MrRING
Android Futureman
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I'm sure many here are familiar with famous medieval lovers Abelard and Heloise, and how after much to-do, Abelard was castrated and continued to carry on an affair of the heart with Heloise for the restbof his life.
Here is my question: did the villains who attacked Abelard take both his twig and berries, just his twig, just his berries, or what? I would think in the 1100's that to remove a penis would be a slow death sentence, but Abelard lived a long life. Considering that animal husbandry was known, it makes sense to me that just the berries got snipped, but Abelard's description makes it sound like they cut the whole thing off.
Any ideas about this in Forteana-land?
Here is my question: did the villains who attacked Abelard take both his twig and berries, just his twig, just his berries, or what? I would think in the 1100's that to remove a penis would be a slow death sentence, but Abelard lived a long life. Considering that animal husbandry was known, it makes sense to me that just the berries got snipped, but Abelard's description makes it sound like they cut the whole thing off.
Any ideas about this in Forteana-land?