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* EvolutionaryPressureCooker: The TropeMaker and inspiration for most depictions in Eastern media is ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu_(poison) jincan]]'' (later called ''gu'' in China and ''kodoku'' in Japan), a Chinese {{curse}} technique first recorded in the 7th century.
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* FoxChickenGrainPuzzle: The earliest recorded variation of this puzzle is found in ''Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes'', which dates to the late ninth century.

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* GentleGiant: Saint Christopher, post CharacterDevelopment, in the ''Golden Legend'' c. 1260 CE.

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* GentleGiant: Saint Christopher, post CharacterDevelopment, post-CharacterDevelopment, in the ''Golden Legend'' c. 1260 CE.CE.
* GourmetPetFood: In ''Literature/TheCanterburyTales'', the Prioress feeds her beloved dogs roast meat and fine bread with milk.
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For Want Of A Nail is now a disambiguation.


* ForWantOfANail: The proverb first appeared during this period, though the concept may be older. There's also the ''Arabian Nights'' tale "What a drop of honey caused" (it caused a war.)
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* MartialArtsStaff: Little John, ''RobinHood'', 14th century

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* MartialArtsStaff: Little John, ''RobinHood'', ''Myth/RobinHood'', 14th century
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Chained Sinkhole.


* IncrediblyConspicuousDrag: In the ''Literature/PoeticEdda'', [[ManlyMan the extremely manly god Thor]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext has to dress up as the beautiful goddess Freya in order to get his hammer back]]. Loki has to make many excuses to explain why "Freya" has an enormous appetite, is incredibly large, takes thunderous steps, and has a ''beard''.

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* IncrediblyConspicuousDrag: In the ''Literature/PoeticEdda'', the [[ManlyMan the extremely manly manly]] god Thor]] Thor [[ItMakesSenseInContext has to dress up as the beautiful goddess Freya in order to get his hammer back]]. Loki has to make many excuses to explain why "Freya" has an enormous appetite, is incredibly large, takes thunderous steps, and has a ''beard''.
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Rated M For Manly is about works, not characters


* IncrediblyConspicuousDrag: In the ''Literature/PoeticEdda'', [[RatedMForManly the extremely manly god Thor]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext has to dress up as the beautiful goddess Freya in order to get his hammer back]]. Loki has to make many excuses to explain why "Freya" has an enormous appetite, is incredibly large, takes thunderous steps, and has a ''beard''.

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* IncrediblyConspicuousDrag: In the ''Literature/PoeticEdda'', [[RatedMForManly [[ManlyMan the extremely manly god Thor]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext has to dress up as the beautiful goddess Freya in order to get his hammer back]]. Loki has to make many excuses to explain why "Freya" has an enormous appetite, is incredibly large, takes thunderous steps, and has a ''beard''.
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* RealEventFictionalCause: In ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'', one saint on Venus attributes the creation of Florence to the Devil.

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