Skiers of the Medieval World
“Therefore the women join the chase with the same swiftness as the men, perhaps even greater.” […]
“Therefore the women join the chase with the same swiftness as the men, perhaps even greater.” […]
“After he had slain an enemy, [he] put his lips to his throat, and sucked his blood.” […]
“Yet he had often held her tight
And naked in his arms at night,
And it only increased her ardor
To feel his parsnip growing harder” […]
“An exceedingly strong drink had been prepared.” […]
“Biarki flung the bone back at the sender, twisting the front of the fellow’s head towards the back and vice versa, so that he punished his crooked nature by giving him distorted features.” […]
“Caesar went to Pergamum, took the robbers out of prison, and crucified them all, just as he had often warned them on the island that he would do, when they thought he was joking.” […]
“The king’s sole remaining function was to sit back on his throne with flowing hair, his beard uncut, satisfied with the name of king and the appearance of ruling.” […]
“When the shepherd’s weak, the wolf shits wool.” – Medieval French maxim
“The world will not keep faith with you, nor will she show you her true face.” […]
In many regions of medieval Scandinavia, snakes were considered benign – and even lucky – to the extent that families would leave out milk or other enticements to attract snakes into the house. They seem […]
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