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Humpty Dumpty Was A Cannon, Not An Egg

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Offline Ozymandias

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on: February 16, 2014, 10:23:03 PM

By Adam Wears




You might think that the main character of the classic children’s nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty” is an egg. However, historical evidence actually suggests that Humpty Dumpty was actually a cannon used by the Royalists during the English Civil War. During a vicious battle in 1648, the cannon fell from a battlement and was unable to be recovered (i.e., put back together again). Tellingly, the lyrics of the nursery rhyme never describe Humpty Dumpty as an egg either.


The nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty”—with its simplistic lyrics and surrealistic imagery—has been a classic among children throughout the world since 1870. It’s not a complicated story: The titular Humpty Dumpty sits on a wall and falls off, spilling his innards while “all the king’s horses and all the king’s men” fail to put him back together again.


Interestingly, you’re probably picturing an egg as the main character, in spite of the fact that the lyrics don’t describe Humpty at all. For that, you can thank the 1872 novel Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll which contained illustrations of Humpty Dumpty as an egg, a portrayal which continued throughout popular culture ever since.


So, you might be asking, what was Humpy Dumpty? Well, if you believe several historians, Humpty Dumpty was actually the nickname of a cannon used during the English Civil War of 1642–1649. In 1648, the English city of Colchester was under the control of a group known as the Royalists, who wished for King Charles I to be able to rule the country without Parliament. In order to fortify the city against attack from the Parliamentarians (the group who supported Parliament and wished to oust Charles I), they erected several large cannons on the walls surrounding the city.


On June 15, 1648, the cannon referred to as “Humpty Dumpty” was positioned on the walls. By this time, the Parliamentarians had surrounded and laid siege to the city, so Humpty was used to bombard the enemy and prevent a full-scale assault. However, on July 14 or 15, a Parliamentarian cannonball blew apart the wall underneath Humpty Dumpty. This collapsed the fortification and sent Humpty Dumpty tumbling to the ground. Due to its size, none of the king’s horses and none of the king’s men were able to recover the cannon. On August 28, the city fell to the Parliamentarians, who eventually triumphed and toppled King Charles I in 1649, thus ending the war.


source: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Sslv8I7P6GYC&pg=PA54&dq=humpty+dumpty+cannon&hl=en&sa=X&ei=rofMUsGDPYeohAez54GAAg&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=humpty%20dumpty%20cannon&f=false
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Offline bohica

Reply #1 on: February 16, 2014, 11:39:29 PM


According to Google, humpty looked like this. 

Good topic.  Thanks.


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Reply #2 on: February 17, 2014, 05:56:06 AM
nice info bossing....salamat po...

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Reply #3 on: February 17, 2014, 06:38:54 AM
So yun pala history nya .. nice info sir ... masabi nga sa anak ko to para maituwid ang turo sa nursery haha #basag

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Offline Jonel

Reply #4 on: March 27, 2014, 08:02:37 PM
Hahah who would have thought that some innocent sounding nursery has a grim and brutal origin in war.


Much like the nursery rhymes that parody the black plague that swept Europe during the middle ages and killed millions.


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Reply #5 on: March 27, 2014, 10:12:35 PM
Good to know. All this time ang pagkakaalam ko talaga itlog si humpty dumpty. Kahit nga kasi di naman talaga sya described as an egg, madalas kasi may kasamang picture yun nursery rhyme. Kaya yun nag attach na talaga sa isipan.
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Reply #6 on: March 28, 2014, 09:52:21 AM
Interesting. I didn't know about this little tidbit of info. Thanks for sharing.


Offline naruto789544

Reply #7 on: October 29, 2017, 11:35:44 PM
well what do you know... all of us were corrected... great piece of history ts...


 


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