The Scandinavian Dog Kings
The chronicles of medieval Scandinavian history tell us of the fascinating tradition of the “Dog Kings”—that is, when one king would defeat another in battle, he would express his contempt for his newly conquered subjects by enthroning a dog in his vanquished opponent’s stead. In Gesta Danorum—a history of the Danes— Saxo Grammaticus relates the […]
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