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-No history of medieval toilets is complete without reference to Erasmus von Lueg, 15th-century robber baron and lord of the Slovene Predjama castle. He allege
by lb1lf 6y ago
-No history of medieval toilets is complete without reference to Erasmus von Lueg, 15th-century robber baron and lord of the Slovene Predjama castle.
He allegedly met his maker while relieving himself - having made a nuisance of himself to the Habsburgs, they laid siege to the castle to no avail -as there was a hidden passageway which let the besieged come and go more or less as they pleased.
The solution? Bribe a servant into lighting a lamp in a window when Erasmus went to the latrine prior to bed - a latrine the Habsburgs had aimed their cannon at in the daytime.
The rest, as they say, is (apocryphal) history.
- softblush 6y agoThis probably is just a urban legend type story. Or do you have evidence to point at? Even the Wikipedia page on Erasmus of Lueg states there is no evidence to back this up.
- Aperocky 6y agoWould be quite surprised if 15th century artillery had any accuracy near that - And also if they did have such accuracy it's highly likely that the siege would have ended lot sooner.
- ledbettj 6y agoHow about the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt_latrine_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erfurt_latrine_disaster ?
- nabla9 6y agoPeople have been assassinated while taking a shit and assassin waited below. - King Edmund II of England, Stabbed from under a toilet seat while defecating. - Jaromír, Duke of Bohemia, Stabbed with a spear from under a toilet seat while defecating. - Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine, Was assassinated while using a toilet. - Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, Murdered with a spear while sitting in the garderobe. - Uesugi Kenshin, Allegedly assassinated while using a toilet. "it is also speculated that he was victim of one of the most famous ninja assassinations, by a ninja concealed in the cesspool beneath the latrine at Kenshin's camp with a short spear or sword." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_on_the_toilet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_died_on_the...
- foobarian 6y agoThis is the history that was explained to us on the visit to Predjama via their official audio tour. Nonetheless it's a fascinating place and a pleasure to visit [1]. Even better there is a breathtaking cave system not 10 miles away that's very accessible to the public and part of the same tourist organization. [2] One neat thing the guides were proud of is Jackie Chan's visit to the castle while filming Armour of God [3]. They also said he broke his leg while doing a stunt on one of the stone staircases, but I couldn't find any written evidence of this; instead he sustained a much more serious injury elsewhere. [1] https://www.postojnska-jama.eu/en/predjama-castle/ https://www.postojnska-jama.eu/en/predjama-castle/ [2] https://www.postojnska-jama.eu/en/ https://www.postojnska-jama.eu/en/ [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armour_of_God_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armour_of_God_(film)