Surprised Eel Historian, PhD on Nostr: Q: What do you get the man who has everything? A: A happy afterlife! Q: How do you do ...
Q: What do you get the man who has everything?
A: A happy afterlife!
Q: How do you do that?
A: Eels. Obviously.
In about 1500 Ralph de Baliol agreed to pay 2000 eels per year to get the monks at Castle Acre Priory, near King's Lynn, to pray for the soul of his lord, Earl Warren. #eels #medieval #history
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