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Once we thought the earth was flat--
What of that?
It was just as globos then
Under believing men
As our later folks have found it,
By success in running round it;
What we think may guide our acts,
But it does not alter facts.
I find the Middle Ages endlessly fascinating - although I wouldn't have wanted to live then. And I find it equally fascinating what the archaeologists seem to be able to read out of a few bones.
Skeleton reveals violent life and death of medieval knight
Archaeologists believe that bones found in an ancient chapel on the site are those of an English knight named Robert Morley who died in a tournament there in 1388.
Radio carbon dating has confirmed that the skeleton is from that period, and detailed analysis suggests that he was in his mid-20s, was heavily muscled and had suffered several serious wounds in earlier contests.
He appears to have survived for some time with a large arrowhead lodged in his chest, while the re-growth of bone around a dent in the front of his skull indicates that he had also recovered from a severe blow from an axe.
He eventually died when he was struck by a sword that sliced through his nose and jaw. His reconstructed skull also indicates that he was lying on the ground when the fatal blow was delivered. ...more
Sorry, but this is totally absurd. This hysteria is already getting on my nerves. I hope they bury the guy quickly and people will regain their sanity.