300-Year-Old Shoe Behind Wall of English College Was Meant As Protection From Malicious Spirits (Cool read)

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[–]Vigte[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Nothing world changing, but interesting.

[–]useless_aether 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It was positioned between the chimney breast and the window, which is exactly the sort of location where you would expect to find a shoe being used in this way.

totally ! :-))

and when they meant business, they would wall in people to 'strengthen' a tower or other fortifications. often alive.