Strange Ways to Die in the Dark Ages

By Carrie Ingram-Gettins and Emily Bush

Strange Ways to Die in the Dark Ages takes an amusing yet grim dive into the bizarre, unexpected, and downright ridiculous ways people met their untimely ends in early medieval Europe. Join us as we recount tales of battles gone awry and tell the stories of monarchs who demonstrated they might not be all that fit for the throne. Together, we will uncover what weird and wonderful ways our ancestors attempted to cure themselves or the awful inventions created to torture and execute each other. Tread carefully in the past, though, as you never quite know what perils are lurking.

From Viking warriors felled by cheese to kings who perished in toilet-related mishaps, this book uncovers the strange, often absurd realities of life and death in an age of superstition, blood feuds, and very questionable medical advice. Packed with dark humour, historical oddities, and stories so strange they simply must be true, this is history as you've never read it before--deadly, disturbing, and delightfully ridiculous

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1036108430
• ISBN13: 9781036108434
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Pen and Sword History
• Length: 256 Pages