How Levies Felt Going to War

Text on the meme

How levies felt going into the bloodiest wars imaginable with nothing but a spear and helmet

What it means

A crudely drawn medieval levy stands in front of a rustic village, with another helmeted soldier behind him. The joke is that poorly equipped conscripts entered extremely bloody wars with only the most basic weapons and armor, making their confident expressions absurd. It is used as a reaction to situations where someone is underprepared for a dangerous challenge. EN: A crudely drawn medieval levy stands in front of a rustic village, with another helmeted soldier behind him. The joke is that poorly equipped conscripts entered extremely bloody wars with only the most basic weapons and armor, making their confident expressions absurd. It is used as a reaction to situations where someone is underprepared for a dangerous challenge.

Objects

medieval soldier / средневековый солдат helmet / шлем spear / копьё red tunic / красная туника blue tunic / синяя туника chainmail hood / кольчужный капюшон cross pendant / крестовый кулон wooden fence / деревянный забор thatched-roof house / дом с соломенной крышей dirt road / грунтовая дорога trees / деревья village / деревня outstretched hands / вытянутые руки