HUMPTY DUMPTY.......sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpy had a great fall,
All the king's horses and all the kings men,
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| All the kings horses and all the kings men. |
couldn't put HUMPTY together again.
HUMPTY DUMPTY ......
Is really a character and literary allusion,
He has appeared, or been referred to in many works, including Lewis Carroll's 'Through the Looking Glass'.
He is typically portrayed as an 'anthropomorphic' egg.
(Anthropomorphic: Having human characteristics or ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman things.)
In 1996 the Colchester Tourist Board's website revealed, after years of research that HUMPTY DUMPTY was in fact a giant cannon which was colloquially known as HUMPTY DUMPTY.
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| Colchester Castle. |
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| town centre. |
Colchester was a walled town with a castle and several churches and was protected by a city wall.
HUMPTY DUMPTY (the giant cannon) was strategically placed on the wall to protect the town from the enemy. However a shot from a Parliamentary cannon succeeded in damaging the wall beneath HUMPTY DUMPTY, causing the cannon to tumble to the ground.
The Royalists or Cavaliers ("All the King's Men") couldn't put HUMPTY together again.
The story goes that attempts to raise the giant cannon again proved impossible.
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I had heard of the name but knew nothing about his history, thank you for this story, now I know more about him ;-)
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I thing you'll find most nursery rhymes aren't what they may seem Melody and some have rather sinister connotations, For instance 'Ring a Ring of Roses.... relates to The Great Plague...when you get to the line 'Atishoo atishoo we all fall down...implied that violent sneezing resulted in death and people would literally be dropping dead in the street..Nice !
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Interesting story about the background of "Humpty Dumpty." I never heard that before.
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People often said of him Leslie..'He was such a good egg'...Or how about? 'All the king's horses and all the king's men 'had scrambled egg for lunch' Ha ha xx
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Very informative. Learned something today.
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Glad you learned something from my 'eggy' tale..
DeletePoor old Humpty!
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What a great post for H and lovely photos besides ~ glad to hear the history of Humpty ~ ^_^
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Carol, thanks for dropping by and your kind comments
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This is very interesting. I had always thought Humpty Dumpty was an Egg...
ReplyDeleteHildred,
DeleteI shall always believe Humpty was an egg,
and a good one too!
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Humpty Dumpty is definitely a great choice for H:)
ReplyDeleteGreat to know the facts about it too!
Thank you Di:)
Hello Amit,
Deletethanks for dropping by always good to hear from you.
Nursery rhymes aren't always what they seem, that's why I like to research the origins.
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ABCW team.
Interesting to know the origine of Humpty Dumpty. In 2007 we were in Colchester, but we had no time to learn much about this old Norman castle and the village. I took a lot of photos though!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this story!
Hi Wil,
Deletewhat a shame you didn't get to see more of Colchester it is such a delightful town, brimming with history going back to the Roman invasions, and beyond.
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Di,
ABCW team.
I always thought the story had more political implications...haven't a clue what they were.
ReplyDeleteI like the cannon story much better.
I suppose the story of HUMPTY DUMPTY did have political implications because 'All the Kings Horses' were working on behalf of the King who was, in those days, 'A law unto himself'...
DeleteI still prefer HUMPTY DUMPTY sitting on his wall, I wish he hadn't had such a fall, HE seemed such a HAPPY good egg..
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We mourn his passing
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Indeed Rpger,
DeleteHE really was such a 'good egg'!
RIP HUMPTY.
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ReplyDeleteHumpty Dumpty is indeed memorable.
ReplyDeleteHi Carin,
DeleteI am inclined to agree with you, HUMPTY was one of
my favourite nursery rhyme characters when I was a child.
Thanks for stopping by.
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Di,
ABCW team.
That's interesting ! I had never heard about Humpty Dumpty.
ReplyDeleteHello Gattina,
DeleteI was rather surprised to learn about the big cannon
being called HUMPTY Dumpty, when we visited Colchester,
during a holiday in the South, most interesting town too, brimming with history going back to the Roman invasions and beyond.
Best wishes,
Di.
ABCW team.
Awww, a cannon. Oh well. I'll imagine all the parts of the cannon as egg-shaped and that it shot out eggs. That's what I shall do. Hugs to you, Di. :-)
ReplyDeleteHey Susie, what a good idea> I didn't like the story about the cannon because I liked Humpty better as an egg... A good egg at that! So get back on that wall Humpty, where you belong !
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Fascinating! Humpty Dumpty has always been one of my favorite nursery rhymes, but I never knew the real life story behind it. Thanks for sharing and blessings, my friend!
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DeleteGood to HEAR from you, always a pleasure to share
your thoughts,
Blessings, as ever,
Di.
ABCW team.
I think he's such a cute character. Sometimes nursery rhymes have such dark messages (Hantzel and Gretel).
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Hello Ann,
ReplyDeleteSo good to hear from you again and thanks for your comments.
I do like HUMPTY; a real good egg !
HANTZEL and Gretel always frightened me when I was a child, I always liked the more jolly tales,Even Little Red Riding Hood was rather scary !
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Di.
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Did not know that...thank you for doing the research. I personally love that fairy tales are frightening...did not have enough to worry about when I was a kid :)
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