Considering how gossip and stories tend to be passed down, my bet is that someone once saw a bunch of people that wore wolf skins over their heads (think roman velites) and, from mouth to mouth exaggeration, it became "walking, talking dogs/wolves"
The Japanese one is not depicting a Christian monk, and the Danish one is depicting a Catholic monk, but it was made by Lutherans as part of the anti-Catholic movement of the Reformation.
Who says they're disguised? Foxes can't be devout?
*also, a lone robe is hardly a disguise. They're very obviously foxes, so it's not like they're trying to hide. They just want to be part of the community and everyone's assuming the worst.
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WuceBrillis@lemm.ee · 57 pts · 1y
Or the fox being sneaky was a pretty universal symbolism, and both the Danish and Japanese saw the Christians as sneaky, manipulative people.
W_itjust_works@sh.itjust.works · 25 pts · 1y
They weren't? 🤷🏽
wizzor@sopuli.xyz · 16 pts · 1y
I think the poster forgot to finish their sentence with 'that they were'
weker01@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 1y
Do you think the left figure depicts a christian monk? I find it hard to tell and no dates are provided.
samus12345@lemm.ee · 21 pts · 1y
It's not a Christian monk.
anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
AMAFs.
ameancow@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
ICastFist@programming.dev · 2 pts · 1y
Considering how gossip and stories tend to be passed down, my bet is that someone once saw a bunch of people that wore wolf skins over their heads (think roman velites) and, from mouth to mouth exaggeration, it became "walking, talking dogs/wolves"
uienia@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
The Japanese one is not depicting a Christian monk, and the Danish one is depicting a Catholic monk, but it was made by Lutherans as part of the anti-Catholic movement of the Reformation.
saltnotsugar@lemm.ee · 50 pts · 1y
Brother Peter has eaten another coop of chickens. Should we investigate?
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 1y
No, let's just move him to a different monastery.
_stranger_@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
...in Japan.
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 1y
Furries are getting less religious these days.
rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 1y
Put the GOD back in the ANIMALS.
And I am absolutely talking about Zeus.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
i think zeus is a crab by now
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I thought Zeus was a god dressed up as an animal in other gods, animals and humans.
ech@lemm.ee · 24 pts · 1y
Who says they're disguised? Foxes can't be devout?
*also, a lone robe is hardly a disguise. They're very obviously foxes, so it's not like they're trying to hide. They just want to be part of the community and everyone's assuming the worst.
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
Ignoring the most likely scenario: that they're just not GOOD at pretending to be human, what with the nonhaving of thumbs, lack of experience etc..
Gates9@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 1y
zloubida@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 1 pts · 1y
Fey
scapegarced@sopuli.xyz · 14 pts · 1y
The only reasonable explanation is that the monks have a secret time machine just to attend Powerwolf concerts.
queermunist@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 1y
Thanks for reminding me this band exists.
wischi@programming.dev · 11 pts · 1y
Didn't the right one train the ninja turtles?
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 8 pts · 1y
Fookin' furries.
ICastFist@programming.dev · 8 pts · 1y
The Danish one looks like Wily Coyote after realizing he's about to suffer
sundrei@lemmy.sdf.org · 7 pts · 1y
Fox Monks -- Fonks.
samus12345@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y
Moxes.
Klear@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Moxy fonks.
ICastFist@programming.dev · 3 pts · 1y
Vixen monks = vonks? Vinks? Mixen?
Klear@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
What about foxy vixen? Fixen?
...
What do you mean all vixen are foxy?
Beastimus@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 1y
does that imply that there are stoat monks which are called Stonks?
BackwardMonkey@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Gamefonks?
lefaucet@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 1y
They are everywhere. They just apply more advanced makeup.
Ever wonder why there are so many orange televangelists and politicians these days?
Zeke@fedia.io · 6 pts · 1y
I see it as wolves in sheep's clothing
ryedaft@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y
The one on the right is a Catholic apparently
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elfenbensfigur,_r%C3%A6v_i_munkekutte_F978.jpg
pyre@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
dude that's just master splinter
ryedaft@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
There are Asian Catholics
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Yeah I'm crazy... crazy like a monk!
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 3 pts · 1y
Master Splinter was... Dutch? 🤔
CrateDane@feddit.dk · 7 pts · 1y
Dutch? You mean Danish?
Nalivai@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Dutch living in Denmark. He was a fox, he could pull it off.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 2 pts · 1y
He was a fruit pastry?!
Klear@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Of course not. He was Japanese.
Gates9@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y
Gates9@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y