TIL that a bunch of medieval manuscripts featured illustrations of knights fighting giant snails, and no one knows why - eviltoast
The mystery of the medieval fighting snails
www.bbc.com
The pages of medieval books are stalked by a ferocious monster: the fighting snail.
  • CarbonIceDragon@pawb.socialEnglish
    211·
    10 months ago

    Plot twist: its actually the same person making the snail memes today, yet to be caught and looking for new ways to stay one step ahead of the snail

    • IndiBrony@lemmy.worldEnglish
      14·
      10 months ago

      one step ahead of the snail

      I dare say it shouldn’t be very hard to stay one step ahead of a snail.

      • burgersc12@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        9·
        10 months ago

        But it never stops since its immortal. Keep that motherfucker in eyesight or one day it’ll just be there at your feet, waiting to kill you!

      • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
        6·
        10 months ago

        Oh, it’s easy to run away from a snail. You get away, and for weeks, even months, you stay vigilant. But one day, when your vigilance fades, you find yourself surrounded