(Newser) – A mad Ethiopian emperor will soon be reunited with two braids long ago cut from his head. London's National Army Museum has agreed to repatriate the locks of hair taken from the corpse of Theodore II shortly after he killed himself in 1868, rather than face 32,000 British soldiers. Theodore, also known as Tewodros II, had been keen for an alliance with Britain. But by the time he arrived at Theodore's fortress in Magdala, the emperor had freed the hostages and shot himself with a dueling pistol Queen Victoria had gifted him. Per the Telegraph, Theodore is "widely revered in his homeland, a view that was not shared by Ethiopians at the time."

Source: Ethiopian News March 05, 2019 16:41 UTC