Art Historians Explain Why A Medieval Man Is Getting Rolled Into A Joint, Among Other Things

A snail fights a knight. No one really knows why. Once upon a time in the Middle Ages, some artist spent a surprising amount of time painting a face on the butt of a horse. Fast forward to 2015, and social media users centuries later are gleefully adding modern captions to the medieval handiwork for their Tumblr and Twitter audiences. Because lol! Riding away from your bullshit like pic.twitter.com/vgbPgcQaNz -- Medieval Reactions (@MedievalReacts) March 30, 2015 And yet these illustrations woul...