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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!
Peasants occasionally hosted lavish meat feasts for their rulers, researchers say.