I think it's just a medieval in-joke. The image of the knight kneeling with his hands in the air before the growling snail made me actually laugh, I'm sure it m

I think it's just a medieval in-joke. The image of the knight kneeling with his hands in the air before the growling snail made me actually laugh, I'm sure it made them too. Once seen, they copied it and did alterations and plays on it, like a meme. It's something like the Cool S everyone knows how to draw I suppose.