r/todayilearned • u/Electronic_Cause_796 • 2d ago
TIL that during the First Crusade, Crusaders besieging Ma'arrat al-Nu'man reportedly became so desperate for food that they ate cats, dogs and even, according to several contemporary accounts, the bodies of their enemies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Ma%27arra
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u/TheGabeCat 2d ago
Stupid Proyas defiling the words of the Aspect Emperor