The medieval Mongols had a few unusual drinking habits that gave their foreign associates (notably Marco Polo) a bit of a pause. Firstly, the Mongols had a ritualistic approach to drunkenness during their great feasts. […]
Anyone whose ever flown a kite should be familiar with the sickening feeling – however fleeting – that the kite might pull you into the sky. Well, the ancients were well aware of this feeling, […]
Winter is usually a time when armies disband and wars go on pause. The logistics of feeding people and maneuvering an army were such that it was generally recognized as impossible to wage war effectively. […]
Those who die are dead. As much as we might want them back, there’s generally an agreement that it’s for the best if they don’t actually come back. Various cultures have various practices to ensure […]
” So he asked her to show her leg and foot, and she promptly did so. And without doubt she had a beautiful leg and a beautiful foot, so that you could not ask for greater beauty. And when the master of the shop, who was as virtuous a man as I have described him, saw this woman’s leg and foot, her was forthwith tempted, because his eyes looked on them with pleasure.” […]
“Nor would he appoint anyone tribune who did not have a full beard or was not of an age to assume the powers of the tribunate with prudence and maturity.” […]
“The Earl said he had no money with him and asked to be able to pay later. Then Asgrim pressed the point of his spear against the Earl’s chest and told him to pay up at once.” […]
“Sinking his sword half a foot through the skin
So the hulk’s blood poured hot across the hilt;
Through the bladder and bowels he drove that blow,
Piercing his privates ripping them apart.” […]
“Wildly as two winter torrents raging down from the mountains, swirling into a valley, hurl their great waters together, flash floods from the wellsprings plunging down in a gorge and miles away in the hills a shepherd hears the thunder – so from the grinding armies broke the cries and crash of war.” […]
“It heals the wounds which these animals inflict equally well whether it is applied to them, or taken in food or drink. When taken with honey, it heals the bite of a dog.” […]
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