Battle of Nicopolis happened on 1396-09-25.

Carlo Dal Monte has written:

'Il sabato di Montaperti' -- subject(s): History, Military art and science, Montaperti, Battle of, Italy, 1260

'Nicopoli' -- subject(s): Nicopolis, Battle of, Nikopol, Bulgaria, 1396, Crusades

January temperatures are about 40 F. and rain is likely.

Gingerbread arrived in Europe in 992. It was brought there by a monk from Germany named Gregory of Nicopolis. He taught the secrets of making gingerbread to the French.

Yes, some medieval people did eat gingerbread.

According to the Wikipedia article on gingerbread, it was introduced to Western Europe by an Armenian monk named Gregory of Nicopolis in the year 992 AD.

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