Medieval Military Medicine: From the Vikings to the High Middle Ages

Medieval Warfare: A Study of Injuries, Illnesses, and Deaths in Northern and Western Europe (10th-13th Centuries) Discover the gruesome details of medieval warfare and the devastating injuries, illnesses, and deaths that soldiers faced during this 500-year period.

This comprehensive study by Brian Burfield examines the surgical methods used to treat fractured skulls, broken bones, and damaged teeth, as well as the contemporary attitudes towards disfiguring scars and disabling injuries.

Learn about the deadly effects of disease, including dysentery and St.

Anthony's Fire, and how infected wounds were often more dangerous than the weapons of the age.

The final chapter delves into the psychological trauma caused by war, with a focus on the world of the Vikings.

Burfield's account features many individual cases, drawn from chronicles, miracle collections, surgeries, government records, and other documents.

With a wealth of historical evidence and vivid prose, poetry, and literature, this book provides a gripping and informative look at the harsh realities of medieval warfare.

Don't miss out on this fascinating and thought-provoking study of one of history's most brutal eras.