KONG_of_Ugandaray/cis
Medallion's humming 2hr ago#7762905
Edited 2hr ago
spent 0 currency on pings
>Women at the time were married at 12
This is such a stupid myth. People married off their children at about the same age as it is done now, around early 20s. There's a lot of sources confirming this throughout the ages, but a good argument for it comes in form of reasoning, because if you send two 12 year olds to live and provide on their own, they're going to fricking die.
The only case where people did intentionally get married off early and where this misconception likely comes from is in high society where it was done for political reasons. It was done to secure allies and reinforce relationships between states and nobles. Marriage was done to bond the two houses by blood- now that they're relatives, they should not harm each other. It was more of a gesture of trust than anything, it was definitely not normal to birth children at 12
Also it varied quite a bit over time. When the economy was doing well it was possible to get married a little earlier, just like in modern times. It wasn't because it was some kind of cultural norm to r*pe children.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
This is such a stupid myth. People married off their children at about the same age as it is done now, around early 20s. There's a lot of sources confirming this throughout the ages, but a good argument for it comes in form of reasoning, because if you send two 12 year olds to live and provide on their own, they're going to fricking die.
The only case where people did intentionally get married off early and where this misconception likely comes from is in high society where it was done for political reasons. It was done to secure allies and reinforce relationships between states and nobles. Marriage was done to bond the two houses by blood- now that they're relatives, they should not harm each other. It was more of a gesture of trust than anything, it was definitely not normal to birth children at 12
What?
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
Also it varied quite a bit over time. When the economy was doing well it was possible to get married a little earlier, just like in modern times. It wasn't because it was some kind of cultural norm to r*pe children.
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
It doesn't even make sense to marry that young since foids went through puberty later in life back then![:marseyconfused: :marseyconfused:](https://i.rdrama.net/e/marseyconfused.webp)
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
It's not a real marriage unless a priest witnessed the consummation of the marriage. Namaste
Jump in the discussion.
No email address required.
More options
Context
More options
Context