Medieval gardening for kitchen, health

Archaeobotanist and Quaternary geologist Jens Heimdahl inaugurates the autumn online lectures with new (f)findings on an exciting topic!

Gardens were an important feature of most types of society in the Middle Ages - in the cities, in the countryside, in monasteries and in towns.

One of these most likely existed at Glimmingehus, and it should have been up to the burgess Margareta Arvidsdotter to keep a watchful eye over the magnificent garden with medicinal plants, fruit trees and flowers.

The medieval garden has long been a mythical phenomenon about which we had a vague idea, but in recent years knowledge has grown through new archaeological methods and finds.

This provides a new picture of kitchen culture and medicinal traditions in both town and country, and challenges previous perceptions of how horticultural culture and garden crops were spread.

Jens works within the Archaeologists, part of the Norwegian State Historical Museums authority. They work with consulting activities in archeology and the cultural environment. Among other things, Jens has worked on the book Swedish garden history - prehistory & medieval times (2021).

The lecture is free! You just need to be on Glimmingehus' Facebook page just before the start, and you will find the broadcast:) Feel free to ask questions to Jens in the chat. Welcome!