medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I think we all need a bit more context.
John Briggs
On 16/07/2010 17:55, susan ridyard wrote:
>
> Thanks Marjorie for your thoughts. I should have specified the context,
> which is early C14 England. The idea seems to be not that the corpse
> would be buried by the wall but placed by a wall with hands and feet
> tied while funeral preparations were made.
>
> Sue
>
>
> 'm sure I should have been able to find this information easily, but
> have failed to do so. Has anyone encountered a practice in which a
> corpse is placed next to a wall with hands and feet bound in preparation
> for burial?
>
> Sue
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