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The common assumption that kings had often meaty lavish feasts may need to be changed.

Anglo-Saxon kings made sure to eat their vegetables, study shows

The study indicates that while generally eating a seasonal plant-based diet, the elites were treated to occasional lavish feasts of grilled meats at communal gatherings by free peasants.

Contrary to popular belief, the ruling classes gorged on meat only on rare occasions, according to an analysis of more than 2,000 skeletons buried during medieval times.

Meat-heavy feasts happened only occasionally among the Anglo-Saxons, two studies on skeletal remains and food lists reveal.

Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly vegetarian before the Vikings settled, according to new studies. Cambridge University researchers analysed more than 2,000 skeletons and found elites ate no more meat than other social groups. One study also...

Very few people in England ate large amounts of meat before the Vikings settled, and there is no evidence that elites ate more meat than other people, a

The studies note that social status did not lead to kings and nobles eating more meat than peasants; but once a year, both did gorge on animals together

Two recent studies have concluded that Anglo-Saxon royalty had a mainly vegetarian diet, and the meat-rich feasts were occasional and hosted by the peasants!