cuisine. Basque who emigrated to Idaho have traditionally been sheep-herders and some still work in herding professions.

[–] billwashere 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Thank you for subscribing to Basque Facts:

Basque sports are a huge part of the culture, especially the traditional sport of pelota. There are many variations of this court-based ball game that has been played for centuries.

[–] billwashere 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Thank you for subscribing to Basque Facts:

The Basque region straddles the border between Spain and France along the Bay of Biscay. On the Spanish side it consists of the provinces of Vizcaya, Guipúzcoa, Álava and parts of Navarre.

[–] billwashere 3 points 11 months ago

Thank you for subscribing to Basque Facts:

The Basque language, Euskara, is a language isolate - it is not related to any other known language. It is considered one of Europe's oldest languages.

[–] x4740N 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why does the guy on the right look like Dr Phill

[–] samus12345 2 points 11 months ago

If he had a goatee, maybe.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

See also any Scotsmen visiting York while carrying a bow and arrow

[–] Treczoks 4 points 11 months ago

And Englishmen being allowed to kill Welsh people on Sundays, or something like that.

[–] Etterra 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why did they pass a law making it legal to kill soup?

[–] Rolando 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wait... aren't we going to try to find out why?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

There is an answer now in another comment (just wanted to give you a notification)

[–] Rolando 2 points 11 months ago

Thanks! "The Slaying of the Spaniards" sounds like something out of Borat, but it shows how we take things like international rescue operations for granted these days