Regardless of their differing theories, the one thing historians can agree on is the Humpty Dumpty did not start out life as an egg. In fact, he might represent something much darker.

Humpty Dumpty is the main character of one of our most well-known nursery rhymes, but some people have been left stunned by a new revelation. The popular children's song has been sung all over the ...

“It's not in the lyrics, and deciding he's a giant egg is quite a random leap for someone to make, and everyone else being like, ‘yeah, a giant egg on a wall. Of course.’” It’s a fair point.

Humpty Dumpty is allegedly not what he's cracked up to be: Bold claim leaves brains scrambled as deep-thinkers struggle to let go of a childhood fantasy. Primary Menu Sections. US News.

One wrote: 'Humpty Dumpty was a cannon that fell off a wall.' Another wrote: 'It was a cannon in Chichester.' The nursery rhyme was first recorded in England in the late 18th Century.

In many illustrations, Humpty Dumpty has been portrayed as an egg - but this does not come from the nursery rhyme itself. Lifestyle Amber O'Connor and Abbie Meehan Sports Writer U-35s ...

Other theories include that Humpty Dumpty tells the story of King Richard III and his defeat at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, while another drew parallels with Chinese Mythology. "Chinese ...

From our earliest childhood memories, we know the sad story. “Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall, All the king’s horses and all the king’s men, couldn’t put Humpty ...

In 1871, Humpty Dumpty was referred to in Lewis Carroll’s 1871 book, Through the Looking-Glass, which was a sequel to Alice in Wonderland. In that book, Humpty Dumpty was described as an egg.

Humpty Dumpty often appears as an egg in illustrations of the popular nursery rhyme, but you may be shocked to learn the character is something else entirely - and he's not very friendly.