Way back in Medieval times, Medieval Tapestry makers worked tirelessly to record events of the day, then, once the work was complete, they took photos of their work with their olde worlde Medieval colour cameras.
Being Medieval times, they probably didn’t think to just take the photo itself, but I suppose tapestries were the televisions of those days gone by, which provided hours of entertainment.
I suppose the larger tapestries, when hung outside and blowing in the breeze, could be classed as their version of a big screen motion picture.
However, I digress. Recently, I found a box containing many of these photos of tapestries featuring scenes around the Mansion.
Today’s photo is of a Grand Grinds Party (that was written on the back in Medieval English). It shows a stylised version of the Mansion, with hundreds of peasants out back. Many of the peasants are milling around, but those in the foreground appear to be dancing.
I’m not entirely sure what dance they are doing, but I think it’s one of three:
- The Locomotion (a brand new dance)
- Walk Like An Egyptian (a very old dance)
- The Time Warp (this could be both old and new at the same time)
Perhaps you see them dancing a different dance, to a different tune. One thing that is a definite certainty is they ain’t dancin’ to Greensleeves… the Medieval Tapestry makers appear to have only had red, blue, yellow, and gold silks that day, and therefore couldn’t record Greensleeves properly.
Please let me know in the comments what dance(s) you see them doing.
The Mansionic Perspective 
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