Why snappy dogs, scratchy cats, and hungry worms were part of a medieval woman’s vision of the afterlife
By Diane Watt, Professor of English, University of Surrey
Liz Herbert McAvoy, Professor Emerita of Medieval Studies, Swansea University
Amy Louise Morgan, Lecturer in Medieval Literature, University of Surrey
Over the course of three nights in 1422, the woman had visions of aggressive pets and insatiable worms tormenting a beloved friend.
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