20 Weird Medieval Guys to Take You Out of the Dark Ages

Neill Lynskey Published 12/14/2022

For most of history, artists only painted Jesus. Turns out that before then they painted stuff that was insanely weird and totally hilarious. “Weird medieval guys” on Twitter is doing the dirty work in unearthing the oddest visual works from the days of yore. Before art was sophisticated, medieval art was a lot of uncanny animals, awkward stabbings, and mischievous little weirdos.

The account is run by Olivia Swarthout, a data scientist living in London with a passion for the characters of the Dark Ages. The account has over half a million followers and shows no signs of slowing down. The feed is a treasure-trove of smiley faced beasts and sex scenes you can’t anywhere else. Give it a follow, tip their ko-fi here, and enjoy the Renaissance of weird little guys.

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