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A recent piece in the New Yorker mentions that medieval church bells were sometimes engraved with a Latin inscription meaning “I break the lightening” as it was believed that church bells could protect against lightening. Ironically, between 1753 and 1786, more than a hundred bell ringers were killed by lightening strikes. If true, was there something sinister behind this?
ClosedNicola asked 3 years ago • 
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