Source. Penguin Books used the righthand figure for the cover of King Harald’s Saga.

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According to medieval legend Aristotle delivered one last lecture from his deathbed, keeping himself alive by periodically sniffing an apple. Read it here.

There’s a medieval legend in which the poet Virgil gets shown up for being a big letch by being left dangling in a basket below a lady’s window. Read about it here.

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