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===Blood Letting===
'''Blood letting''' was a common practice to let of the energy of young men.
For example, a [[literature|literary]] hero [[Guingamor]] is to go [[hunting]] but:

<table cellpadding="5" align="center">
<tr><td>''Ses nies estoit ce jor seingniez,''</td><td>His nephew [Guingamor] had been bled that day</td></tr>
<tr><td>''Si estoit auques desetiez,''</td><td> And so was feeling rather indisposed.</td></tr>
</table>
<center>- ''[[Guingamor]]'' line 25-26 (trans. Weingartner)</center>

So Guingamor stays at home and plays [[chess]].

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Latest revision as of 21:02, 17 August 2009

Blood Letting

Blood letting was a common practice to let of the energy of young men. For example, a literary hero Guingamor is to go hunting but:

Ses nies estoit ce jor seingniez,His nephew [Guingamor] had been bled that day
Si estoit auques desetiez, And so was feeling rather indisposed.
- Guingamor line 25-26 (trans. Weingartner)

So Guingamor stays at home and plays chess.