THE SCENE: This medical “fact” could be useful for people who are seeking to resolve disputes between different parts of their body.
THE TEXT: We divide the body into four parts: head, stomach, belly, and bladder. The head is an empire, the stomach a kingdom, the belly a hovel, but the bladder is a hired hand.
– The Wisdom of the Art of Medicine, 6th Century AD
On his return the queen welcomed him home and said, “My lord, I had forgot the fart”. […]
“King Hrolf hadn’t been paying attention to their conversation, but he noticed the head flying off. King Hrolf became so angry at this that he was on the verge of attacking Asmund. He said that such a wicked and outrageous deed had been done that they would never recover from the disgrace.” […]
“My master got up and took me by the head. Presently he began to smell me, and forcing my mouth open, he put his nose in. It was a long pointed nose.” […]
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