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A blemmyae, foot of folio from 'The Rutland Psalter', c.1260 (ink & colour on vellum)

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A blemmyae, foot of folio from 'The Rutland Psalter', c.1260 (ink & colour on vellum)
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English School, (13th century) / English
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British Library, London, UK
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ink and colour on vellum
Date
c. 1260 AD (C13th AD)
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Various species of mythical headless men were rumored, in antiquity and later, to inhabit remote parts of the world. They are variously known as akephaloi ( headless ones) or Blemmyes and described as having a mouth in their chest and eyes in their shoulders.

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
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monster / fictional character / grotesque / creatures / men / pick-axe / shoulders / fantastical / manuscript / mouth / monstrous / creature / headless / illumination / eyes / grotesque / chest / monsters / blemmyes / grotesques / mythical / blemmyae / akephaloi / blemmye
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