hihi24522@lemm.ee to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL about the ritual of "sin eating"en.m.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down11
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minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoIn Master and Commander, the first book in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian, a former sin eater is abused by his shipmates out of prejudice. It’s an interesting subplot in an excellent book.
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minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe Royal Navy hated pirates, but I count them among my shipmates.
In Master and Commander, the first book in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O’Brian, a former sin eater is abused by his shipmates out of prejudice. It’s an interesting subplot in an excellent book.
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The Royal Navy hated pirates, but I count them among my shipmates.