middle ages
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Brycheiniog - named after 5th Century King Brychan - was an independent kingdom in the early middle ages, and its borders roughly match those of the national park today.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2023
Although nowadays eggs can be eaten during the fasting period of Lent, in the middle ages they were prohibited along with meat and dairy.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2023
Witch hunting guides from the middle ages referred to it as the “devil’s teat” and claimed only witches had one.
From Scientific American • Feb. 16, 2023
“No one cares it’s not the middle ages any more,” tweeted one person.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2022
It may have been something that had survived from the middle ages when houses and probably individuals were so marked to indicate where plague had struck.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
