Medieval Winter Survival: How People Endured the Harshest Months in History - Video

How did people survive and perish during the most brutal months of the year? What methods did they use to prevent freezing to death? Which foods kept them from starving? How did they pass endless dark hours in an era devoid of modern comforts like heated blankets, insulated windows, and streaming entertainment? The arrival of the Little Ice Age, spanning from 1300 to approximately 1870, transformed the endless, pitch-black winters of the Late Medieval period into even more frigid and deadly ordeals. With famine and disease-related death constantly lurking, winter represented a season of absolute terror. Welcome to Medieval Madness.