What animal is large enough to carry a castle upon its back, has no knees, and can rival a dragon? According to medieval bestiaries, the answer is the elephant. Encyclopedic books of creatures popular in the Middle Ages present the elephant as an implausible creature that unites a biblical message with extreme size and strength. From asexuality to an inability to bend at the knee, explore medieval "facts" regarding elephants at our #LinkInBio. . . . 🏷️: #getty #elephants #elephantday #middleages #manuscript