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    4 days ago

    Saxon customs on facial hair, one presumes. Many Germanic peoples of this period wore thick mustaches as a cultural affectation, and depict themselves/are depicted with such.

    Fun fact: there’s no Classical Latin word for mustache. The term ‘Gothic Beard’ (‘barbam Gothicam’) is suspected to refer to it.