Posted on 06/29/2009 5:47:25 PM PDT by PotatoHeadMick
A 620-year-old skeleton discovered under the floor of Stirling Castle has shed new light on the violent life of a medieval knight.
Archaeologists believe that bones found in an ancient chapel on the site are those of an English knight named Robert Morley who died in a tournament there in 1388.
Radio carbon dating has confirmed that the skeleton is from that period, and detailed analysis suggests that he was in his mid-20s, was heavily muscled and had suffered several serious wounds in earlier contests.
He appears to have survived for some time with a large arrowhead lodged in his chest, while the re-growth of bone around a dent in the front of his skull indicates that he had also recovered from a severe blow from an axe.
He eventually died when he was struck by a sword that sliced through his nose and jaw. His reconstructed skull also indicates that he was lying on the ground when the fatal blow was delivered.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Another one that might interest you (oddly enough from Scotland again).
He eventually died when he was struck by a sword that sliced through his nose and jaw. His reconstructed skull also indicates that he was lying on the ground when the fatal blow was delivered.
I didn't know tournament fights were fought to the death.
Ah! I see the problem here... swords weren't banned and see what happens?
Another victim of knight on knight violence.
Mid-knight basketball. That’s the ticket.
Good one.
We can also assume that he was not a liberal democrat, did not support gay marriage, and did not own anything apple makes or made.
One of the wounds can be seen on the front of the skull The body was buried at the heart of the royal castle
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Did his relatives organize a “Take Back the Knight” protest march?
He was such a kind and gentle young man.
Those knights were rough boys. I think if we met one on the street, we’d run like hell.
People. PEOPLE. PEOPLE.
You're slipping.
tis only a flesh wound......
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