Human Affairs
A Destructive Dance
“He was unarmed, and he went dancing like the others, until he came before the king. Then he raised his fist and punched the king in the nose so fast that three teeth flew out of his mouth.” […]
Regions
Human Affairs
For All the Haters Out There…
“Nor is it a good thing when listeners find fault with a story just because it happens to be uninformative or clumsily told.” […]
Eastern Europe
Satan Exalting
“Following the devil’s instruction, [the human race] sacrificed to trees, springs, and rivers, and did not know God.” […]
Supernatural
The Blood of a King for the Life of the People
“Then the chieftains held a council, and they agreed that the famine probably was due to Domaldi, their king, and that they should sacrifice him for better seasons.” […]
Britons and Celts
A Dead Man’s Riposte
“The severed head, speaking with its own lips, at once replied.” […]
Greek and Roman
The Empress’ Scandalous Past
“When they wearied of the sport, she would approach their servants, perhaps thirty in number, and fight a duel with each of these; and even thus found no allayment of her craving.” […]
History
Swindled by a Starving Man
“When his companions met him and realized what he had done, some of his friends began to laugh at him, while other censured him, but all agreed that he was out of his mind.” […]
Viking
To Kiss a Viking
“He hewed off his lip and chin all the was down so that his teeth flew out of his head.” […]
History
The Hospitable Jailer
“The Count set spurs to his horse and rode off, turning his head to look back for fear the Cid should change his mind – a thing that famous man would not do for anything in the world, for never in his life had he gone back on his word.” […]
Viking
A Clumsy Assassin
“He had tasseled shoe-laces, as was the custom then, and one of the laces had become untied so that the tassel trailed along the ground.” […]