This issue includes the following papers which encompass archaeological, artistic and written sources:

• Terry O'Connor, Medieval Zooarchaeology: What Are We Trying to Do?, 3-21
• Anna Gannon, King of all Beasts Beast of all Kings: Lions in Anglo-Saxon Coinage and Art, 22-37
• Steve Ashby, The Role of Zooarchaeology in the Interpretation of Socioeconomic Status: A Discussion with Reference to Medieval Europe, 38-60
• Paul Sorrell, A New Interpretation of the Witham Bowl and its Animal Imagery, 61-80
• Graham Twigg, The Black Rat and the Plague, 81-99
• Mark Brisbane and Mark Maltby, Love Letters to Bare Bones: A Comparison of Two Types of Evidence for the Use of Animals in Medieval Novgorod, 100-118
• Audrey Meaney, Birds on the Stream of Consciousness: Riddles 7 to 10 of the Exeter Book, 119-151
• Aleks Pluskowski, Hares with Crossbows. Integrating Physical and Conceptual Approaches Towards Medieval Fauna, 152-182

Language: English