Surely you've ever heard and even used the expression "blue blood" .We found it in most European languages to designate those people who have a high social rank .It is said that the families that belong to the nobility and especially the kings and princes have blue blood.However, have you ever considered where the expression Azu Sangre comes l? or why is it said of the nobles who have blue blood? Come with us to find out the origin of this expression and its history.
Although it seems impossible and what to talk about blue blood is nothing more than an expression, it is really possible to have blue or green blood.It is something very unusual and that supposes the existence of a serious medical problem. This blood alteration is known as Sulfohemoglobinemia.If you want to know more about it you will find it in the Mysterious article Green or blue blood instead of red, is it possible?
Why says of the nobles who have blue blood?
It was said that the nobles had blue blood because, to demonstrate the purity of their blood , they held the sword in al They showed their veins.They ran bluish under the white skin of the doll and it seemed that their blood was blue.But what is really hiding behind this concept and what were its social repercussions?
1.The nobility and the reconquest
The hypothesis of most historians is that the Blue Blood concept emerged in the peninsula Iberian during the time of the Reconquest .The white skin certified that the nobles were descendants of the Visigoths, who had arrived from Europe, and that they had no blood mixed with "Moors" or Jews . Under the white skin of the wrists, the blue veins were clearly visible.
In addition to certifying the "do not mix" with bloods that were considered impure as those of Jews and Arabs, the test of the blue blood served to distinguish the nobles from the peasants, artisans and workers who worked outdoors from sun to sun and whose skins were less white and therefore their veins they did not show off an intense blue under the tan and brown epidermis. White skin became fashionable as a symbol of nobility .s they protected themselves from the sun and the clearer and finer their skin was, the more attractive, elegant and noble they seemed to the gentlemen.The blue veins were visible under the white skin of the female nobility, remembering, according to some poets, to marble, Equally noble material.
Another hypothesis defended by some historians is that the term Blue Blood originated in the Crusades .European noble crusaders would cause astonishment among populations crossing outside Europe because of its white skin, under which the bluish veins were very visible.According to this theory, this made the native people begin to say they had blue blood.
2.The Pedigree
Surely you would have heard of the pedigree referring to some breeds of dogs, but it is possible that you did not know that it is related to the concept of blue blood .Some historians argue that the word comes from the fact that the nobles raised their arm with their sword to show the filigree of their veins under the skin almost transparent. The drawing that formed the blood vessels was called "crane's foot" , in French, "pied de grue" and from there derived the English word "Pedigree" (in Spanish pedigree).Over time applied to the genealogical records of horses and other animals because of their similarity drawing of the veins, the «pied de grue».
3.The Superiority of the blood
The importance of having blue blood supported the aristocratic idea of constituting a social stratum superior to the rest of humans .They believed that their blue blood made them biologically different and better: without mixing with "Moors", Jews or peasants.The preservation of that noble blood or blood blue conducive to inbreeding, that is, marriage between relatives, whose consanguinity, in the case of the Hispanic monarchy, ended with the Spanish branch of the Habsburgs.
4.The Blue Prince
The term Prince Charming seems pr or from a Romanian legend of the 19th century called «The Blue Prince of Tears».The real or noble origin of the protagonist is evidenced by that blue color.The concept was more or less known throughout Europe, but it wasn't until 1959 that Walt Disney produced the «Sleeping Beauty» cartoon film, whose main theme is the Prince Charming, which became popular.
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