Good for What Ales You: Alcohol in Medieval Medical Texts

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Medieval Brewers Guild

Organizer Name

Stephen C. Law

Organizer Affiliation

Medieval Brewers Guild/Univ. of Central Oklahoma

Presider Name

Stephen C. Law

Paper Title 1

The Rise of Beer in Mainstream Western Medicine in the Early Middle Ages

Presenter 1 Name

Max Nelson

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Windsor

Paper Title 2

Let's Drink to Her: Alcohol and Women's Health in the Trotula and the Works of Hildegard of Bingen

Presenter 2 Name

Theresa A. Vaughan

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Central Oklahoma

Paper Title 3

"Ale-Runes You Must Know": Runic "Alu" Inscriptions

Presenter 3 Name

Stephen Pollington

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Independent Scholar

Start Date

12-5-2017 3:30 PM

Session Location

Fetzer 1045