Viking hygiene according to Chronica Joannis Wallingford

A lot of people say that the Vikings had very good hygiene and that this was rare and unusual in medieval Europe.A lot of other people say that the Vikings were vile and disgusting and that this was common and normal in medieval Europe.Both these contradicting perspectives are based on two single sources, one Christian … More Viking hygiene according to Chronica Joannis Wallingford

John Gabriël Stedman and his misunderstood distaste for bathing

Here’s an interesting example of how misunderstanding & not properly fact checking a text results in spreading misinformation that, again, makes it seem some people of the past were scared of bathing and filthy icky boys. I had researched this before but today someone who seems to be obsessed with European hygiene and who just … More John Gabriël Stedman and his misunderstood distaste for bathing