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How did the black plague affect the folklore of the regions it touched?

47 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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The Blues genre is said to have its origins in American slave songs. Do we have recordings of slave songs? Do they bear resemblance to blues music?

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Do we have an idea of what Viking vs. Native American combat looked like?

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Many pre-1900 book titles are subtitled by giving an alternate title using "or" (e.g. 'Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus'). When and why did this fall out of use?

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What is the academic consensus on Stephen Turnbull's claim that Ninjas never existed?

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When did the term "World War II" first appear?

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[WP] Write a story from the point of view of something (disease, natural disaster, etc.) that has killed many people.

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How common was sword ownership in the Middle Ages?

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Is there a scholarly consensus on what happened to the Mary Celeste?

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Had people tried (and presumably failed) to reach Asia via the Atlantic before Columbus?

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How did the black plague affect the folklore of the regions it touched?	47	AskHistorians
The Blues genre is said to have its origins in American slave songs. Do we have recordings of slave songs? Do they bear resemblance to blues music?	43	AskHistorians
Do we have an idea of what Viking vs. Native American combat looked like?	40	AskHistorians
Many pre-1900 book titles are subtitled by giving an alternate title using "or" (e.g. 'Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus'). When and why did this fall out of use?	34	AskHistorians
What is the academic consensus on Stephen Turnbull's claim that Ninjas never existed?	30	AskHistorians
When did the term "World War II" first appear?	25	AskHistorians
[WP] Write a story from the point of view of something (disease, natural disaster, etc.) that has killed many people.	25	WritingPrompts
How common was sword ownership in the Middle Ages?	24	AskHistorians
Is there a scholarly consensus on what happened to the Mary Celeste?	24	AskHistorians
Had people tried (and presumably failed) to reach Asia via the Atlantic before Columbus?	22	AskHistorians