12th Century medicine: Difference between revisions
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===Blood Letting=== |
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'''Blood letting''' was a common practice to let of the energy of young men. |
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For example, a [[literature|literary]] hero [[Guingamor]] is to go [[hunting]] but: |
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<tr><td>''Ses nies estoit ce jor seingniez,''</td><td>His nephew [Guingamor] had been bled that day</td></tr> |
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<tr><td>''Si estoit auques desetiez,''</td><td> And so was feeling rather indisposed.</td></tr> |
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<center>- ''[[Guingamor]]'' line 25-26 (trans. Weingartner)</center> |
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So Guingamor stays at home and plays [[chess]]. |
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[[Category:12th century]] |
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