Animals & Animal Husbandry

An extensive bibliography on animals into the 17 th and 18 th centuries by
Thomas Gloning. Only some of these books are in English.

Horse and Hound orginated as the newsletter for SCA equestrian and hound community in the Kingdom of Atlantia. This discussion group is designed for animal-related topics in reference to Medieval times and/or SCA involvement.

Animals were present everywhere in the everyday life of the Middle Ages: wild animals, like bears, wolves, wild boars, and deer; fish; poultry and farm animals; and the companions of the warrior, the peasant, and the hunter, like horses, falcons, and dogs.

An attempt to bring together multi-stra nded intellectu al thought concerning human-anim al relationsh ips in the European Middle Ages. It is intended to explore the exploitati on of animals by documentin g and analyzing archaeozoo logical, textual and visual data.

This is a list dedicated to those individuals who are either actively studying, and/or keeping ancient breeds of domestic animals,or who are doing the same with species of animals known to have been kept by man for any purpose.

This group is for all who wish to study and discuss any and every aspect of farming in medieval Europe. Any topic, from apiculture to viticulture, animal care and housing to field systems is welcome.

"This study considers the effects that variations in living conditions have on animals, in particular pigs, and how these difference s can be examined using the archaeolog ical record." And looks at the different ways that pigs were raised at six sites in Flanders from the 4th-15th centuries.

The fauna of Anglo-Saxon England was plentiful and varied, and included some animals that have since been made extinct in this country. The vast areas of uninhabited forests, heaths and fells were home to many creatures, in addition to the other wild creatures that inhabited the towns and villages including the domestic animals.

Iconograph y of squirrels from the 13th-16th centuries, including examples of the accoutreme nts created for pet squirrels.

This study returns to the traditional genre of medieval-estate studies to explore such missing links, emphasizing, in particular, the study of pastoral resources. The rich literature on seigneurial agriculture notwithstanding, historians know little about the local use of resources by agrarian institutions.