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"Modern" people: Everyone stank in the Middle Ages bc they didn't bathe and all their teeth were rotten!

Medieval person: What? Sorry, I was in the tub. My teeth are fine. We have a lower sugar diet than you.

(BL, MS Additional 11619, f. 6v) #MedievalTwitter

Yes, take breaks, practice self-care, & try not to be so hard on yourself, but recognize that this is a systemic problem, not an individual one. The system is hierarchical, racist, sexist, & forces people to compete under vastly unfair conditions for a limited number of jobs. 4/5

A literal cross-word puzzle from Rabanus Maurus.

(München, BSB, MS Clm 8201, f. 68v) #medievaltwitter

Did you know that the story of the Buddha made its way to medieval Europe, transforming into the story of a Christian saint named Josaphat? Here he is in a 1469 German illustration (citations at the end)

THREAD:

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This lion just LOVES being stuck in traffic

(BL MS Harley 3244, f. 36)

Here it is, the single weirdest medieval representation of the creation of Eve I've ever seen.

(and yes, I am including the ones where it looks like God is pulling Eve out of Adam's rear)

(Praha, Knihovna Národního muzea, III B 10, fol. 2r)

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Mini-thread: Why do medieval devils have faces on their groins/bottoms/knees?

Well, Christians saw the body as reflecting the proper order of the universe: up/right/front is good, down/left/back is bad. Demons invert that.

(Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 134, fol. 67v)

It is distressing to report, but snails were often hunted by medieval humans, especially for their shells, which made fine houses.

(Morgan Library, MS M. 461, fol. 78 r; BNF, French 22971, fol. 60 v)

A 15th-century blessing for radishes:
"Let us pray. Oh God, who hast miraculously created all from nothing, who hast commanded the earth to produce different seeds . . . and hast implanted different sorts of medicine in them, bless and sanctify this radish - " 1/2

White people on the internet: A mermaid who doesn't have white skin and red hair will be an ATTACK on our history!

Medieval Europeans: