My favorite violent part? I don't remember the names, I read it in Latin. There was a Jewish princess, and her tribe was conquered by a tribe of barbarians. They slaughtered all the men and the leader claimed her as a prize. He goes off to feast, drink, and get drunk while she is upstairs in his bedroom waiting and praying to god. When he comes up to his bedchamber she takes his sword and stabs him with it. Why do I love that story? The word they use to describe the stabbing in Latin has a sexual connotation. The word actually translates closer to "penetrate" than to "stab."
I was doing the research for a paper on the early Christian church. I decided to use some creative translation and avoid the sexual connotations in the language. it was a fun time.
I was doing the research for a paper on the early Christian church. I decided to use some creative translation and avoid the sexual connotations in the language. it was a fun time.
