The Anglo-Saxons believed Friday to be such an unlucky day that they ritually slaughtered any child unfortunate enough to be born on that day.
I've never even heard such a claim before. Does anyone know where it comes from?
Him se yldesta andswarode; werodes wisa, wordhord onleac. "That noblest of men answered him; the leader of the warrior band unlocked his wordhoard."
The Anglo-Saxons believed Friday to be such an unlucky day that they ritually slaughtered any child unfortunate enough to be born on that day.