Why do so many medieval manuscripts have knights fighting giant snails?

Why do so many medieval manuscripts have knights fighting giant snails?

If you notice, it's a regular snail, that's just a little knight.

Also because the monks doodled all the time. Marginalia was basically elevated to a form of high art during that period.

When was the last time you saw a snail the size of a horse?

I rest my case

So pussies like you don't have to fight snails

They were memes

But why snails specifically

The snail was a nemesis of monastery garden.

There aren't actually that many. There's a dozen at most out of thousands of surviving manuscripts.

>fighting a creature without bones with a club instrument

why not an axe or a sword, much more adequate against molluscs?

>snails were a menace to monastery gardens
or
>snail (and other such creatures) ate away books
or
>bored monks were creating memes about brave knights fighting small animals

what does the script actually say????!!! probably good to actually know that. otherwise people seeing the image would be as confused as you are with a Knight fighting a massive Snail.

They wanted to confuse future generations with pointless things

>without bones
>but covered in a hard shell

then it should flank the creature and nab it a good one - not going a full-frontal assault.

also, imagine these in horse-size

>There's a dozen at most out of thousands of surviving manuscripts.

So limited in number, but how widespread? Did they originate from a single monastery or region?

Good lord how many times are we going to have this thread.
Look around you, what do you see? Is there an abundance of killer giant snails? No of course not silly!
Why you ask?
Because brave knights in the middle ages made it their noble mission to exterminate every last one of these monsters

It's mainly a motif found in English manuscripts.
Reason being is that English monks of the 13th and 14th century were the Australians of their day and just liked the /bant/

You know I'm not sure anyone has actually checked to see where these all come from. They're all roughly 13th century if memory serves though

>"Have at thee, foul creeper!"
>"Not this shit again"

hares also suffered under the knight yoke

Is that a fucking sucker cup arrow

It's a soldid wood or horn tip so it will kill the animal without damaging the pelt as much as a regular arrow.

>soldid

For fucks sake...

there is a lot of funny shit from those times

>"Pierce me like one of your French huguenotes"
>"honhonhon, oui madam"

>"I think this 'bondage' treatment is a bit too tight to my tastes"
>"trust me, you'll love it at the end"

>"Shh, only dreams now"

>"I have the fabled Perseus' shield! Gaze upon thy face and despair, monster!"
>tfw I have no face

>"just the tip like you promised, okay Mr. Rabbi-t?"
>"Is this goy serious?"

>"Lo and behold, carrot-eater! For it is I, Snail-man! Defend yourself!"
>"Can you believe this guy? I'm riding a fucking lion, you moron"

>What is the cure for such disorders? Beatings.

...

>"Go froth and rabid, my puppies! Destroy the vegan hares!"
>"For Kingdom and Woof!"
>"You'll get nay but rocks from our lands, you dogs!"

>"A rabbit executioner? My crimes were surely the most despicable ones to deserve such horrendous and satirical death."
>"Cut-cut head now, yes-yes?"
>"Just do it and spare me from your ramblings."

you were waiting for this chance werent you you cheeky cunt

>"Sir Ape, why does our friends here resort to a joust as a form to solve their enmity?"
>"Well, Lord Monkey, it seems the honor of a fair bonobo was in question by one of them. Her husband, the other jouster, did not like such comments."
>"Ah, I see your point. However, it does not escape my eyes that they fight with the barest of protections. Have they gone mad?"
>"They're primitive primates. Long-term thinking is nott their forté."
>"Indeed it is so. Should we lend our helmets to them?"
>"Undoubtedly, my honored friend, it would be the best course of action. Alas, when I offered one, they flung their fecal matter at me! So presumptuous of them!"
"I would concur on that. It's quite a monkey business."

>And thus the fox preached to the fowl gathering near the large-leaf tree on the Word of the Poultry

>"hmm yes, this head will suffice for the ritual"

The Radulla is a crazy thing man..

rabits are so fucking violent

>" 'Those who sing put their sorrow away'... fucking Dorothy and her Dare on climbing this tree."

>"Please, M'lords, no more tickings!"
>"Great, it's time for beatings!"

>The adventures of Rabbit the Rascal, his dragon dog and his snail familiar

rule 3 faggot

>"Woof woof! Wuffer my lance on your furry belly!"
>"Oh God, Wiston! There is a talking dog on you!"
>"Jesus, Mike! You are right! How did this happen?"
>"You don't remember nothing from last night? You guys got it lightly. I am a fucking snail!"

>tickling
user that's a knife. That rabbit is skinning the human, starting from his foot.

...

eep, my bad

>"And thus, if you do not behave like the rabbit you are, I will smite this badketball to pieces!"
>"Do it, faggot!"

reported
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>the first depiction of 'golden shower'

>"Herbert, look what I catched!"
>"This human is too skinny. But it will do for supper."
>"Please, M'lords, do not devour me. I can do work."
>"See this mace? This is the only work you will come close to. And it will be a messy one!"

>"Do you love me, master?"
>"I must assess what you are first, dude"

>"Do you like my cheeky bum?"
>"Dude, I am a leaf poster and even that is too much"

...

>"Let me sing you the song of my people", said the rabbit.
>"STOP RIGHT THERE!" said both the man's mouth and ass.

Are these actually real?

the pictures yes

What is their purpose? Besides dank memes.

kek

see:

Bored monks.

>this thread

...

>that braided rope bowstring
why would he draw it like that?

this one's a bit subversive, eh?

they were violent times

He's just doing a wacky anime run.

the snail is aggressive

A moment of silence for the brave knights who died containing the Giant Snail Insurrection of 895.

>>Good lord how many times are we going to have this thread.

Why do people always post this pictures without any of the text that accompanies? They're funny sure, but once in a while it'd be good to learn too.

Many keks were had, thank you user.

>Stuck in monastery for months if not years at a time
>Alcoholism and isolation slowly drive you into a maddened shitposter while copying books.

The same reason Hollywood does shit like pic related. They don't have any real life experience with the things they're portraying.

I've seen arrows like the middle one, but never like the others, cool shit

why do so many modern manuscripts
have russians fighting hohols??
hohohohohol mafia