Humpty Dumpty Had A Great Fall.....
Who Is the Real Humpty Dumpty?
Since the original nursery rhyme was created over 50 years before Through the Looking-Glass, it could not have been the egg that was the inspiration behind it. Not only was Humpty not an egg, but according to many historians, he was likely a military cannon.
To get the story behind this, we have to go back to 1648 when the English Civil War was nearing its end. In an attempt to try and hold off the Parliamentary army, King Charles I had his men stationed several cannons along the walls of Colchester. Not surprisingly, one of these cannons happened to be nicknamed Humpty Dumpty.
As the nursery rhyme alludes to, Humpty Dumpty experienced a vast amount of artillery fire on his section of the wall, making it unable to support the weight of the canon any longer. As a result, Humpty came tumbling to the ground and was instantly smashed into several pieces. Try as they might, none of the King’s men would be able to fix such a level of destruction caused to the cannon. Therefore, Humpty Dumpty remained inoperable and the King’s army would proceed to lose the war the following year....
Who Is the Real Humpty Dumpty?
Since the original nursery rhyme was created over 50 years before Through the Looking-Glass, it could not have been the egg that was the inspiration behind it. Not only was Humpty not an egg, but according to many historians, he was likely a military cannon.
To get the story behind this, we have to go back to 1648 when the English Civil War was nearing its end. In an attempt to try and hold off the Parliamentary army, King Charles I had his men stationed several cannons along the walls of Colchester. Not surprisingly, one of these cannons happened to be nicknamed Humpty Dumpty.
As the nursery rhyme alludes to, Humpty Dumpty experienced a vast amount of artillery fire on his section of the wall, making it unable to support the weight of the canon any longer. As a result, Humpty came tumbling to the ground and was instantly smashed into several pieces. Try as they might, none of the King’s men would be able to fix such a level of destruction caused to the cannon. Therefore, Humpty Dumpty remained inoperable and the King’s army would proceed to lose the war the following year....
No comments:
Post a Comment