Do you still believe in these Medieval omens?
Signs of doom and gloom that have been recognized for centuries
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Omens, good and bad, were a staple of medieval superstition. Throughout the Middle Ages, many people interpreted signs such as plague as an expression of God's will. Moreover, they read certain images and episodes in the world as portents of impending calamity or disaster, or perhaps as signals of good fortune. From something as mundane as stumbling across a horseshoe, to witnessing a blazing comet racing across the sky, everything, it seemed, had an inner meaning. But what medieval omens might you still believe in today?
Click through and take a look into the past to foretell the future.
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