Proverbial Pigs in the Middle Ages: Ten Medieval Proverbs Featuring Swine Swine make a frequent appearance in the proverbs of the Middle Ages; this blog post provides a fair sample of medieval piggish wisdom! Thijs Porck • March 06, 2020
Homicidal Hogs: Murderous Pigs on Trial in Medieval France A sow eating a baby from a cradle: a horrifying image in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales may have roots in actual medieval history. Thijs Porck • October 18, 2019
Pigs and Bagpipes: Geoffrey Chaucer's Miller in Context Geoffrey Chaucer drew on various medieval traditions surrounding pigs to characterise one of his most memorable characters in the Canterbury Tales: Robin the Miller Thijs Porck • February 02, 2018
