In this episode, the Accessible Medievalist delves a bit into the history of prosthetics, especially the story of a man from the Longobard area of Veneto, Italy, between the sixth and eighth centuries CE, who had an amputated hand and a knife-h...

Ever watch a movie or a TV show supposedly set in the Middle Ages - or inspired by the Middle Ages - and wonder if things were really like that? This episode might help a bit! It is a companion to the Accessible Medievalist’s

In this episode, the Accessible Medievalist takes a look at medieval evidence for Down Syndrome as well as issues with diagnosing historical disability and what burial practices can tell us.

The welcome episode of the Accessible Medievalist! Check out more on the web site! Mentioned in Episode: Dr. Dayanna Knight