European Prisoner Describes Life Among Cannibals of Brazil (1557) // Nightmare of Hans Staden

It was his second visit. Probably a good idea to pick up a couple of words of the local language no? EDIT: also, French and German are two different languages

Hans: Help me fellow Christian! Frenchman: I recommend sautéing him with herbs and a clove of garlic. He’ll go especially well with a fine merlot.

Hans Staden: Please don't let them eat me! Frenchmen: lol but they want to eat you

It’s interesting that the king cried that he was losing a son when Hans left. That’s what’s so weird about cannibalism. How this same man was humiliated as human livestock to feed village families, and later was loved as family. It’s just mind-boggling.

Hans: "Please God save me from these cannibals!" Various European Diseases: "Don't worry, I got you covered."

"they should kill me with my beard" -some german Chad

You know it's desperate times when a German has to ask a French guy for help.

The way you presented this was as if I was hearing it directly from Hans Staden himself in 1557. I think this may be one of my favorite historical channels, amazing work!

The cannibalistic thought process can certainly be a strange one to consider, indeed. As they boil and cook a man's flesh and innards, they set aside the head and intestines. A captive asks, "you aren't going to eat those parts?" to which they respond, "Ewww! What are you, crazy? That's disgusting!"

There's a Brazilian film about Hans' adventures. The interesting thing about it is that the actors speak in ancient Tupi.

German : Help me my fellow Christian! Frenchman : 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞.

A man of great faith! This was a really interesting and entertaining account.. he was steadfast in his faith and sharp in his wit, combining to gain freedom for himself. Loved it!

As a brazilian, I feel compelled to make a very subtle distinction: The Tupinambas were not cannibals, they were anthropophagic, the only trully cannibal indigenous nation in Brazil was the Waitaka. It sounds like the same, but anthropophagic people ate human meat only as a part of a rare ritual, eating defeated enemies, and cannibals hunted and ate other humans as ordinary meals.

This guy had balls of steel and incredible wit, also a great deal of faith

Imagine the emotion he must've felt when he returned, I'd never want to leave home again

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Brazil after losing 7-1 to Germany in World Cup: what did we ever do to Germany??? Germany: well let me tell you about Hans Staden...

I bet Hans deeply regretted not taking French in school.

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