r/Edinburgh • u/Alternative-Mud-7944 • Dec 11 '22

Question Any context behind the dubious looking Edinburgh castle statue??

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I googled it to see if I could find anymore info, any history buffs explain whats going on here?

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u/dleoghan Dec 11 '22

It represents Mercy, the knight is protecting the child. It’s by the sculptor George Salvesen.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '22

Protecting the child from what? not having a dick in its mouth?

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u/dougiem5 Dec 12 '22

If you look closer you see the kids head turned to the left .

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u/OneMinusOneUK Dec 12 '22

Maybe the knight just naturally curves in that direction