Medieval artists didn’t always have firsthand experience with the animals they painted, and nowhere is that more obvious than ...

(CNN) — So you want to live like you’re from the Middle Ages? Well, maybe that’s not a common aspiration, but nevertheless, it’s a subject that’s become Olivia M. Swarthout’s expertise. Swarthout is ...

Medieval scribes took their animal illustrations very seriously. In a time when pigs were seen as a real danger and animals were trialled in court, it should be no surprise that the scribes of the ...

One of the classic images of a sea monster on a map: a giant sea-serpent attacks a ship off the coast of Norway on Olaus Magnus’s Carta marina of 1539, this image from the 1572 edition. WASHINGTON — ...

In the castle located just off Route 100, animals rule the kingdom. Medieval Times may be known for its knights who joust and duel in the show, but those behind the scenes say it’s the horses and ...