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where strangers become allies and allies become enemies, all by last call
means A place where you can buy and drink alcohol, and often eat or stay the night — basically an old-school pub or inn.
from From Latin 'taberna,' a hut, shed, or booth (originally something built of boards — possibly related to 'tabula,' a plank or board). The word drifted from any rough shelter to specifically the booth where wine was sold, then traveled through Old French 'taverne' into English. So at its root, a tavern is just a shack with a purpose — and the purpose was always drink.
- origin
- named from Latin taberna, meaning a wooden shed
- news desk
- medieval taverns spread gossip faster than any town crier
- legal status
- once needed royal licenses or faced shutdown and fines
- game spawn
- countless RPG quests begin in a dim tavern corner
- vs inn
- taverns served drinks; inns also gave you a bed
mcsorley's old ale house — oldest continuously operating bar in the us, nyc since 1854
ye olde cheshire cheese — historic london pub dating to 1667, frequented by samuel johnson
brazen head — oldest pub in dublin, ireland established 1198