or was he just another miserable bastard?
2007-12-16 08:03:30 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The man said "bring me flesh and bring me wine"before leaving his castle. He clearly meant to trade the man in order to get fuel. In fact the kingdom was undergoing a severe fuel shortage at the time, and good king Wenceslas intended to hire the man as a royal fuel gatherer. He himself had no fuel, and wanted only to offer the man alternative methods of keeping warm. In the sixteenth verse the poor man accepts the job, and apparently does it well for the rest of his life.
2007-12-16 09:09:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he didn't. The story was a total fiction, made up by the writer of the carol Good King Wenceslas, John Mason Neale. He did, however, help the poor generally in his short reign as King of Bohemia. He was killed by his jealous brother after he had reigned for just five years, and when he was in his twenties. He is the patron saint of the Czech Republic.
2007-12-16 09:17:18 · answer #2 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋