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Did you know there were medieval debates about whether Jesus was circumcised and--if so--whether the foreskin went to heaven when Jesus ascended or was somewhere on earth still? Dozens of
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Thread: most depictions of the Harrowing of Hell just have Jesus standing there letting people out of a hellmouth, but every so often one makes it look like Jesus pulled
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We Need to Talk about Charlemagne: A #MedievalTwitter Thread.So. Some medieval German literature claims Emperor Charlemagne was into necrophilia. And briefly men. And then attracted to a swamp. Perhaps sexually.
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How to Have Sex in the 600s: A very NSFW #MedievalTwitter Thread. Archbishop Theodore gave many judgments on what sexual acts were appropriate (and not) in the late 600s in
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[TW: racism] Thread: In 1849, a London periodical called The Anglo-Saxon appeared with the stated goal of popularizing the term "Anglo-Saxon"as a racial & linguistic term tied to the early
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