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Domestic animals in the Middle Ages were definitely smaller than today, you can see it in illustrations that depict agricultural work. For people who lived in
by inglor_cz 4y ago
Domestic animals in the Middle Ages were definitely smaller than today, you can see it in illustrations that depict agricultural work.
For people who lived in swampy areas (e.g. north of England), having lighter animals with longer legs was actually preferrable. Meat-and-fat balls of today would get stuck and drown in mires.
- dgb23 4y agoRegular cows getting stuck and breaking their legs still happens sometimes except maybe in industrial farming. The cows in the Swiss alps (Wallis) for example are much sturdier and smaller to accommodate for rocky and steep terrain.