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both a spice and a weapon, which says everything about medieval priorities
spice sourcethe lacy red coat around a nutmeg seed
clergy loopholeclerics used it to avoid 'shedding blood' with blades
symbol of powerceremonial maces still open parliaments today
pepper spraythe brand 'Mace' became a generic name
skull mathconcentrated force crushed armor swords couldn't pierce