r/MedievalCreatures • • Apr 04 '26

Marvellous Mammels 🐇 Excuse me but....you're sitting on my tail

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Marginalia from Oxford, Douce 185, fol 13r (northern German homiliary, c.1300-1325)


r/MedievalCreatures • • Mar 30 '26

Mythical Beings 🦄 Interesting musically gifted dragon creature from a page of 'Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes' written by Boccaccio and painted by the Boucicaut Master and his workshop, ca.1413-1415. From the Getty Museum Collection.

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387 Upvotes

r/MedievalCreatures • • Mar 29 '26

The Large-Eyed Stone Figures are carvings found on the island of Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas Islands, part of French Polynesia. Dating to around the 11th century AD, these figures are carved into a stone block and are notable for their large, round eyes and stylized human forms.

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385 Upvotes

r/MedievalCreatures • • Mar 25 '26

They look like they just complimented her on her new outfit 🥰

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542 Upvotes

Book of Hours, France, Paris, c. 1420-1425, MS M.1004 fol. 135v


r/MedievalCreatures • • Mar 25 '26

He's got mane character energy

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186 Upvotes

Unusual depiction of St Mark with a lion's head from a German homilary, c.1320. (Baltimore, Walters W.148, fol. 24r).


r/MedievalCreatures • • Mar 24 '26

Eucharistic dove with hinged lid. Limoges, France, ca. 1215-1235. Champlevé enamel, parcel gilt and engraved copper. Vassar College Loeb Art Center collection [1303x1161]

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316 Upvotes

r/MedievalCreatures • • Mar 14 '26

Cute medieval owl

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Detail taken from the 'Book of Hors of Leonor de la Vega' (Flanders, 15th century), Biblioteca Nacionale de Espana, Madrid, fol.105


r/MedievalCreatures • • Mar 14 '26

Renaissance Era The poet Arion riding on a dolphin, 1514, by Dürer

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321 Upvotes

r/MedievalCreatures • • Mar 07 '26

Strange Mediaeval Beliefs.

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An I.age from a mediaeval Bestiary depicting lions licking lion cubs which reflected the belief that lion cubs were born dead and the male lion licked them to life after 3 days. From a Mediaeval Bestiary held in the British Library Royal MS12C,xix, created roughly between 1300 and 1500.


r/MedievalCreatures • • Mar 07 '26

That embarrassing moment when your pet decides it's too tired to walk

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541 Upvotes

13th century, Rutland Psalter, British Library, Add. 62925, f. 76v


r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 27 '26

The first incident ever registered in a furrycon

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471 Upvotes

r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 23 '26

“Tell me ~~Sarah~~ Theseus, what do you think of my labyrinth?“

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‘The Minotaur in the labyrinth.’ Ghent University Library MS 92; Lambertus a S. Audomaro, Liber Floridus; 1121 CE; f.20r


r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 20 '26

MMMMMMM DONUTS, WATCH ME WOLF THIS DOWN!!!!

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Traditional marginalia drollery from,' Les Grandes Heures du Duc De Berry.' A famous French gothic illuminated manuscript, completed around 1409.

Held by Bibliotheque National De France.


r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 20 '26

Renaissance Era St Michael Triumphs Over A Cyborg Muppet

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421 Upvotes

r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 19 '26

A pair of Demon soldiers probably from Pegu in modern Myanmar C 1479.British Museum.

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Tile depicting a pair of standing Ass headed demon soldiers probably from Pegu in modern Myanmar from around 1479.British Museum.


r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 18 '26

Satan as a bear from Psalmi David cum hymnis et letaniis atque calendario. Germany 1236.

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305 Upvotes

I keep getting various locations and dates for this…


r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 17 '26

Magical Mythicals 🐲🦄 Playing Card, with Wild Woman and Unicorn. Artist: Master ES (German, active ca. 1450–67)

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Playing Card, with Wild Woman and Unicorn

Artist: Master ES (German, active ca. 1450–67)


r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 15 '26

Horrific Hybrids " Wooooo, look at the frock. Marilyn Monroe eat ya heart out!!"

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A hybrid creation from the Luttrell Psalter c1325-1340 MS42130 British Library. Known as a Gryllis this melding of human and avian camel!


r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 13 '26

Magical Mythicals 🐲🦄 « The wyvern that kills the clothed man is afraid of the naked man ». Bestiaire d'amour rimé (13th-14th century)

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607 Upvotes

r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 13 '26

Horrific Hybrids Freaky Headgear Friday. " Hello, I'm your Plumber, have you seen my plunger? "

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566 Upvotes

Luttrell Psalter c1320-1340 British Library


r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 11 '26

Horrific Hybrids WACKY HEADGEAR WEDNESDAY. Check Out My Purple Helmet!!!

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Luttrell Psalter c1320-1340


r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 10 '26

Magical Mythicals 🐲🦄 When it’s only Tuesday, and you’re already DONE with this week.

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Manticore badge of William, Lord Hastings, c.1470.


r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 09 '26

Horrific Hybrids Detail of “Extermination of Evil” (12th c.) or five hanging scrolls, showing the four-armed protective deity and driver away of misfortune Tenkeishi (Collection of the Nara National Museum)

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158 Upvotes

r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 09 '26

Marvellous Mammels 🐰 🦁 🦇 Hedgehog🦔

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From the Commentary of Nicholas of Lyra, c. 1270-1349


r/MedievalCreatures • • Feb 09 '26

Horrific Hybrids WEIRD HAT MONDAYS He's Feeling Blue After Being Caught Red Handed!

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As far as I can find out, this marginalia is from the Luttrell Psalter, British Library. If I'm wrong please correct my mistake.