Bits of Christ's trough and some portion of Santa Claus' finger were among objects given to an English nunnery, as indicated by a medieval composition.
A 580-year-old archive subtleties relics said to have been given to Battle Abbey, in East Sussex, by William the Conqueror and King John.
The stock is one of around 30 such medieval archives.
English Heritage student of history Michael Carter has now deciphered the original copy.
Hair shirt
Dr Carter stated: "The gathering and treasuring of relics was a significant part of medieval devotion and I am excited to believe that I could have been the main individual in more than 500 years to think about the superb rundown from Battle Abbey in detail.
"There's no more prominent support than a ruler giving an endowment of relics so this rundown uncovers exactly how critical a spot Battle Abbey was."
Dr Carter said William the Conqueror offered more to Battle Abbey than some other convent, "representing exactly how significant the site of his triumph at the Battle of Hastings remained".
Relics professed to be from the trough, and a hair shirt and a finger bone, said to be from Saint Nicholas, are among things housed at the convent.
William the Conqueror was likewise said to have given relics of a few of the kids slaughtered on the sets of King Herod, the interpreted composition says.
Endowments given by King John when he visited the monastery in 1200, remembering relics from Christ's tomb and the cross for which he was killed, are recorded in the original copy.
The stock likewise makes reference to stones used to kill St Stephen, whose banquet day is on 26 December, as among the relics given to the nunnery.
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