Turns out medieval people knew how to sew and didn’t just wear an entire sheepskin over their shoulders by Quiescam
Quiescam on October 3, 2023 10:26 pm Here’s a post on supposedly [medieval torture devices](https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2019/11/11/why-most-so-called-medieval-torture-devices-are-fake/). The chair so popular on ren-fairs is an [African birthing chair](https://thelocalvault.com/product/african-hand-carved-birthing-chair-2-piece/) and decidedly not medieval. And while different kinds of fur were widely used during the Middle Ages [to trim clothing](https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/the-people/clothes-and-jewellery/), people didn’t just throw skins over their shoulders (I blame the Vikings tv show, where they seem to be used to make the actors shoulders seem wider). Vikings weren’t a cross between Neolithic peoples and bikers.
YandereTeemo on October 3, 2023 11:31 pm Swords like the Zweihander, cutlasses and rapiers aren’t medieval weapons. On the other hand, early firearms like the handgun and arquebus are.
Characterinoutback on October 4, 2023 12:05 am Everything being black/brown despite nobles making sure they looked absolutely FABULOUS every chance they got
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But a big furry cape/cloak looks really cool
Here’s a post on supposedly [medieval torture devices](https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2019/11/11/why-most-so-called-medieval-torture-devices-are-fake/). The chair so popular on ren-fairs is an [African birthing chair](https://thelocalvault.com/product/african-hand-carved-birthing-chair-2-piece/) and decidedly not medieval. And while different kinds of fur were widely used during the Middle Ages [to trim clothing](https://en.natmus.dk/historical-knowledge/denmark/prehistoric-period-until-1050-ad/the-viking-age/the-people/clothes-and-jewellery/), people didn’t just throw skins over their shoulders (I blame the Vikings tv show, where they seem to be used to make the actors shoulders seem wider). Vikings weren’t a cross between Neolithic peoples and bikers.
*NO CAPES!*
– The Incredibles, 2004
Swords like the Zweihander, cutlasses and rapiers aren’t medieval weapons.
On the other hand, early firearms like the handgun and arquebus are.
Here’s one: Guns are more medieval than rapiers ever will be
Everything being black/brown despite nobles making sure they looked absolutely FABULOUS every chance they got