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real gonners know (quokk.au)
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Meme demonstrating that handgonnes are more "Medieval" than an assortment of items, including potatoes, tomatoes, rapiers, witch/wizard style pointy hat, and 16th century style of halberd
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[–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I didn’t know wizard hats had a real origin, that is so fascinating.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 2 months ago

    not to mention the capotain hat was commonly associated with the Puritans, so it giving rise to the hats for wizards & witches is a bit of a funny twist. fashion history is super interesting!

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