Re: Re: Castration in Medieval Times ??


"Brant Gibbard" <bgibbard@xxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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> On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:25:52 +0100, "Hari Seldon"
> <Roel.Pieper@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
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>>Can't recall which king it was that tried to gather an army of Giants,
>>pulling all 2+ meter man and woman from the country. Was it Frederick B.,
>>Charles V or another king...can't remember. Nevertheless...the pain and
>>money he put in that project... Can't imagine he didn't try and castrate a
>>few as well
>>
>
> I suspect you may be thinking of Frederick William of Prussia (father
> of Frederick the Great). He had a whole regiment of Potsdam Grenadiers
> composed of giants, and was constantly getting in diplomatic
> kerfuffles with his neighbours by kidnapping tall men from their
> territories.
>
> Brant Gibbard
> Toronto, ON
> bgibbard.ca/genealogy/
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lol! That must be him... Anyone has a nice link of him?

Theory in here says he shouldn't kidnap the tall man, just castrate them ;-)


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