The same anxieties modern people have about host–guest relationships existed in medieval times, new book shows

[Pelican Press 0]

To those who feel nerves before attending a party or have to overcome a sense of anxiety before guests arrive, medieval historian Lars Kjaer assures you are not alone—people who lived almost 1,000 years before us felt the same way. In fact, the trepidation about being a guest or playing host goes back even further than the Middle Ages. As Kjaer, an associate professor at Northeastern…

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