Eyes round with 6 ridiculous bans on ridiculous Middle Ages

If the rules from the Middle Ages existed today, the masses had to go to jail without knowing why.

At the time when there was no electronics, Facebook, people seemed to have plenty of time to think of crimes and very funny punishments. You can be arrested because you are not a noble who plays tennis, or breaks the law because you miss . died in the British Parliament building.

Let's take a look at some of the rules that are only available in Medieval Europe.

1. Poor to play tennis? Prohibit!

Non-aristocratic youths are not allowed to play tennis.

This law, written in 1495, indicates that non-aristocratic youths (those who work as apprentices, servants or servants) are not allowed to play tennis. At that time, tennis was supposed to increase the odds of betting and distracting work.

Only one time in the year this law was abolished, it was Christmas. However, on this day, they can only play in the house, and at the homeowner's yard.

2. Do not bathe sheep

There are many reasons for this story, but it has not been confirmed yet.

In the book "The Book Of Strange And Curious Legal Oddities", a strange incident was recorded. It was in 1200, a village - including serfs and ordinary people - was fined for " not bathing the sheep of the landlord". Perhaps there are many reasons for this story, but it has not been confirmed yet.

3. Steal whale carcasses

When the whale carcasses ashore, everyone assumes that it belongs to the royal family.

Why is whale? Since people used to eat everything from turtles to beavers and whales, they were also considered a dish, but only for the king and the queen.

So when the whale's body washed ashore, everyone assumed that it belonged to the royal family. Imagine, fish heads for the king and fish tail are for the queen. The commoners would not dare to be so bold that they touched the food of the king's king, didn't they?

4. Play soccer

Old football was very violent.

In the Middle Ages, football was not a king sport like now. That day, people kicked the ball like . fighting.

They play in densely populated areas, disturbing public order, then damaging wealth and even killing more people.

Therefore, in 1314, football was completely banned in England. The reason why you understand it.

5. See dead bodies without notice

Typical Court of the Middle Ages.

This law was enacted in 1241, but its origin is probably much older.

At that time, if you accidentally saw a corpse, you were assigned to the title: "the first finder".

In the Middle Ages there was no legal officer or evidence gathering, so the person who found the body had to be present in court to recount the whole incident. If you break the law, not only are you in trouble, but the whole village is responsible for this.

6. Innocence is also a crime

You have no errors, just because of black .

Sounds ridiculous, isn't it? You can be arrested for being innocent in a commotion. At that time, rebellion happened like a meal all over Europe, but the law only intervened when someone was killed.

If the murderer disappears in the crowd, the government (by law) will randomly select 7 people in the nearby area, and conduct several "checks" to determine the offender.

The most bizarre thing is that these "check" articles are completely . random, unrelated to proving what you did during the commotion.