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Hi everybody! This movie has eaten my brain, and what better way to celebrate a new source of gay smut than... do a week and a half of historical research.

Meta: Historical research on the Siege of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (2232 words) by staranise
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020), The Old Guard (Comics)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani/Nicky | Nicolo di Genova
Characters: Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani
Additional Tags: Historical Research, Meta, Islamic Perspectives of the Crusades
Summary:

Posting my research notes on Islamic history and politics leading up the First Crusade, to answer the question, "Why the hell was Joe there?"

Reader, I am left with as many questions as I have answers, and if you want to email me PDFs with greater historical detail PLEASE DO.

My PDF Wishlist:

Muslim, Jewish, or Eastern Christian narratives of the Siege of Jerusalem and surrounding events
Information on Eastern Christian monasteries and religious orders in 11th century Jerusalem
Islamic military history, especially about the composition of the Fatimid army in the 11th century
Tunisian history about the cultural and religious makeup of 11th century Ifriqya
Information about Islamic trade and culture in the 11th and 12th century Mediterranean

If you can provide resources for any of these, please drop a comment or email me at staranise [at] cherisaan [dot] net

marina

I bring you, yet again, fic and meta and music recs (many more music recs this time!)

The fic:

Figs and Pomegranates (966 words) by sabrina_il
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani/Nicky | Nicolo di Genova, Nile Freeman & Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani & Nicky | Nicolo di Genova & Andy | Andromache the Scythian
Characters: Andy | Andromache of Scythia, Nile Freeman, Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani, Nicky | Nicolo di Genova
Additional Tags: Music, Inspired by Music, عربي | Arabic, Dancing, Family Feels, Languages, POV Nile Freeman
Summary:

Nile's favorite times are after a long, difficult job, when they all feel the need to spend time together, sleep in the same house, eat and drink together every day, pair up for trips and excursions.

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And here's a post that basically inspired the fic, where I yet again share various headcanons about the characters (with bonus historical geekery) and also bring you lots of music in Arabic that I think could fit Joe and Nicky (and some other characters) really well.

Old Guard! The "more music in Arabic" edition

marina

Hi everyone! I've been meaning to joint his community for a while since I'm currently extremely obsessed, and finally got around to it!

For now wanted to share two fics and a meta post I wrote, in case it's of interest.

First, a fic about about Nile being welcomed to the team through a threesome with Joe and Nicky:

A Healthy Working Relationship (3594 words) by sabrina_il
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani/Nicky | Nicolo di Genova, Nile Freeman/Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani/Nicky | Nicolo di Genova, Nile Freeman/Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani, Nile Freeman/Nicky | Nicolo di Genova
Characters: Nile Freeman, Andy | Andromache of Scythia, Nicky | Nicolo di Genova, Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani
Additional Tags: background Andy | Andromache of Scythia/Nile Freeman, Pining, Cunnilingus, Happy Sex, Gentleness, Threesome - F/M/M, Kissing, Multiple Orgasms, Nile Freeman POV
Summary:

Nile has been on the team for a while, seen some wild shit, gotten mostly used to her new reality.

The last thing she expects is an invitation to a threesome.

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Second, a fic about Joe and Booker's backstories (or my version of why Joe specifically is so angry at Book by the end of the movie)

From one father to another (2834 words) by sabrina_il
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani/Nicky | Nicolo di Genova, Booker | Sebastien le Livre & Joe | Yusuf al-Kaysani
Characters: Booker | Sebastien le Livre, Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani, Nicky | Nicolo di Genova, Andy | Andromache of Scythia
Additional Tags: Backstory, Conversations, Joe trying to pass on some wisdom, Book being Book
Summary:

They had hung him by the neck shortly after crossing the Dnieper, for some military crime the dreams didn't reveal.

He'd been dressed in a French uniform, choking over and over, although the troops were in such disarray by then no one had stayed to verify his death.

It didn't take long to find him. The three of them were already in Russia.

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Finally, a meta post: Old Guard thoughts & feels, which includes:

- various headcanons two history geeks (who are not historians) came up with
- some fic recs
- some recs for songs in Arabic that are relevant for Nicky/Joe

theladyscribe

I watched the movie last week and immediately went on a Nicky/Joe-related research spiral because that's just how I roll I guess. I've put together an annotated bibliography on the medieval Mediterranean world with links to about 30 (mostly) academic articles.

You can find it at my personal DW.

Feel free to send me additional articles if you have any!

We're not meant to be alone.

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