Medieval beekeeper was kapowee plague doctor

Medieval beekeeper was kapowee plague doctor

Categories: Europe | History

It is known that on Halloween people often dress up in a plague doctors, or vampires. But it seems that this year the trends will change dramatically. Apparel medieval beekeeper was more infernal than a suit of some dull doctors with attached nose or centuries worn out bloodsuckers.

Medieval beekeeper was kapowee plague doctor

The image of an ordinary beekeeper sample 14-17 century could well take its rightful place among the characters of the horror film "silent hill". Beekeeper clothing consisted of a long white robe with a hood, like the cloak of a monk and woven from the vine of the circle that protects the face. It is the latter detail gives the beekeeper the creepy kind.

About the new character of our nightmares told the lady Reddit nick and Orla ní Dhúill. The girl is fond of history and fantasy, so knows a lot about the middle Ages and often introduces her redditers. Among the photos published on her page you can see how an old image of beekeepers, and modern reconstruction.

Medieval beekeeper was kapowee plague doctor

The clothing of the beekeepers raised a lively discussion among users. Reditary emphasized that the "impenetrable" defense of the faces of the people working with stinging insects, it is not protected hands. Someone from commentators suggested that bees do not sting, the owner of the suit, as when it is in panic they fly.

In addition, finally was discovered the secret of freezing the blood of the old Woman character from the computer game "the Witcher 3", created based on the novels by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski. Now it is obvious that the image has inspired the developers.

Medieval beekeeper was kapowee plague doctor

Someone went even further and began to conduct analogy with the modern clothes that protect against coronavirus infection. Have not been forgotten and that current quarantine summer memes with improvised masks.

History knows many examples when ordinary clothing looked, to put it mildly, frightening.

Keywords: Reddit | The Witcher | Game | Costume | Bees | Medieval | Halloween

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