{"id":39610,"date":"2021-12-30T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/?p=39610"},"modified":"2021-12-30T16:29:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-31T00:29:44","slug":"the-very-raunchy-history-of-sex-in-the-middle-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/the-very-raunchy-history-of-sex-in-the-middle-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"The Very Raunchy History Of Sex In The Middle Ages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/9876280146_6533018f8a_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31549\" width=\"314\" height=\"209\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Katherine Harvey&#8217;s illuminating novel <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/57402618-the-fires-of-lust\">The Fires of Lust: Sex in the Middle Ages<\/a><\/span> offers a peek into the sexual beliefs and bedrooms of ordinary medieval men and women living in western Europe. Erections were believed to be the result of a \u201cwindy spirit,\u201d meaning those suffering with impotence were advised to eat foods which caused wind and bloating like chickpeas. Too much sex was said to be very dangerous because it could cause the body to dry out, leading to\u00a0hair loss, heart and lung problems, and kidney failure.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>German Dominican friar\u00a0Albertus Magnus recounted the story of one unfortunate monk who died because he lusted over a woman so much his \u201cbrain had shrunk to the size of a pomegranate, and his eyes had been destroyed.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-10268783\/The-raunchy-history-sex-Middle-Ages-revealed-new-book.html\">Medieval doctors believed<\/a>, however, that there was a connection between sexual pleasure and reproduction: it was thought that both men and women had to have an orgasm simultaneously for\u00a0conception to occur. With this in mind, foreplay was encouraged by medieval doctors\u2014with some even suggesting men apply chewed peppers to his penis to cause his wife \u201cincredible delectation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the mood for some action? Come take a&nbsp;peek&nbsp;into <a href=\"https:\/\/NiteFlirt.com\">NiteFlirt<\/a>\u2019s raunchy bedroom!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out more about the history of sex in the middle ages:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-10268783\/The-raunchy-history-sex-Middle-Ages-revealed-new-book.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/femail\/article-10268783\/The-raunchy-history-sex-Middle-Ages-revealed-new-book.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katherine Harvey&#8217;s illuminating novel The Fires of Lust: Sex in the Middle Ages offers a peek into the sexual beliefs and bedrooms of ordinary medieval men and women living in western Europe. 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