oretta

oretta, m.n: one who strives, a combatant, warrior, champion. (OR-et-ta / ˈɔ-rɛt-ta)

Medieval manuscript image of a rabbit walking on its hind legs, holding a circular shield in one forepaw and a giant sword in the other.
Vincent of Beauvais’s Speculum historiale; France, c. 1294-1297; Boulogne-sur-Mer, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 130II, f. 319v. [discardingimages.tumblr.com]

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