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At the initially underwhelming Siege of Termes (France 1210), a group of defenders screamed "Flee from the sight of the army" while running around the walls in mock terror. Was comedy in the face of an enemy army universal, or notably absent/present in specific cultures and eras?

by /u/AndaliteBandit- in /r/AskHistorians

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