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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 • 06-03-2020

Cultural History · Literature · Legal History

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 • 18-10-2019

Cultural History · Art History · Literature

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 • 02-02-2018

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Proverbial Pigs in the Middle Ages: Ten Medieval Proverbs Featuring Swine

Homicidal Hogs: Murderous Pigs on Trial in Medieval France

Pigs and Bagpipes: Geoffrey Chaucer's Miller in Context