Britons and Celts
Concealing Nothing From the King
“He fell in front of the feet of the king’s horse, and the wind blew his habit right over his neck, so that he was entirely exposed to the unwilling eyes of the lord king.” […]
Articles by Saxo
Greek and Roman
The Origin of the Amazons
“They appointed a day for meeting once in every year, so that when they should return to the same place on that day in the following year each mother might give over to the father whatever male child she had borne, but should herself keep and train for warfare whatever children of the female sex were born.” […]
Greek and Roman
Werewolf: Origins
“His vesture was changed into hair, his limbs became crooked; a wolf.” […]
Human Affairs
Skiers of the Medieval World
“Therefore the women join the chase with the same swiftness as the men, perhaps even greater.” […]
Orient
For the Blood is the Life
“After he had slain an enemy, [he] put his lips to his throat, and sucked his blood.” […]
Humor
Medieval Sex-Ed
“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” […]
History
Too Much of A Good Thing
“An exceedingly strong drink had been prepared.” […]
Human Affairs
Bone Throwing Only Leads to Trouble
“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.” […]
Greek and Roman
Caesar’s Well-Forecasted Revenge
“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.” […]
History
The Sadness of an Impotent King
“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.” […]