just read about a medieval guy amassing an army of ‘50 thousand clowns’ by ‘beguiling them with his juggling’ and got so excited before i realised clown used to mean ‘farm worker’ and juggling used to mean ‘general trickery’

t shirt concept (is this too niche?)

did you know that the English words druid, trust, truth, betroth, and truce all share a root word with “tree”? this reflects the longstanding spiritual and symbolic significance of trees in many European cultures

little demon, france, 15th century

a 13th-14th century seal depicting a squirrel encircled by the words I CRAKE NOTIS ('i crack nuts')

playing a little tune

“this is fine”

one time at work i noticed this guy and i were wearing shirts from the same band and i wanted to point it out but my brain short circuited and so i just said ‘hey!’ and gestured directly at my tits

“not to point fingers but-“

thinking about this 1500 year old plush swan made of reindeer wool

eatin spaghetti, germany, 15th century

hey i need to pop out for a sec can you keep an eye on him for me thanks

thinking about the medieval cat door in Exeter cathedral again

gambling monk, germany, 15th century

It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea

what if we kissed while singing little tunes from the 15th century heart shaped book of french love songs ?

a book light, italy, 15th century

three hares (holy trinity) germany, 16th century