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EXCAVATION UNCOVERS EARLY MEDIEVAL “FOLDING CHAIR” MADE FROM IRON (www.heritagedaily.com)
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Archaeologists have uncovered a “folding chair” from the 7th century AD during excavations in the village of Endsee, located in Middle Franconia, Germany.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (2 children)

WHY ALL THE YELLING?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Well it's a folding chair, so immediately after being discovered a wrestler used it as a bludgeon

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

So you can hear me?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The history of wanting chairs, but storing chairs takes up so much space.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Our pains were truly their pains

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Not really, they had folding chairs!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

I can't wait for the Ancient Aliens episode about Monday night RAW in the 600's

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Didn’t the Romans have folding curule chairs?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yes they did it was a sign of holding imperium.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

So, Roman people are old people. They’ll just bring their folding chairs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

FOLDING CHAIR

We get it. Stop screaming.