The article explores the spirited and often irreverent culture of medieval universities, particularly focusing on a humorous account from the fifteenth-century Manuale scholarium. Through a dialogue between students Bartoldus and Camillus, it touches on the joys and absurdities of university life, highlighting hazing rituals that involve mock executions and forced confessions. While these tales may be fictional embellishments, they reflect the rowdy and dynamic environment of student life in medieval academia, including craft beer discussions and the camaraderie of tormenting newcomers.
The Manuale scholarium narrates a ritual where older students humiliate new ones through grotesque hazing, like sawing off fake horns and forcing them to buy drinks.
The dialogue between Bartoldus and Camillus sheds light on the chaotic and boisterous university life of the Middle Ages, where beer consumption and hazing were commonplace.
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