Are dwarfs getting you down? Here are five early medieval remedies that may help!
Cooked crow’s brains and other early medieval remedies for headaches from the Leiden Leechbook
The ninth-century manuscript fragment known as the Leiden Leechbook is a unique witness to medical practice in the early Middle Ages and the multilingual nature of the documents from this period.
Early Medieval Magical Medicine: An Anglo-Saxon Trivia Quiz
An Anglo-Saxon trivia quiz that will test (and/or increase) your knowledge about magical medicine in early medieval England!
Creepy Crawlies in Early Medieval England: Anglo-Saxon Medicine and Minibeasts
What roles do worms, spiders and earwigs play in early medieval medicine? And why should you throw a dungbeetle over your shoulder?
Half-assed humanoids: Centaurs in early medieval England
With the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse, centaurs are one of the most recognisable creatures of Greek mythology. However, these horse-human-hybrids also make their appearance in the cultural record of early medieval England.