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Date
2023
Abstract
Culturally distinct Hiberno-Norse communities were prominent in Ireland from the ninth to the thirteenth centuries. Using historical, archaeological, literary and biological evidence this paper describes the experience of health, medicine and disease in this population during the period under review. Overall, the Hiber-no-Norse people appear to have been prosperous, enjoyed good health and lived well, although some individuals were malnourished. Epidemics of unknown aetiology occasionally affected the Hiberno-Norse, through whom leprosy may have been introduced to Ireland. When disease struck, diet, herbs and surgery were resorted to by healers, many of whom are likely to have been women. This paper argues that Hiberno-Norse medical practice derived from both Gaelic and Norse traditions
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Royal Irish Academy
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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 123C, pp. 35-55
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Sustainable Development Goals
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/