in bulgaria, the 13th century was a period of transition and times were often hard. many years, a worker would farm the land all spring, only to find that many of the crops he had planted would not grow. the worker would throw his primitive farm equipment down and curse up at the sky. "galante, bisandede" was a common worker refrain, meaning, "thanks god, for causing me and my family to starve to death!"
back then, the streets were even harder to pronounce than they are now. bicalsmnaeda was a main thoroughfare. to the east was mnelseicoza, bendedzse, and elezaitsakia, to the west was drvvnelseda, dwssyndradala and pmimmestazova.
medicine was considerably less advanced than in western europe at the time. the use of leeches to drain the bad blood out of the patient was still a few centuries away.
they didn't call hospitals "hospitals" back in those days. but there were places where people took those that were sick.
when the young princess Yzaliyade was struck with the pestilence, Dr. Mzen was called back from bartaslava to help. Yzaliyade's mother, Tzettianao, immediately fell awe-struck at the site of Dr. Mzen.
with striking features & a deep baritone voice, she felt like she was she was in the presence of a famous Count.
but she was married to the prince and had even wore chastity belts growing up as a rebellious teenager in the 1230s.
dr mzen wanted yzaliyade but he knew if he got caught - which he probably would - they'd split his head open with a hundred pound rock - dropped precisely on his head from a height of 30 feet - and feed his carcass to the starving dogs.
that was what stood between the two of them.
but what to do? say to hell with 13th century bulgarian society, and in the process make a cuckold of the prince?!!!!
fascinating questions, which i'll leave to the scholars and critics.
but if you want to know about probably the biggest cuckold event in bulgaria in the latter half of the 13th century, you're in luck my friend.
in the next months, i will give the story of what happened to them, with as much background, context as possible.
it's not enough to know the web of jealousy & intrigue, for in order to fully understand it, one must go back to the year 837 AD, when both sides were divided.
i challenge you & welcome you to learn more about a very interesting time in bulgarian history - and look forward to starting a dialouge in the weeks & months & years to come.
back then, the streets were even harder to pronounce than they are now. bicalsmnaeda was a main thoroughfare. to the east was mnelseicoza, bendedzse, and elezaitsakia, to the west was drvvnelseda, dwssyndradala and pmimmestazova.
medicine was considerably less advanced than in western europe at the time. the use of leeches to drain the bad blood out of the patient was still a few centuries away.
they didn't call hospitals "hospitals" back in those days. but there were places where people took those that were sick.
when the young princess Yzaliyade was struck with the pestilence, Dr. Mzen was called back from bartaslava to help. Yzaliyade's mother, Tzettianao, immediately fell awe-struck at the site of Dr. Mzen.
with striking features & a deep baritone voice, she felt like she was she was in the presence of a famous Count.
but she was married to the prince and had even wore chastity belts growing up as a rebellious teenager in the 1230s.
dr mzen wanted yzaliyade but he knew if he got caught - which he probably would - they'd split his head open with a hundred pound rock - dropped precisely on his head from a height of 30 feet - and feed his carcass to the starving dogs.
that was what stood between the two of them.
but what to do? say to hell with 13th century bulgarian society, and in the process make a cuckold of the prince?!!!!
fascinating questions, which i'll leave to the scholars and critics.
but if you want to know about probably the biggest cuckold event in bulgaria in the latter half of the 13th century, you're in luck my friend.
in the next months, i will give the story of what happened to them, with as much background, context as possible.
it's not enough to know the web of jealousy & intrigue, for in order to fully understand it, one must go back to the year 837 AD, when both sides were divided.
i challenge you & welcome you to learn more about a very interesting time in bulgarian history - and look forward to starting a dialouge in the weeks & months & years to come.