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Good day, my lord! How fare thee? And how art thou cat? He is looking rather fluffy this morning, if I may be so bold as to say!

We all know that the internet has been absolutely obsessed with cats for the past couple of decades. But humanity’s love for these creatures began long, long ago. And apparently, there were even many depictions of kitties in ancient and medieval art!

We took a trip to the Medieval Cats subreddit and gathered some of their most amusing posts below. From felines hiding in the corners of royal paintings to memes of medieval cats that deserve to be hanging in museums, we hope you enjoy scrolling through these hilarious images. And be sure to upvote the ones that make you want to go back in time and meet all of these cute kitties!

#1 I Do Lack Cat Armor

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#2 The First Cat With A Name Was An Egyptian Cat Named Nedjem Meaning “Sweetie” Who Lived During The Reign Of Thutmose Ill (1479-1425 Bce)

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#3 There’s This Cat Painting In My City’s Museum That Cracks Me Up Every Time I See It

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#4 This Is So Adorable 😍

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#5 This Cat Has Seen Things

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#6 Found On Twitter. I Think It Belongs Here

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#7 Artist Accurately Captures A Mood

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#8 “La Bialmisria Akiiki, That’s Not For You.”

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#9 Not Sure If It Counts

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#10 So I Made A Choice Today

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#11 It’s A Little Pre-Medieval

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#12 A Fat Cat Painting By 18th Century Qing Dynasty Artist Min Zhen

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#13 French Royalty In The 18th Century:

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#14 “Now, See, Those Are The Toe Beans & This Here Is A Snoot, You’re Gonna Wanna Boop That”

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#15 The Modern Cat That Looks Medieval

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#16 Sculpture “Karen, Get Up”, 4th Century BC

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#17 Medieval Cat’s Paw Prints On Manuscript (C. 1100s). 900-Year Old Kitty Getting In Trouble

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#18 We’re Making A Video Game Based On Medieval Marginalia, And Here Are Our References For Our Bishop Cat (A Healer Unit)

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#19 I Saw This And Had To Share. It Made Me Laugh. Just Look At That Face

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#20 Leonardo Da Vinci, Studies Of Cats And Dragons, 1515. Hopefully Close Enough To The Medieval Period To Count

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#21 Saw This On Tumblr & Thought Of This Sub!

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#22 Even Cats Back Then Wanted Salami

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#23 Jan Sanders Van Hemessen 1543

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#24 Meow

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#25 A Medieval Special: “Creepy Kids With Creepy Cats”

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#26 Look At It

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#27 I Am Speed

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#28 “It’s The Goths! They’ve Come To Sack Us!”

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#29 His Arrival Was Foretold In The Ancient Murals

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#30 Safety First

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#31 Kittens On Sheets Of Music, Julius Adam

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#32 Centuries May Pass, But The Blep Is Eternal

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#33 I Have No Words

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#34 Probably Not Medieval, But Have A Look:

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#35 Medieval Cat Is Big Mad

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#36 A Favorite From My Personal Collection

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#37 The Look You Get When You Start Questioning All Those Late Night Snacks

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#38 Not Quite Medieval. But A Bit Derpy Nonetheless

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#39 These Lazy Cats! When I Was A Kitten I Slept In The Dirt! And I Liked It!!

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#40 (Breathing Intensifies)

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Saumya Ratan

Saumya is an explorer of all things beautiful, quirky, and heartwarming. With her knack for art, design, photography, fun trivia, and internet humor, she takes you on a journey through the lighter side of pop culture.