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Aug 23, 2023
A long time ago in a manuscript far, far away…

Seeing as #Ahsoka lands on Disney today: presenting a bunch of medieval illustrated characters as creatures from #StarWars, a thread 🧵

Yoda, from the Smithfield Decretals, c.1300-1340
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In Disney’s The Lion King, little Simba grows up to become the ‘King of Beasts’ – but where did this idea come from? The answer lies in the medieval bestiary, along with a host of other wondrous and exciting discoveries 🦁 An illustration of a lion from a 12th-century bestiary. He proudly stands on all fours, and has green and blue highlights in his fur and mane. MS 11283
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