Among other things, medieval Europe was known for its wildly superstitious beliefs in the supernatural. They led to some pretty brutal acts of violence and desecration of the dead recently. While some of us may be familiar with the various forms of burials of vampires, a superstitious tradition newly discovered Middle Ages was found in an ancient cemetery in northwestern Poland ...
Drawsko the cemetery in Poland was the major excavation efforts website by researchers in recent years.
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Recently, researchers have encountered something strange. Several bodies were buried with what appears to be an old iron sickle placed around the neck
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This is one of the corpses. It seems that the sickle is to keep the body in place
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While the first thought was that these sickles were there to prevent the corpses of "becoming vampires," Another theory weirder has since emerged.
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According to a new study, rather than preventing the body reanimating like vampires, these sickles were there as a way to ward off evil spirits. those involved in the study cited so-called "anti-demonic" properties of iron. wrought iron by fire in this culture was known to symbolize the transition from life and death and life.
Although it is impossible for us to know exactly why these people were buried with sickles it is still a rampant practice rather rudely ... no matter how you look.
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well, one thing is certain: if I can ever get my time machine advanced design, I will definitely steering clear of the Middle Ages in Poland.
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