Origen castrating himself, from the Roman de la Rose, MS. Douce 195, fol. 122v. From France, 15th century CE, now housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England [1381×1200]
Origen castrating himself, from the Roman de la Rose, MS. Douce 195, fol. 122v. From France, 15th century CE, now housed at the Bodleian Library in Oxford, England [1381×1200]
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He doesn’t look too thrilled
So like, did he get nice and drunk first? Or put something on it to help with the pain? Or did he just grab a knife, go outside, and get to work?