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The Medieval Shears

Shears in the middle ages were mainly used to cut the fleece from sheep. The person who removes the sheep's wool is called a shearer. Each adult sheep was usually shorn once each year.

Sheep Shearing, Duke du Berry, Books of Hours (c. 1410)
Sheep Shearing, Duke du Berry, Books of Hours (c. 1410)

© John Simkin, September 1997 - June 2013

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