Memeing the middle ages

This Twitter Account Uncovers The Weirdest Little Medieval Guys For Your Viewing Pleasure

This Twitter Account Uncovers The Weirdest Little Medieval Guys For Your Viewing Pleasure
"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."
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While much of Twitter is, frankly, a cesspit, there are some corners of the site where wholesome accounts, designed only to bring joy, dwell. One of these is "Weird Medieval Guys," which gives peculiar little medieval drawings a new lease of life by sharing them on the platform.



The page's creator, who goes only by their Twitter handle @WeirdMedieval, says there are thousands of medieval manuscripts digitized and published online for everyone to enjoy.

"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. "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."

Weird Medieval Guys has taken off in a big way, with its curious creatures regularly getting tens of thousands of likes. @WeirdMedieval says they never expected the account to become so popular β€” but they're more surprised that the response has been pretty much entirely positive.

"On Twitter it feels like a given that no matter what you’re doing, at least one person will want to tell you that they don’t like it; it’s a classic Internet phenomenon and it’s especially bad on Twitter," they say. "But there’s been none of that. Everyone’s been really nice!"

Weird Medieval Guys' 317,900-strong following (at the time of publishing) is testament to humankind's love for strange little dudes, and you can check out some of the account's best and weirdest below.


Firstly, this guy:


Medieval interpretations of cats are quite something:


Snail hybrid creatures were apparently very popular:


(The snail deer is @WeirdMedieval's personal favorite.)



These bats are very normal:


Lions were considerably less scary in the middle ages:


And here's whatever these are:



See more weird medieval guys on Twitter or support the account on Ko-Fi.

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