A Scribe With A Sense Of Humour


I think the scribe (illustrator) decided to have some fun with this knight and dragon. If you look closely this drawing presents one anomaly after the other:

a) The dragon has a broken spear through the head. Who speared the dragon? The Crusader knight has the reins in one hand and a sword in the other. The proportion and attachment of the right arm are completely wrong perhaps indicating another knight we just can't see.

                        

b) The dragon tail is really strange. It appears there is a segment of the tail that is actually not attached to anything. Trace the tail along it's length.

c) It appears the horse has two forelegs but an extra rear end with one leg only and a clover for a tail. But only one tail such as it is.
d) The penis has a distinctive human look. It's definitely not a horse penis.
e) The very long spur on the left foot will clearly cause serious injury to the horse. No need to spell it out.
f) The horse head is way out of proportion.
Posted by jimilon waxwing at 1:07 AM No comments: 

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