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a marginal note by a 13th century scribe named gerard, illustrating the difference in size of certain body parts between his master (top line) and him (bottom line)
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"'Ha ha' and 'he he' signify laughter in Latin and in English, because they are cried out when laughing."
Wonderful evidence here in Ælfric's Grammar that 'ha ha' has been the sound and spelling of laughter in English since at least the 11th century and the Old English period.
the notes on this manuscript suggest it was made for an aristocratic woman, who might be the lady shown kneeling in several places throughout (it was common for commissioned manuscripts to include drawings of their future owners in prayer)
maybe she had a little dog too??
no one commented on this saying "no they're not actually friends" probably because the entire bit of this account is highlighting the goofiness in medieval images with silly contradictory captions. i think most people get that. until it's two men......
this is a very good point!
but interesting how, when i posted a drawing of a man and a skeleton captioned "besties", people seemed to understand that it was a playful, deliberate joke. so why when it's a joke about gay love do people suddenly need to call it out?? 🤔🤔
Things that were considered normal masculine things in times past, through modern distorted lenses, are made to seem effeminate or gay. It’s one of the big short comings of modern reinterpretation of classic history.
source! https://youtu.be/bG-34_6_rrk
i think this version is a bit liberal in its interpretation, a while back i posted this version which is a bit more stripped-back/literal!
around the year 1500, medieval painter hieronymus bosch drew a person with sheet music written on their butt being tortured in hell.
600 years later, a tumblr user decided to transcribe and play the song. now, you can hear it too.
around the year 1500, medieval painter hieronymus bosch drew a person with sheet music written on their butt being tortured in hell.
500 years later, someone decided to transcribe and play the song. now, you can hear it too!