ancientreader:redscharlach:St Hugh of Lincoln is often depicted with a swan, because he was friends
ancientreader:redscharlach:St Hugh of Lincoln is often depicted with a swan, because he was friends with a swan. The swan would follow Hugh around, eat from his hand, and reputedly attacked people who threatened his saintly human BFF. For this reason, the best pictures of St Hugh are the ones where the swan looks like it’s about to fuck you up. Like, massively.MESS WITH ST HUGH AND HIS SWAN WILL END YOU.I am here to remark on the realism of this characterization of swans. Flagged. Wow, @staff, do you not like swans or something? -- source link