medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
It is quite possible that if the ass had been used to feeding with the
sheep, and was regarded as 'boss' by the flock that he would have attached a
wolf. I would not like to be at the business end of an infuriated ass.
Llamas perform the same function nowadays, only foxes are the usual target
in this country
Anne
Subject: [M-R] Another Saint for the Day (December 4 or 5): Saint Sualo
(also Sola, Solus)
......
Notable among the miracles attributed to S. by Ermanric is a plainly
allegorical one in which at his bidding an ass on which he had been riding
attacked and killed a wolf that was threatening sheep at their graze in a
pasture with no shepherds present.
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