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20 March 2026

Did Medieval Women Care About Height?

From Medieval Mindset


From Charlemagne's legendary stature to Samurai armor designed to intimidate, men have been "heightmaxxing" for centuries. In this video, we dig into the history of male status anxiety to prove that looksmaxxing isn't a new internet trend, it's a timeless part of the human condition. We explore how medieval chroniclers lied about kings' heights to signal power, how armor was engineered to fake stature, and why the modern obsession with being 6-foot tall is actually just "Medieval Thinking" in disguise.

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