middle ages

At this point we're all aware of the cursed nature of medieval cat art. Their strangely human painted faces are the stuff of bad trips, or for the innocent, nightmares. While we've learned to accept their demonic yet depressed vibe, Twitter user @DannyDutch has clued us into some more fascinating (and slightly freaky) medieval animal art. His thread boasts 17 examples of medieval artists saying "f*ck it, i think this is what xyz animal looks like." And while sometimes the artists hit the nail mostly on the head, some have left us either laughing at their absurdity or feeling slightly disturbed. However these artifacts make you feel, we can be sure of one thing: art and world travel have both come a long way since the Middle Ages.

Many of us may not be able to visit museums due to the coronavirus pandemic, but we're happy to report that we've got the next best thing. Art memes. They combine the creativity and skill of our favorite eras of art with dumb and relatable humor. What more could you want? 

Sick and tired of history memes from the twentieth century? Well you're in luck - this gallery contains 20 dank memes from the times of the Wild West, also known as the Middle Ages. What the f*ck people were doing back then, we'll never truly understand. 

Gesǣlig Eastordæg! Or something like that.

Deus vult! These memes are for all the Crusaders who want to take back the Holy Land, or for anyone who digs some ridiculous historical entertainment. Click here for one of our past galleries of deus vult memes!

First of all, what the f*ck was up with artwork in the middle ages? It's like no one had any idea what a cat actually looked like. Luckily for us, it's provided for some excellent entertainment and ridiculous meme-age. Click here for some more medieval memes that made us wonder what the hell was going on back then.

Behold, we have trebuchet memes! They're perfect for when you just need some ridiculous, nonsensical content to take your mind off it all. eBaum's World has even more trebuchet memes in case you're cravin' more! We know you want 'em...

If all we knew about the Middle Ages was from the artwork of the time, we'd be real confused. Thankfully though, its weirdness makes it perfect meme material. If you're in need of more classical art memes, click here!

If we're just going by the artwork created, the middle ages were a f*cking strange time, but we're kind of a fan given how many great memes have resulted from it. 

These memes contain a solid mix of bizarre art, interesting history tidbits and of course, trebuchets - because memes about Medieval times wouldn't be complete without those.

The Middle Ages, which lasted from the 5th to the 15th century, was no doubt a fascinating period of time for any history nerd out there. But perhaps one of the most fascinating parts of it was some of the extremely WTF-worthy art that came out of it. If you're not sure what we're talking about here, just scroll down to see!