Elephants and Ivory with John Beusterien

10 Jul 2025 • 49 min • EN
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Elephants were known throughout most of the medieval world, even if most people had never encountered one, themselves. In bestiaries, elephants are praised for their long memories, intelligence, and monogamy. And, of course, their ivory. This week, Danièle speaks with John Beusterien about elephants and ivory in medieval China and Spain, including how elephants were put into service, and how ivory was used and traded across the world. Listen to this podcast ad-free on Patreon - go to https://www.patreon.com/medievalists

From "The Medieval Podcast"

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