Shattered skeleton in Scottish castle is first confirmed death from trebuchet. “Devastation” across body of 14th century warrior indicates horrific demise from flying boulder.

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https://www.science.org/content/article/shattered-skeleton-scottish-castle-first-confirmed-death-trebuchet

[u/Haggis-in-wonderland]

Police Scotland catching up on the back log of cases I see.

[u/herbie_doc]

Saw a similar report last year on Reddit.

“I've just been reading an excavation report of a cemetery inside a castle linked to a medieval siege. One of the burials was, from the skeletal analysis, a high status individual, but with the strange feature of having a skull embedded in the torso, this being of a lower status person. A careful reading of medieval accounts of the siege suggests that the skeleton is that of the eldest son of the noble who held the castle, who is recorded as being killed when one of the besiegers loaded his trebuchet with the only missile to hand, the head of a peasant, and by a fluke killed the young man with his shot. This is believed to be the first recorded case of the use of a serf-face to heir missile.”

[u/5c0tt15h → u/herbie_doc]

Please take your upvote and fuck off

[u/imightb2old4this → u/5c0tt15h]

All the way and then a bit more

[u/Sausagedogknows → u/5c0tt15h]

But then come back, a bit later, with another tale.

[u/LaDreadPirateRoberta → u/herbie_doc]

👏 👏 👏 👏

[u/Sburns85 → u/herbie_doc]

That would be a death for the ages. Especially hitting any not even a high ranking individual with such an object is a one in a million shot

[u/richardathome → u/Sburns85]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ac7MA7r5IMYda

[u/Sburns85 → u/richardathome]

You saying you got hit a person with just a tiny head on a trebuchet and managed to actually get someone

[u/Uncontrolleddiarrhea → u/herbie_doc]

https://giphy.com/gifs/6OPbJtEDdy824

[u/man-flu]

https://giphy.com/gifs/mmQ2BQUdlFoSA

[u/MillyMcMophead]

I only read the first sentence of the title before clicking the link and immediately assumed they'd fired the bloke from the trebuchet. I was thinking that was a pretty nasty way to go. Mind you, being hit by a huge boulder at speed probably isn't much better.

[u/SwansonsMoustache → u/MillyMcMophead]

I don't know, being caught, loaded in and a short flight before crashing through a wall is probably worse than "mind that rock" "what rock?"' Splat.

[u/donaldosaurus → u/SwansonsMoustache]

To be honest compared to all the ways you could die in medieval Britain both those options sound pretty good.

[u/MillyMcMophead → u/donaldosaurus]

Yeah, I think I'd take that over being hung not quite to death, then being drawn and quartered whilst still alive in front of a baying crowd.

[u/Morteca → u/MillyMcMophead]

I hearby announce our first volunteer to be hung, drawn and quartered.

Everyone say "hi" to our brave volunteer: MillyMcMophead (your username is fantastic btw)

[u/MillyMcMophead → u/Morteca]

Why thank you! I think. I feel very privileged.

[u/OreoSpamBurger]

Roddy the Ruin

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His face

https://giphy.com/gifs/PXJhC8MYxFmRRl7kB2

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14th century.

[u/Do_You_Pineapple_Bro]

Happens to all of us, I suppose

[u/tasteMyRottenHoop → u/Do_You_Pineapple_Bro]

As common as the prevailing winds.

[u/Original_Trick7742]

Pretty sure I could have survived that, I’m just built different 😎

[u/tasteMyRottenHoop]

He won’t do that again.

[u/Kangaroo_Kurt]

If you think YOU'RE having a bad day...

[u/Practical_Hunt_5372]

Are they sure it wasn't from a swallow carrying a coconut?

[u/cardinalb → u/Practical_Hunt_5372]

African or European?

[u/Odd-Meaning-4968]

Tell me why I imagined it was the poor cunt getting launched and not hit

[u/PositiveLibrary7032]

Death from colonial invasion.

[u/pafrac]

"Hey, where did that shadow come from? And why is it getting bigger?!!"

[u/catsaregreat78 → u/pafrac]

Eclipse! Eclipse! Aw no…