Silver knight-and-snail found near Pontefract

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Silver knight-and-snail found near Pontefract

Started by Duncan Head, March 22, 2021, 07:53:28 PM

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Silver knight-and-snail found near Pontefract

March 22, 2021, 07:53:28 PM

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/22/snail-man-relic-ancient-joke-british-museum

This presumably relates to the knight-fighting-snail motif discussed in
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-were-medieval-knights-always-fighting-snails-1728888/

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