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The Skeleton of St.Pancras, Switzerland (quokk.au)
submitted 4 months ago by Deceptichum@quokk.au to c/historyartifacts@lemmy.world
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[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Talk about a breastplate!

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No wonder they died .... that armor exposed the most vulnerable parts

[–] mriswith@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Jokes aside, he was allegedly beheaded as a martyr at fourteen and never wore armor in life.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

Well that's his own fault then. That collar looks like it might have helped prevent a beheading. Teens, smh.

[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Yeah but that st pancras' skull is on a church in Rome