Middle Ages * 892: Sigurd the Mighty of Orkney strapped the head of a defeated foe to his leg, the tooth of which grazed against him as he rode his horse, causing the infection which killed him. * 1063: Béla I of Hungary died when his throne’s canopy collapsed. * 1135: Henry I of England is said to have died after gorging on lampreys, his favorite food. * 1219: According to legend, Inalchuk, the Muslim governor of the Central Asian town of Otrar, was captured and… [read post]