Dec 12, 2024
Next time someone tries to shame you for writing that incest AU, remember that the Medievals wrote many incest AU for their favourites saints.
From Judas Iscariot, to Pope Gregorius, to Saint Albans and Saint Andreas of Crete, a favourite pastime for writers seemed to be to create fake biographies for these religious figures who had lived centuries earlier, and include salacious details, such as unwittingly marrying their mothers before embarking in a journey in search for penitence.