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Mar 30, 2022 · Vikings drank mead at seasonal feasts and other ceremonies that commemorated life’s milestones. It was about more than just enjoying a tipple—it was a ritual. The king would be served first,...
Mead was produced in ancient times throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia, [13][14][15][16] and has played an important role in the mythology of some peoples. In Norse mythology, for example, the Mead of Poetry, crafted from the blood of Kvasir, would turn anyone who drank it into a poet or scholar.
Nov 4, 2021 · Modern mead-makers include Bermondsey-based Gosnells of London, which has a range of canned sparkling meads — Hopped, Citra Sea, Hibiscus and Sour — plus bottled meads.
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Mar 11, 2020 · Mead or “honey-wine” is a fermented honey drink with water that has been produced for thousands of years throughout Europe, Africa and Asia. Mead – “fermented honey drink” – derives from the Old English meodu or medu, and Proto-Germanic, *meduz.
Mar 16, 2023 · Traces of an alcoholic beverage made from wild grapes, honey and rice were found in 9,000-year-old pottery jars in the Henan province of China, and archaeologists have found proof of mead...
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Nov 29, 2018 · The Ancient Greeks drank mead. Vikings were known to have indulged. In old Celtic and Germanic cultures, it was a hero’s drink, something sweet to gulp down gallantly after slaying foes.
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There are also mentions of mead in Beowulf where Danish warriors drank mead and Mead featured as a heroic drink in both German and Celtic poetry. Tax and regulation drove commercial mead out of popularity with beer and wine being the predominant alcoholic drinks for some time.
