• MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca
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    4 days ago

    I remember hearing Dan Carlin in hardcore history tell a particularly gruesome Mongol story about Noble killings. The Mongols captured a large number of enemies, so they tied the lot up, laid them down on the ground, and then set up a large tent/yurt over the Nobles. It supposedly even had a wooden floor too. Then they proceeded to have a massive party, filled with drinking and dancing, on top of the prisoners, who were slowly crushed to death.

    • PugJesus@piefed.socialOPM
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      4 days ago

      Ah, yes, if memory serves that was after defeating the Slavic princes and city-states on what was basically a probing expedition.

      What a noble death! What a way to go! What a-…

      … actually, I’ve decided I’d rather be a peasant.