In the Middle Ages, people made marks and concealed many objects in their buildings to protect themselves from harmful magic. Dead cats, horse skulls, hidden shoes, written charms and protection marks were all used widely as methods of repelling, diverting or trapping negative energies.
In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis finds out more from Brian Hoggard, author of Magical House Protection: The Archaeology of Counter-Witchcraft.
This episode was produced by Rob Weinberg.
Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free original podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians including Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Lucy Worsley, Matt Lewis, Tristan Hughes and more. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code MEDIEVAL. Download the app on your smart TV or in the app store or sign up here > http://access.historyhit.com/checkout?code=medieval&plan=monthly
You can take part in our listener survey here > https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK
Whisky: The Medieval Elixir
Echoes of History: Civil War in Feudal Japan
Richard the Lionheart
Medieval Monsters, Ghosts & Werewolves
A Guide to Medieval Churches
The Viking Age: What Discoveries Reveal
Women Crusaders
Genghis Khan to Tamerlane: Mongol Empire Reborn
Origins of the Normans
The Witan: England's First Parliament?
Medieval Italy
How the Plantagenets Built England
Rise of Wessex
Rise of Mercia
Life on Crusade
The Dynasty that Made Medieval France
Rise of Northumbria
What is a Pilgrimage?
Medieval Sex Work
King Henry II
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Ancients
Not Just the Tudors
Dan Snow’s History Hit
American History Hit
History Extra podcast