I have a minor fascination with discovering literal shibboleths in history and just stumbled upon my third, so happy
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TIL shibboleths :-) I always thought this was only a flemish thing for some reason.
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In the Flemish "Brugse Metten" revolt killed off the French occupants one night after making them say "schilt ende vriend" (shield and friend). I hadn't heard about the bread and cheese one, wikipedia suggests it's a Frisian thing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibboleth#Examples …
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no this is a separate thing from thathttps://books.google.com/books?id=AsU62HklJUMC&pg=PA70&lpg=PA70&dq=%22bread+and+cheese%22+flemish+peasants+revolt&source=bl&ots=OFNyd72Pn_&sig=QlzzRNsYDGeUUYnK22PbJugHoCY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwisi8q-_JzYAhVKyVMKHS67AS8Q6AEIUzAN#v=onepage&q=%22bread%20and%20cheese%22%20flemish%20peasants%20revolt&f=false …
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Oh I see, entirely different revolt. Thanks :)
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