The Medieval Changeling: Health, Childcare, and the Family Unit

by Dr Rose A Sawyer

The first comprehensive study of medieval changelings and associated attitudes to the health and care of children in the period.

The changeling - a monstrous creature swapped for a human child by malevolent powers - is an enduring image in the popular imagination; dubbing a child a changeling is traditionally understood as a way to justify the often-violent rejection of a disabled or ailing infant. Belief in the reality of changelings is famously...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843846519
• ISBN13: 9781843846512
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.6"