SC - Cannibals

[Michael P Newton]

On Thu, 23 Oct 1997 11:26:32 +1100 (EST) Charles McCN
<charlesn at sunrise.srl.rmit.edu.au> writes:
>When the first crusdae took Ma'arrat (spelling? - I reenact Normans, 
>so I 
>don't need to know how to _spell_ these fancy foreign towns (if you 
>believe that, go read some more history)) The Franks roasted babies on 
>
>spits and ate them. I forget the primary sources. I think it may be 
>mentioned in Gesta Francorum Hierusalemitorum, and there is at least 
>one 
>contemporary arabic source.
>
>Charles
Hold! Now, Charles, are you reading a COOKbook,or simply a period piece
of propaganda written by the arabic side to prove how nasty and
horrendous those Franks really are? The reason I ask is because one of
the most common charges against an enemy,especially one of a different
culture, is Cannibalism. (i.e. during the Western Movement of the last
century, this charge was often flung at the Native Americans, regardless
of evidence)
Lady Beatrix
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