the Jester
Legend
Anyone have any good medieval jokes? I'm writing a story whose protagonist is a fool, and I am having trouble finding any.
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
Medieval Jokes?
- Thread starter the Jester
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Two Knightes did into a Taverne walk. Ye passing Milkmaid exclaim'd, "Forsooth! An ye rais'd your Visors, ye'd surely have found yon Door!"
the Jester
Legend
Well, the story is pretty non-fantastic, with no magical elements, monsters, etc. However, it is set in a non-real world setting. Basically, I am looking for jokes that my fool can tell.
CharlesRyan
Adventurer
Google "Reynard the Fox." You won't get jokes per se, but you can come up with a handful of short tales, generally humorous, vulgar, and/or gruesome, that might fit the bill.
MarkChevallier
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For something slightly bawdier, you could always look at The Decameron. There's also The Canterbury Tales. These will have humourous tales you can use and probably individual jokes too.
I believe they are out of copyright
I believe they are out of copyright
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amerigoV
Guest
More of a taunt:
'I'm goin' prehistoric on your a$$!"
Also, weren't lymerics popular then as well (too lazy to google/wikipedie)?
'I'm goin' prehistoric on your a$$!"
Also, weren't lymerics popular then as well (too lazy to google/wikipedie)?
How about "Till Eulenspiegel":
A German folk hero of the 14th century, Till Eulenspiegel was a peasant trickster whose jokes and pranks became the source of many folk tales. The jests and practical jokes, which generally depend on a pun, are broadly farcical, often brutal, and sometimes obscene, but they have a serious theme. In the figure of Eulenspiegel, the individual gets back at society; the stupid yet cunning peasant demonstrates his superiority to the narrow, dishonest, condescending townsman, as well as to the clergy and nobility. Through the centuries his character was featured in many literary and musical works, including a tone poem by Richard Strauss.
Till Eulenspiegel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A German folk hero of the 14th century, Till Eulenspiegel was a peasant trickster whose jokes and pranks became the source of many folk tales. The jests and practical jokes, which generally depend on a pun, are broadly farcical, often brutal, and sometimes obscene, but they have a serious theme. In the figure of Eulenspiegel, the individual gets back at society; the stupid yet cunning peasant demonstrates his superiority to the narrow, dishonest, condescending townsman, as well as to the clergy and nobility. Through the centuries his character was featured in many literary and musical works, including a tone poem by Richard Strauss.
Till Eulenspiegel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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