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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
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A Few Good Reasons to Step Outside This August
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Celebrating Life’s Small Wins in a Big City
A Legacy Still Moonwalking Through Court
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Refreshing Gazpacho
Our Fetching Resemblance to Our Pets
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Bee Bombs and Boozy Betrayals
WHEN MEDIEVAL WARFARE GOT WEIRD NOT YOUR AVERAGE ARSENAL
Beeline to Victory In the 11th century, English commanders made a real buzz with one of their weapons of choice: bees. When the French Duke of Lorraine attacked Henry I’s kingdom, his protectors swarmed their enemies by launching active beehives at their horses. The chaos stung so bad that they abandoned the battle. The buzzy bombs were used again when King Richard I transported bees by ship to attack the sultan of Egypt and Syria during the Third Crusade. The unusual ammo caused the city to surrender in just a day. Stinky Success Some ancient combat was a full attack on all the senses. During the Middle Ages, some soldiers hurled the most putrid items they could find at their attackers, like dead animals, fallen fighters, and dung. The odor was so overpowering that it often caused truces and surrenders. It didn’t just make
Bombs that buzzed, catapulting cows, and a seriously deadly hangover? On medieval battlegrounds, these bizarre tactics were all in a day’s work. In olden times, commanders got wildly creative when swords and shields were not enough and used whatever they could to reach a victory. These strange conflicts prove that ancient fighters weren’t afraid to think outside the chainmail. Get ready to siege the day, with some of the oddest war strategies in history.
whole cities reek. The aim of these putrid projectiles was to spread disease and contaminate the water supply. “Pee-yew” has never been so powerful. Boozy Battles Though soldiers often celebrated a win with a toast, alcohol wasn’t always just part of the afterparty. In the 10th century, a princess named St. Olga of Kyiv sought revenge for her husband’s death by serving up cocktails. She approached the Drevlians, whom they were fighting, to request a funeral feast for her late prince. During the event, she made sure their enemies had copious amounts of mead. When they had drunk themselves into a stupor, she ordered her army to attack, killing thousands of soldiers. In medieval times, creativity was a weapon, and to be victorious, you couldn’t be afraid to try something new. For these fighters, subtlety simply wasn’t part of the playbook.
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