Grindelwald Info?

[Hagrid]

No: HPFGUIDX 82947

--- "entropymail" <entropymail> wrote: (snipped = ...)
> ...some clues about who the wizard Grindelwald might be,
> ...uprisings and rebellions in the Swiss village of Grindelwald... 
> 
> 1349: The valley's inhabitants challenge the monastic rule. In a
> petition dated 3rd January, 1349, the community of Grindelwald
> ...had formed an alliance with the inhabitants of Unterwalden 
> ...against the Interlaken monastery. The monastery, however, 
> summoned help from the ruling body in Berne and the uprising was 
> "nipped in the bud". ...On the 28th February, 1349 a letter ensued 
> demanding that the inhabitants of Grindelwald renounce their 
> alliance with Unterwalden and must once again submit to the rule 
> of the monastery and its protecting power in the city of Berne. 
> 
> ...it does seem to correlate somehow to the goblin rebellions 
> (forming alliances and rising up against the WW?). Any ideas or 
> more info? > > :: Entropy ::

(Does "Unterwalden" sound like "the Underworld" [Hades] to anyone 
else?) 
More information, but depends on JKR's knowledge of the period. 

There were a lot of dissatisfaction within the Catholic Church at 
that time. The French King had moved Pope Clement V from Rome to 
Avignon in Southern France. All religious decrees had to have the 
French king's approval, so there was a lot of room for corruption.
That was from 1309 to 1377.
Later, the Pope moved to the Vatican, but not before a lot of 
politics caused more suffering for the little people. Uprisings and 
protests finally gave birth to the Protestant movement - breaking 
away from the Catholic Church. 

If JKR based her information from the French perspective (because she 
taught in France before), Grindelwald may have appeared as the early 
beginnings of the insurrection that split the religious traditions of 
a millenium. 

Always remember that history is written by the victors, so the side 
that lost will be portrayed in the most corrupt way. Grindelwald may 
be viewed as the Devil's Advocate.   ~aussie~