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Cambridge University study finds Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly vegetarian
22 april 2022
Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly vegetarian before the Vikings settled, according to new studies.
Cambridge University researchers analysed more than 2,000 skeletons and found elites ate no more meat than other social groups.
One study also suggested peasants occasionally hosted lavish meat feasts for their rulers.
Researchers said the findings overturned major assumptions about early medieval English history.
Cambridge University bioarchaeologist Sam Leggett drew her conclusions after analysing chemical signatures of diets preserved in the bones of 2,023 people buried in England from the 5th to 11th Centuries.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-...shire-61178452
https://www.livescience.com/anglo-sa...ely-vegetarian
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