Скачать или смотреть Exploding Graves, Demon Cheese & Death by Mead – The Weird World of the Anglo-Saxons

From death by cheese to pigs on trial, here are 12 jaw-dropping Anglo-Saxon and medieval facts that sound like fiction. We dig into ordeals, beer rents, exploding grave myths, bacon prizes for happy marriages, and more, with legends explained and sources linked below.

00:00 Intro
00:15 Trial by cheese and the corsned ritual
01:18 The Earl who choked after denying guilt
01:53 Victorian damage to Saxon graves near Sutton Hoo
03:06 Paying your rent in food and ale
04:00 The Dunmow flitch of bacon
04:37 Bee theft, honey fines and harsh penalties
05:13 Monks, mouldy cheese and medieval fears
05:40 Death by mead stories and saintly kings
06:31 Bread and water penances
07:02 When animals went to court
07:39 St Edmund, a talking head and a helpful wolf
08:20 Could a king really tax urine
09:00 Trial by corpse
09:45 Your turn — which fact shocked you most

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