The history of a man supporting more than one family goes back a long way. When you hear the word harem, you inevitably imagine eastern countries, sultans and obedient girls gathered around men. However, it turned out that polygamy also existed in Russia a long time ago. This is confirmed by the chronicles.
Men could support not only several wives but also concubines.
Concubines are slaves. They lived well but obeyed only their masters. The woman could be the daughter of the ruler of a union state or principality, but women of rare beauty were chosen as concubines. For example, Prince Vladimir had approximately 800 concubines. He was a great lover of women and literally collected them!
It is difficult to believe in the holiness of Prince Vladimir. He periodically spent time not only with slaves, but also with official wives. There were eight people. Let us remind you that he had more than 800 concubines, and he made sure to spare time for each of them.
Even the Sultan would be jealous of such a staff of concubines. They say that there were so many concubines that slaves were even settled in different lands where Prince Vladimir often visited. He was cunning and tough by nature. Therefore, by his command, both innocent girls and married ladies were brought to him.
But the inhabitants of the harem cannot be called unhappy: theater, ballet, orchestras, full appearance setting of the retinue, excellent food, attention and all the benefits of a good life. But if the main person in the harem does not like something, training methods can be especially cruel.
We have previously written about how concubines were punished in the Sultan’s harem – read it here.
Source: People Talk
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