![]() ( Image source)Ī carving from the 1300s or 1400s depicting a version of the Renard story. Whether this is real fox behavior or a bit of folklore is a matter of some debate. Although this may not be a direct illustration of a Reynard story, Reynard does play dead very often and pulls a similar trick on a crow in some versions of his adventures. ( Image source)Īn illustration from a late 1200s bestiary of a fox playing dead in order to entice a tasty meal to approach him. ( Image source)Īn illustration from a 1200s manuscript of animals at the court of King Noble the lion. This one shows a scene with Reynard and a hound. ( Image source)Īnother illustration from a very early copy of Roman de Renart created in the 1100s. In this version of the Reynard stories, the animal characters ride horses, hold titles and castles, pay homage to their lion king, and interact with humans like farmers and monks but still retain their beastly natures and appetites. ![]() There is a detailed discussion of a trial revolving around a fictional situation that modern audience would probably consider a charge of sexual assault, but medieval audiences may have read as a false accusation.įeatured image: An illustration from a version of Roman de Renart published some time between 12. How did our vulpine antihero go from a murderous rapist to a cuddly kids’ character? Why did Walt Disney keep trying to make a movie about one of fiction’s nastiest criminals? And how long is Isaac willing to listen to descriptions of medieval butt jokes before he begs Demetria to wrap up this episode?Ĭontent note: This episode is marked explicit for discussions of fictional sex, violence, animal deaths/murder, scatological humor, and very crude use of religious symbols. We’re exploring the history of crime fiction with Reynard, a rascal whose exploits are definitely not the sort of behavior you’d expect from a cute talking fox today.
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