Dr Kleio Pethainou

Mostly on the Blue App these days. Same handle.
Medievalist • Humour Scholar • Storyteller • Editor of • PhD in @ediarthistory

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

This book on #medieval #humour came out over a year ago.
Nobody noticed.
That’s a shame, it’s actually hilarious.
Let’s fix that.
👉 Read or order here: https://t.co/6UASUdSXmS
#MedievalTwitter #HumourStudies #AcademicChatter

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

What makes something funny?
What used to make people laugh?
What still does, and what doesn’t anymore?

This month’s blog post dives into #humortheory.
If you’ve ever wondered “Was I supposed to laugh at that?”, this one’s for you.
🔗 https://t.co/9fTGn944FV
#HumorResearch

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

🎙️ New episode! Guest #storyteller
Mabel Slattery revives the story of Dane Hew of Leicester, a wild medieval tale of crime, chaos, and one very unfortunate friar. Bonus chats on Patreon: https://t.co/TWQ6BvJ5vC🎧 https://t.co/ARpV0N13l5 #Medievaltwitter #Storytelling #MiddleAges

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

New book on the way!
This one is about medieval stories that refuse to stay put. It brings together scholars from the full range of humanities to look at stories that shapeshift, speak back, and still catch fire. #medievaltwitter #Storytelling @thetrivent
https://t.co/9saztUHsZW

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

What do you get for a jump, a whistle and a fart?

A manor in Suffolk, apparently.
This month’s Court Jester Patreon dives into Roland the Farter and the high-stakes world of #medieval flatulence.
🔗 https://t.co/G3zCjqYEbz
📖Beinecke, MS 404, fol. 134r
#Medievaltwitter

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Donald Trump is no longer the most powerful American in the world... #LeoXIV

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

Surprise! All episodes at #TheCourtJesterPodcast have new titles & descriptions. Same stories, just easier to find. Because the fabliaux won’t market themselves.
Go see if your favourite got a glow-up.

@laBnF, Français 2643, fol. 72r

#medievaltwitter #storytelling #podcast

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

This month’s Patreon story has knights, love affairs, unbelievable dating advice and my favourite word: foramination (it means "to perforate").
There’s no way you’ll guess what happens.
📖@BodleianLibrary, MS Douce 195 fol. 118 r. #Medievaltwitter #TheCourtJesterPodcast

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

The last time the roles of Pope and Archbishop of Canterbury were both vacant at the same time was 333 years ago in 1691.

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

🐣 Easter Jester Episode! 🐣
This week, I’m joined by Peter Konieczny @medievalistsnet for a story from Maqamat al-Hariri—one of the funniest #medieval #Arabic works.
🎧 Usually a #Patreon exclusive, now available for all.
BnF, MS Arabe 5847, fol. 138v. #TheCourtJesterPodcast

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

Still my favourite relic any religion could come up with.

[Medievalists.net @Medievalists]

The Holy Foreskin: The Story of Christianity’s Strangest Relic https://t.co/fJ6P1Lj55R #Christianity

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

Thank you @Medievalists for the feature!

[Medievalists.net @Medievalists]

Unruly Bodies and Subversive Laughs: Why I Started The Court Jester, by @KPethainou https://t.co/IoMOB63O2S #Medieval #podcasts

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

Momus: Fool Before Tarot
In a Minchiate deck by Francois de Poilly from the 1650s, the Fool is depicted as Momus, a Greek God of satire–ideal for a new Patreon series on archetypal jesters.
Explore the full story! https://t.co/Btugf77Gze
#Tarot #TheFool #TheCourtJesterPodcast

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

An ass take the throne, the world crumbles, the whole court plays along.
Roman de Fauvel… or U.S.A, 2025.

BnF, Fr. 146, f. 33r.

#Ukraine #TheCourtJesterPodcast

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Made it.
#GeneralElection2024

[Medievalists.net @Medievalists]

New Medieval Books: Medieval Humour, edited by @KPethainou published by @thetrivent https://t.co/ci27d8X3Ji #books #medieval

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

This is still open and accepting abstracts! #medievaltwitter

[Trivent Publishing @thetrivent]

📢 Call for Papers for the 3rd volume in the "Storytelling in the Middle Ages" book series, ed. Kleio Pethainou (University of Edinburgh)
🎭Volume Title: "Performing the Medieval"
📝 Abstract submissions to Dr. Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou
🌟 More here: https://t.co/YQZKegHkDq

[Medieval Art Research @MedievalArtRes]

Submissions are invited for the upcoming @thetrivent series which examines the cultural practice of storytelling in and about the Middle Ages: 'Storytelling and the Middle Ages' (edited by @KPethainou).

Deadline for submissions is 1 May 2024.

https://t.co/LNhoQdeGkX

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

#HappyEaster with a #medieval story of a priest who had to wing it.
How the priest read the passion story:
https://t.co/djpoGDK2oF
#storytelling

[Dr Kleio Pethainou @KPethainou]

#HappyEaster with a #medieval story about peasants, and how to make sure you won’t go to hell.
The peasant’s fart: https://t.co/Cxkmvw8xVe