“Chickens used as currency was common in the early to high Middle Ages. Tithe
barns housed payments made to monasteries and convents. “Woodhens” were
chickens paid at Christmastime in trade for dead, dry timber from the lord’s
wooded land.”
https://countrysidenetwork.com/daily/poultry/chickens-101/facts-about-chickens-medieval-times-to-now/
On Jan 15, 2019, at 10:46 AM, Lawrence Helm <lawrencehelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
No mention is made of chickens, but that was probably just an oversight.
Lawrence
