A call for Midievil scholasticism
So I was thinking about Braveheart, and how one of the characters got hit with an arrow, and he had it pulled out and cauterized with a burning brand. I've seen this a fair bit, along with people pouring spirits on their wounds, and I had to wonder, did people really know to use hot irons or alcohol to clean wounds before germ theory? Especially in the "we're covered in shit" ages (looking at you 1347).
I suppose I could look it up on Wikipedia, but wouldn't it mean much more to you, the reader who is interested in the Middle Ages, to look it up for yourself? Cause I'm all about helping you.
This also made me think of the terrible movie Boondock Saints, where the characters thought to sterilize their many wound with literal hot irons. I suppose its not impossible that it could work, but in an age with rubbing alcohol? It looked like what I would imagine chimpanzee first aide would be like.
I suppose I could look it up on Wikipedia, but wouldn't it mean much more to you, the reader who is interested in the Middle Ages, to look it up for yourself? Cause I'm all about helping you.
This also made me think of the terrible movie Boondock Saints, where the characters thought to sterilize their many wound with literal hot irons. I suppose its not impossible that it could work, but in an age with rubbing alcohol? It looked like what I would imagine chimpanzee first aide would be like.