User:Sarag720/Mos Teutonicus

List of references for Mos Teutonicus

10.1017/S0003598X00089274 

Incarnate: The Body of Christ in an Age of Disengagement 

The tale of Henry VII: a multidisciplinary approach to determining the post-mortem practice

https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/50.1.111

 The Life of the Corpse

Mos Teutonicus

The tale of Henry the VII 

 Tangible Traces of Devotion: The Post-mortem Life of Relics

Godfrey of Fontaines on the Medieval Custom of Dividing the Bodies of Certain Prominent Persons for Burial in Separate Places

Burial of the Body

A traitors death 

Bio archeological

Bone preservation 

Pope and history of anatomy 

Things I have added:

Lead:

Nobles would often undergo mos teutonicus since their burial plots were often located far away from their place of death

Background:

Nobles during the middle ages often had specific burial locations that were far away from their place of death due to the mobile nature of the middle ages. They often wanted their hearts to be buried at their homes, thus their bodies had to travel far distances. King Charlemagne outlawed cremation, deeming destruction of the bones as destruction of the soul. Anyone who cremated a person's bones was subject to the death penalty. Thus, the practice of mos teutonicus came about as a way to preserve the bones over long distances without destroying them. Mos teutonicus can even be seen being practiced in the 10th and 11th centuries during the rule of the Holy Roman Empire. Examples of this include rulers from the Ottone and Salian dynasties in which the rulers were transported to burial locations far from their place of death.

Process:

The heart and intestines needed to be removed in order to allow for proper transfer of the bones.

ADDED PHOTOS TO SHOW EMBALMING VS MOS TEUTONICUS

Added subheading about bio archeological impacts

The current wiki article for Mos Teutonicus does not have a lot about the about the history of upper class kings and queens following the mos teutonicus custom, so I plan to add more about that. There are also some other good pictures that I would like to add. The Lead needs some work. The main thing I found from the articles is the importance of Mos Teutonicus and its use in cleaning the bones of the royals. I will add that into the lead. The whole reason Mos Teutonicus was used was because kings and queens often had burial plots that were assigned before they died. They often did not die near their burial site the bones needed to be transported in a way that would preserve them. During the middle ages it was illegal to be cremated due to the ruling of Charlemagne. It was also considered a sin and if the bones were burned you would not be able to enter Heaven. Therefore, the bones were subject to Mos Teutonicus.

I think I will add more to the background section. The background mentions that aristocrats were subject to mos teutonicus, however my sources give more specific information. Mos Teutonicus was especially important in warmer climates since the body was subject to faster decay. In the Mediterranean, bodies were often subject to Mos Teutonicus to preserve the body from decay because of warmer temperatures.

In addition, many kings and queens needed their bodies to be transported long distances to their already determined burial places. During the middle Ages, many people did not reside where they wished their bodies to be buried, so they needed a way to preserve them. This can even be seen even earlier in time during the Holy Roman Empire through the examples of the emperors during the Ottone and Salian time period.

I also want to add to the process section. One of my sources stresses the importance of removing the heart as well as intestines which I do not think is stressed enough in the Wiki article.

Lead:

Adding: More citations as well

Editing second sentence to say: Nobels would often undergo mos teutonicus since their burial plots were often located far away from their place of death.

Background:

Before anything.

Nobles in the early 10th and 11th centuries had planned burial locations often far away from their place of death. King Charlemagne outlawed cremation, deeming destruction of the bones as destruction of the soul. Anyone who cremated a person's bones was subject to the death penalty. Thus, the practice of mos teutonicus came about as a way to preserve the bones over long distances without destroying them.

After second sentence about transporting add source 2

after accelerated by climate... Mos Teutonicus was especially important in warmer climates since the body was subject to faster decay. In the Mediterranean, bodies were often subject to Mos Teutonicus to preserve the body from decay because of warmer temperatures.

Process:

after talking about bones: The heart and intestines needed to be removed in order to allow for proper transfer of the bones.

Prohibition of practice:

Adding sentence: The practice of mos teutonicus eventually stopped in the 15th century.