Beasts, Birds and Other Fauna: Animals and Their Meaning in the Early Middle Ages
Doug Rocks-Macqueen
In the Early Middle Ages (the period from 6th to 12th century) animals accompanied human societies. Birds started every day with a choir of their songs, big mammals were hunted (or bred) for meat and skins, and dogs were kept for protection. Several animal species held important roles during the various pre-Christian rituals, and after the conversion […]