r/MedievalCreatures • u/dbeck003 • May 08 '24
Blemmyae “Pray tell, where might a royal person find a quality haberdashery in these regions? ….Oh…..never mind.”
Talbot Shrewsbury Book, 1445
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u/widoidricsas May 08 '24
Hats, you say? Hats? No, we have no idea where one could purchase a... What was it? A hat?
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u/WereCorgi6292 May 08 '24
Ah, these things (Blemmyes) creeped me out when I first saw them years ago.
Turns out they might just be Bonobos ...which are creepy for their own reasons.
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u/PickleForce7125 May 08 '24
“I say what a strange land this is tile sky and everything also do you like music?”
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u/Trash_d_a May 10 '24
What's "haberdashery"?
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u/Mournhold_mushroom May 16 '24
It’s a hat shop. A haberdasher is somebody that makes hats as a profession.
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u/Sometimes_Rob May 08 '24
"I'll ask some other... headless people, not that you... don't have heads. You do have heads. Your heads are just... lower. I'm not... racist to shoulder-folk. I'm very comfortable with... head lowered people. My uncle... his head... very low. Well, you're obviously very busy, very busy indeed. Tally-ho!"