Pilgrim’s Reward Brooch

You may have been taught in school that Chaucer’s Wife of Bath embodies the unbridled sexual proclivities of female pilgrims. Here’s evidence of a popular perception that pilgrimage will get you laid regardless of your sex. The lady crowns the pilgrim penis, a play on the popular contemporary image of crowning a lover with a wreath.

The original was found at ‘s-Hertogenbosch and is dated 1375-1425.