The Middle Ages was a time in Europe from the collapse of Roman civilization to the start of the Renaissance. Society was deeply influenced by the Church, and most people lived rural, agricultural lives. The era is famous for knights, castles, and plagues but is so much more than just a collection of quirky legends.

The subreddit r/MedievalHistoryMemes, although silly in form, provides a nuanced picture of the period, highlighting everything from rigid class systems to political intrigues, all while making the peasants and nobles unexpectedly relatable.

#1 Nailed It

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#2 This Does But A Smile On My Face

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#3 Don’t Treat Me Like A Princess

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#4 This Is What A Cat Looks Like, Right?

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#5 Viking Meme

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#6 Large Snails Were Oftentimes A Concern For The Medieval Man Or Woman

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#7 This Is Actually My Two Kids Last Name LOL

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#8 Not Yeet

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#9 Titanic Iceberg vs. White Ship Rock

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#10 The Different Crusades

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#11 How Are Y’all?

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#12 People In Medieval Times Drank Beer Because It Was Safer Than Water

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#13 Horse Has A Point

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#14 Food: Peasants vs. Nobles

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#15 Poor English

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#16 Love Me Some Blue Filter. It’s The Dark Ages, After All

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#17 Man Making Medieval Memes Is Hard. Not That I Made This

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#18 When People Say They Wish They Had A Time Machine

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#19 Idk About This Gal

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#20 Ottomans

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#21 F For Medieval Knights

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#22 Take What You Can, Give Nothing Back

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#23 Longbows Meme

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#24 Guys, You Liked Previous Meme With Medieval Cat, So Here Is Another! These Rocket Cats Were Weapons For Castle Sieges

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#25 Fun Fact, That Is A Real Fighting Technique Called “Mordschlag”

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#26 There, I Fixed It

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#27 The Customer Is Always Right

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#28 The Best Job If You Don’t Mind Not Being Allowed To Bust A Nut

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#29 Mongols And Religion In A Nutshell

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#30 Jews In A Nutshell Since The First Century

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#31 Red Rose Bouquets Are Lancastrian Propaganda

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#32 It Do Be Super Slow Doe

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#33 The Bouillon

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#34 Charles V Is Informed About The Soccer World Cup

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#35 Smooth…

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#36 Roman Toilets Be Like

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#37 Banking Was (And Still Is) A Lucrative Business

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#38 Damn They Fell Low

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#39 Frisia Moment

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#40 Cat

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#41 *squeaks In Bubonic Plague*

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#42 Which One Are You ?

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#43 *the Invention Of The Ballista* “Just A Little Further…”

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#44 Hope They Didn’t Try That Again

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#45 She Was Later Banned To Approach Ausbourg Within A Day’s Travel Distance

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#46 Great Scott!

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#47 Agincourt Be Like

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#48 Well, It Works Even As 1300

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#49 I Was Told To Post This

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#50 June 21: Niccolo Machiavelli, The Founder Of Modern Political Science, Dies In 1527

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#51 Seriously…

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#52 By The Pope

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#53 She Fancy

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#54 I Like Metal Music

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#55 Let’s Let Bygones Be Bygones. Also, Marry My Daughter Please

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#56 The Crusades In A Nutshell

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#57 The West And The Byzantines

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#58 Viking Conversion To Christians In A Nutshell

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#59 With Small Exceptions

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#60 Is Loving Jesus Legal Yet?

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#61 Vlad The Impaler Meme

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#62 Why Charles? Why?

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#63 K

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#64 Oh Yeah Full Armor And Sun

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#65 Barber

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#66 A Tale As Old As Time

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#67 Just Throw A Dead Animal Over His Shoulders, It’ll Make Him Look Authentic!

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#68 Vlad The Impaler Meme

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#69 The Problem Of Two Emperors In A Nutshell

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#70 Hussite Stuff

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#71 England And Wales In A Nutshell

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#72 Byzantine

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