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The hand shake
SirNathanQ:
It bases back to medieval Germany, the custom was meant to check for and shake out and daggers up the shakers sleeves, and, you might note, occupied the sword hand.
Sir Vander Linde:
also hand contact (at least to my knowledge) was part of courtship, things like palming during a dance was considered flirtatious, to actually touch O.o that would be quite interesting to interpret. (also why when holding hands at court non wedded persons would be holding hands with out palms touching, only fingers. ). or at least so I've heard.
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