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Rabbit rules• for Jacob

This tattoo by @notattoo_berlin is based on one of my favorite kinds of medieval imagery—killer rabbits. I know it sounds strange, but these armed bunnies show up again and again in old manuscripts, usually in the margins. Tiny scenes where rabbits chase down knights, swing swords, or hunt humans with dogs. It’s weird, playful, and oddly powerful.

The meaning isn’t totally clear, but that’s part of the charm. Some say it’s medieval humor—turning the world upside down, making prey into the predator. Others think it was about satire, poking fun at cowardice or flipping social roles. Sometimes it was just nonsense for the sake of it. Doodles, jokes, maybe even quiet resistance tucked into the corners of sacred texts.

I love pulling from sources like this—unexpected places with layers of meaning and a sense of mischief. This particular rabbit came from one of those manuscripts, and even though it’s hundreds of years old, it still feels alive. Like it knows something. Like it’s in on the joke.

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