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🦔 From witches’ tales to wildlife decline - medieval folklore had hedgehogs, nightjars & more as omens. Today, those same species are endangered.
Consider: what if those “omens” were warnings we didn’t heed?
🔗 theconversation.com/the-medieval-f…

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theconversation.com The medieval folklore of Britain’s endangered wildlife ‘omens’ – from hedgehogs to nightjars Medieval people believed that witches would transform into hedgehogs to steal milk.