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WHAT was HUMOR like in the MIDDLE AGES?

When we hear the word “Middle Ages,” we imagine darkness, restrictions, and the silence of monastery corridors. But what if that era laughed — and laughed systematically? In the 13th to 15th centuries, there were “Feasts of Fools,” where members of the clergy parodied their own liturgy. In manuscripts, along the margins of theological treatises, monks sketched grotesque creatures and absurd scenes. In towns, farces were staged that mocked jealous husbands, self-righteous priests, and foolish townspeople. And court jesters could tell rulers what no one else dared to say out loud. This laughter was not random. It had rules. It had functions. It operated as a social mechanism. Medieval people laughed at the body, at authority, at the fear of death — and in doing so, they temporarily disrupted the rigid hierarchy of the world they lived in. Why did the Church condemn “excessive” laughter, yet produce controlled forms of humor itself? Why did society need carnivals where order was turned upside down? And was the so-called “Dark Age” really as dark as we imagine? In this video, we’ll explore how laughter helped the Middle Ages survive — and why, without it, that era would look very different. #history #humor #middleages