Anglo-Saxon Kings Made Sure to Eat Their Vegetables, Study Shows
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.
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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.
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Anglo-Saxon rulers had mostly vegetarian diets until the Vikings arrived, according to a recent study by Cambridge University.
Meat-heavy feasts happened only occasionally among the Anglo-Saxons, two studies on skeletal remains and food lists reveal.
Two papers argue that these 5th- through 11th-century kings and queens mainly ate meat during special feasts thrown by their subjects