Medieval staircases were NOT built going clockwise for the defender's advantage

Re:Medieval staircases were NOT built going clockwise for th... by INTPenis on Monday October 09, 2023 @02:32PM (#37823602)

I love the word sunwise. In Swedish it's "medsols" and "motsols", sunwise and counter-sunwise respectively.

And speaking of, let's start another myth. Swedes always dance around the christmas tree or maypole sunwise because it's an ancient dance to evoke the sun after months of darkness.

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Re:Medieval staircases were NOT built going clockwise for th... by kwhitefoot on Monday October 09, 2023 @03:36PM (#37824434)

I thought the pole and dance in Sweden was at midsummer. In England it's on Mayday.

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Re:Medieval staircases were NOT built going clockwise for th... by INTPenis on Monday October 09, 2023 @03:51PM (#37824645)

I call it a maypole to relate to foreigners. What would you call the pole? It's actually called a midsommarstång, which means midsummerspole...

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Re:Medieval staircases were NOT built going clockwise for th... by kwhitefoot on Wednesday October 11, 2023 @03:18PM (#37849029)

I see the point, it just clear to me that you were referring to midsummer. To me as an old Englishman a Maypole means the old celebration of spring on Mayday.

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