Saw this and thought it was interesting. Best quote, "Which leads us to what was probably the most relied-on way of dealing with the problem: Send the marines."
http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/20...cs_like_in_europe_during_the_middle_ages.html
http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/20...cs_like_in_europe_during_the_middle_ages.html