#UnusualDeaths
In 1892, the second Earl of Orkney, Sigurd the Mighty, defeated his rival Máel Brigte the Bucktoothed in battle. He kept Máel's head, strapping it to his saddle - then developed sepsis and died after Brigte's infamous buck tooth scratched his leg on the ride home,
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Hubris takes a bow (the real-time smells that permeated these times, omg)
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If you are a warrior you want a fearsome name...."Gideon the Soul Crusher", "Ragnar the Blood Stealer" or even "Valkund the Ham-Handed". You don't want one named after your dental problems...."Alexander with the Missing Teeth" just doesn't work.
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His Momma always said, “Don’t get involved with a bucktooth man.” Unfortunately, she only gave her daughters this advice.🤷🏼♂️
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Now that gives a whole new meaning to dying by teeth. LOL. Could have been wolf teeth, could have been shark teeth, but no it was buck teeth. Now I know why Elmer Fudd could never catch Bugs Bunny, it's the buck teeth. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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