"ANIMALS IN THE MIDDLE AGES: CARE, HEALING AND BELIEF" with Kathleen Walker-Meikle
3/3/20261 hr 12 min
What did it mean to care for an animal in the Middle Ages?
Long before modern veterinary medicine, medieval people developed detailed systems for healing horses, hounds, livestock, and even household pets. Treatments ranged from practical wound care and herbal remedies to bloodletting, lunar timing, and deeply held spiritual beliefs about the body.
Medieval historian Kathleen Walker-Meikle explores how animals were understood, valued, and treated in a world where science, faith, folklore, and lived experience were inseparable. From war horses essential to power and survival, to beloved companion animals inside the home, care was not...
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[upbeat music] Now, I love anything having to do with history. How about you? You know, one of my favorite times, it's the Middle Ages. You know, knights, King Arthur, Camelot. And how about this? The knights' horses. [laughs] You know where I'm going? In today's episode, Kathleen Walker-Meikle joins me. She's a world-renowned medieval historian. Now, her expertise extends to how animals were embedded in everyday life during the Middle Ages. And let me tell you,