Dogs played a surprisingly wide range of roles in medieval society – from hunting companions and guards to symbols of status and even subjects of superstition. In this video, we take a closer look at ...

Although Stephen’s story intended to reveal the sin and folly of superstition, it nonetheless underlines what medieval people perceived as the special qualities that distinguished dogs from ...

In the Bible, dogs are often characterised as filthy scavengers. Proverbs 26:11 famously describes how they return to their own vomit. This theme is repeated in the medieval bestiary tradition ...