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

People don’t realize how common kissing was in the pre-modern past, and not as a gesture of intimacy. It was part of the liturgy for the Patriarch of Constantinople and the Byzantine Emperor to share “the kiss of peace.” A less formal variation existed in the West between the Pope and kings. Something tells me they weren’t all closet cases…

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Yeah it was common to give a kiss to your lord when giving homage in medieval Europe too. Right on the lips lol.