A colourful and shocking set of nicknames in early medieval Winchester leave historians as confused as they are amused; what might they have meant?
'Toad Testicles' and 'Boar-Biter': The Nicknames of Winchester, c.1110.
'Toad Testicles' and 'Boar-Biter': The…
'Toad Testicles' and 'Boar-Biter': The Nicknames of Winchester, c.1110.
A colourful and shocking set of nicknames in early medieval Winchester leave historians as confused as they are amused; what might they have meant?