"Dudo of St. Quentin records an encounter between a party of Danes and King Charles of the Frankish kingdom. In the presence of the king, the Danes were ordered to show their submission by kissing the foot of the king. The leader of the Danes refused. One of his followers complied. But, rather than kneeling to kiss the foot of King Charles, the Dane stood, grabbed the king's foot, and lifted it up to the level of the Dane's own head, dragging the king out of his seat and onto the floor. With the king held upside-down, the Dane kissed the foot."
@ShylokVakarian Ahem...I believe that that's actually just a royal orb, a fairly common component of regalia back in the day. The Grenade was based on it.
(I know I'm replying to a 5m old comment, but I can't let this egregious error go uncorrected!)
@ShylokVakarian Aye, I was just making sure. Sorry about the confusion. These days you never can know for sure, what with Poe's Law and the Post-Truth World.
Ah those stories are always fun. "What? You said you wanted me to kiss your foot, but I've got a bad back and bending over is hard for me. Next time be more specific!"
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