Tag: medieval history

This image is a screenshot of an X (formerly Twitter) post from the account @WeirdMedieval, which features a 13th-century English illuminated manuscript illustration of a bat. The bat is rendered in a charming, naive medieval art style, with a friendly smiling expression, outstretched wings, and is placed inside a simple brown border on aged parchment. Old Latin manuscript text is visible above and below the framed illustration. The accompanying tweet text states "possibly the cutest ever rendition of a bat, england, 13th century".

Cute 13th Century English Medieval Bat Manuscript Illustration

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This is a single-panel comedic meme. The lower half of the image features an illustration of a medieval knight in dark teal full armor with a red scarf, lying on his back in a lush green grassy field dotted with small pink and yellow wildflowers. The knight's helmet obscures his face, giving him a scheming, unhinged, or vacant impression. The upper half of the image displays white serif text that reads: 'Reasons why I can't have a trebuchet: 1. I will use it. Immediately.' The joke centers on a relatable chaotic impulse: the only barrier to owning a large, impractical medieval siege weapon is that the speaker knows they would immediately use it for mischief without hesitation, with no additional justifications needed.

Reasons Why I Can't Have a Trebuchet

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This meme makes a humorous reference to medieval Scottish history, joking about the enthusiasm of 13th century Scots to go to battle against the English. It features an absurd edited image of Big Bird from Sesame Street sitting in a horse-drawn cart in a green countryside setting, holding a spear with an excited, angry expression. The top text sets up the premise: '13th century Scots when someone mentions fighting the English:', while the bottom text on the image shows the reaction: 'we ride at dawn bitches'. The humor comes from the combination of a dry historical reference with the over-the-top, chaotic energy of the absurd Big Bird visual, which exaggerates the Scots' historical readiness for conflict with the English.

I'd typed the British at first but apparently that would be incorrect

This meme makes a humorous re…