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Medieval Wives STRONK Medieval Period (~1000 AD) (media.piefed.social)
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Medieval Wives STRONK

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Doesn't this depict Judith?

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yeah, it's an illustration from a late 13th Century copy of Speculum Humanae Salvationis held in the Marseille library, and shows Judith beheading Holoferne.

    Source is a couple of different Meta social pages, which I'd rather not link.

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    • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Seems like apocryphal Judith tales place her in either 2nd or 6th BC based on Holofernes, or even older based on other sources. Seems very unclear. Not exactly Medieval. Though I still find the meme funny.

    For those curious as I was, this is one of those religious texts that was in some bibles and not others. Very interesting.

    The Medieval part here was apparently a lot of depictions that occurred during those times.

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