Located in the historic East Riding of Yorkshire, Monkshood Medieval Furniture supplies to the public, re-enactors, living history enthusiasts, museums and film studios. Our furniture is crafted from native woods e.g. English oak, Scottish oak, beech, ash and birch. We manufacture furniture according to designs from the Roman to Medieval periods and will make, where possible, any item in wood on request. All of the timber used is sourced in England Scotland and Wales where possible.
Contact details: Arthur Tel: 01964 562446
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During the Middle Ages, Monkshood was associated with witchcraft, and it has been used as an external painkiller in folk medicine ever since. The English name derives from the cowl-like shape of the flowers. It was used to poison enemy water supplies during times of war in ancient Europe and Asia. Hunters used its sap to poison spears, arrowheads & trap baits. In ancient Greek legends the plant originated from the saliva dripping from the fangs of Cerberus, the three-headed dog that Eurystheus tasked Hercules to kidnap from the underworld.
