Shoes seen as demonic and vain were blamed for making men "effeminate" and bringing the plague to London.
  • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catEnglish
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    12 days ago

    “They give themselves up to sodomitic filth”, with “long luxurious locks like women,” and “over-tight shirts and tunics” he observed

    I think Orderic Vitalis had some things he needed to work through.