A smirking jester rides on the back of a distressed looking man in Renaissance robes and cloak who staggers towards the door of an inn, where we can just see the tail of a dog who has wandered in ahead of him. Under the man's left foot, some playing cards lie on the ground.
A woman in medieval dress rides backwards on a goose. In one hand she waves a slightly suggestively shaped distaff, recalling the "Narrenwurst" carried by medieval jesters; in the other she grasps a fox with one of her chickens in his mouth. The fox is very surprised to find himself being bitten by the woman!
A medieval jester is attacked by several cats, one playing the bagpipes! He carries a Fool's Stick with an angry jester's face on it, that snarls at the cats, and some rats above him are sneakily carrying away his pied piper pipe into the rafters. The owl he carries on his right wrist looks alarmed and confused.
Feathered dinosaur Deinonychus plays the role of the Marseille Tarot Fool, marching cheerfully along with a bundle on a spoon-ended stick. Little Compsognathus trots behind him, tugging out his feathers.
Hope everyone's been well Fooled today! Fools featured are from Grimm's Kipper, The New Unauthorised Tarot (with male & female Fools), and Dinosaures de Marseille. #dinosaurs #aprilfool #medievalsky #medieval #tarotsky #witchsky #pagansky #medievalists #fairytales #folklore #medievalists
