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Wolves and the Wilderness in the Middle Ages (Hardcover)
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Wolves and the Wilderness in the Middle Ages (Hardcover)
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The complex attitude to the wolf in the Middle Ages re-evaluated,
bringing together historical and other evidence. The wolf, a common
metaphor for vice in medieval Christian literature, is today an
iconic symbol of the intense fear and insecurity that some
associate with the middle ages. In reality, responses to wolves
varied across medieval Europe. Although not dependent on the
wilderness, wolves were conceptually linked to this environment -
which although on the fringes of medieval society, became
increasingly exploited from the eighth to fourteenth centuries, so
bringing people and livestock closer to the wolf. This book
compares responses to wolves, focusing on two regions, Britain and
southern Scandinavia. It looks at the distribution of wolves in the
landscape, their potential impact as predators on both animals and
people, and their use as commodities, in literature, art, cosmology
and identity. It also investigates the reasons (both practical and
cultural) for the eradication of wolves in England, but their
survival on the Scandinavian peninsula. ALEKSANDER PLUSKOWSKI is
Associate Professor, Department of Archaeology, University of
Reading,
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