Awkward Medieval Nativity!

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Greetings, pilgrims! This is our first blog post on our shiny new site and we are very happy to be here!
We are a group of filmmakers in York who are making a webseries named “Tales of Bacon” after our protagonist, Thaddeus Bacon, a humble Pardoner. Set in 1380, Merry England, this series will be full of medieval fun and adventure and we wanted to share our research material with you!

Medieval Art is very beautiful and tells us a great deal about the period, but sometimes, it does all look a bit awkward, doesn’t it?
Here are a selection of brilliant images of a nativity which is full of grace, divinity and awk.

Joseph just canNOT handle this baby, right now!
Joseph just canNOT handle this baby, right now!
Our Lord Baby Jesus Doth Stay At the......Y-M-C-A!!!!!
Our Lord Baby Jesus Doth Stay At the……Y-M-C-A!!!!!
Angel: Pssst. Mary....Mary....MARY!!!!
Angel: Pssst. Mary….Mary….MARY!!!!
Mary: Giving birth in a stable is so much easier when you have a chaise longue!
Mary: Giving birth in a stable is so much easier when you have a chaise longue!
Jesus: Oh God, mum, you're just soooooooo embarassing!
Jesus: Oh God, mum, you’re just soooooooo embarrassing!
Mary: We were so lucky to find this stable, Joseph. Especially one with solar panelling!
Mary: We were so lucky to find this stable, Joseph. Especially one with solar panelling!
Angel visits Magi who are all in one bed together. And wearing nothing but their crowns. Awk.
Angel visits Magi who are all in one bed together. And wearing nothing but their crowns. Awk.
"And lo, as the villagers came to look upon the child, Joseph simply could not be arsed."
“And lo, as the villagers came to look upon the child, Joseph simply could not be arsed.”
In which Mary and Joseph suddenly realise that babies are vastly overrated…
In which Mary and Joseph suddenly realise that babies are vastly overrated…
Mary: Now, what have we said about poking Mummy in the eye? Don't poke Mummy in the eye!
Mary: Now, what have we said about poking Mummy in the eye? Don’t poke Mummy in the eye!
In addition to being the Messiah, baby Jesus also invented baby breakdancing.
In addition to being the Messiah, baby Jesus also invented baby break-dancing.
Ox: Stupid humans! Tramping through our stable! Ass: Yeah, humans! Get a room!
Ox: Stupid humans! Tramping through our stable!
Ass: Yeah, humans! Get a room!
"Just.... so.... mad..... at.... you."
“Just…. so…. mad….. at…. you.”
In which Jesus chews on Mary's chin and Joseph appears to be throwing up in a bowl.
In which Jesus chews on Mary’s chin and Joseph appears to be throwing up in a bowl.

And finally a thought from St Nicholas himself!
Has he been? All St Nicholas wants for Christmas is a smaller forehead. Has he been? All St Nicholas wants for Christmas is a smaller forehead.

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