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Apparently Bohemond of Taranto, the hero/villain of the First Crusade, was actually named Mark. With “Bohemond” being a nickname derived from a legendary giant. What giant? And is this whole situation not extremely unusual?

by /u/MaxAugust in /r/AskHistorians

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