Daily Medieval

Before we talk about the wool trade, I think a few words about the history of wool is a good start. There is evidence that sheep were domest...

The previous post on the Mesta mentioned the kings of Castile giving shepherds rights-of-way that overrode those of other landowners in o...

Merino Ram, bred in Medieval Spain Consider the Iberian Peninsula in the early Middle Ages: the Moors controlled the southern part, and...