While rabbits began their symbolic journey in this world as markers of purity and helplessness the mythological dimension of drolleries was inverted, therefore, in illuminated texts rabbits were often depicted as armor-wearing sadistic, cruel, and unpredictably violent creatures which murdered animals and people in the most awful ways.ġ4th century, Ms.
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Hand-written animal skin books were first created by monks in 11th century monasteries and those with illustrations in gold and silver decorations are known as ‘Illuminated.’ A research article in a 2016 ‘ Daily Art Magazine’ explains that the ‘marginalia’ or margins of some illuminated texts feature a range of mythological creatures known as ‘the drolleries,’ the painting of which peaked between 1250 AD to the 15th century. Entering the Medieval Magical Inverse Worldįans of Monty Python and the Holy Grail will recall the vicious killer bunny that attacked King Arthur and his valiant knights, however, only a few will know that this farcical scene has its origins in real-world medieval manuscripts. But as well as these classic archetypes of world mythology the rabbit was sometimes portrayed as a horrifically murderous killer. However, more in sync with these animals’ rate of reproduction they later came to represent fertility. See more weird medieval guys on Twitter or support the account on Ko-Fi.In early medieval art and literature fluffy white rabbits, bunnies, and hares were typically motifs of innocence, venerability, and purity. Important weird guy incoming /BI3iqtdyh1- weird medieval guys May 10, 2022 Oops forgot to add my other fave /TkpaBOrM06- weird medieval guys June 29, 2022 Judging /ruDdLVtb0B- weird medieval guys April 30, 2022 Lion, italy, 15th century /tao7nDRffZ- weird medieval guys May 27, 2022Ī humble little creature, netherlands, 15th century /zOpyQ2KpzQ- weird medieval guys June 17, 2022ĭemon, netherlands, 15th century /9VQHKamdvb- weird medieval guys May 21, 2022 Lion, netherlands, 12th century /94nAZfVsPG- weird medieval guys June 14, 2022
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Weird Medieval Guys has taken off in a big way, with its curious creatures regularly getting tens of thousands of likes. "It almost hurt not to, like I had all of these little creatures saved on my laptop, and I knew they needed to be housed somewhere they’d get the love they deserve." "Once I realized how many medieval guys were hidden away in the corners of the Internet, waiting to be seen, I felt almost obligated to share them with people," they say.
The page's creator, who goes only by their Twitter handle says there are thousands of medieval manuscripts digitized and published online for everyone to enjoy. One of these is " Weird Medieval Guys", which gives peculiar little medieval drawings a new lease of life by sharing them on the platform. While much of Twitter is, frankly, a cesspit, there are some corners of the site where wholesome accounts, designed only to bring joy, dwell.
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