Being left-handed in the Middle Ages

Hello, it’s me, Roger of Wilberfoss. Did you know that many of the people in my home village look at me with suspicion? The priest in particular always freezes when he sees me and hastily reaches for the cross on his chest. He probably thinks that this helps him against the evil aura that surrounds me – and all because I’m left-handed.

You see, in my time, being left-handed is a sign that you are possessed by the devil or at least in league with him.

Even in ancient Greece and Rome we left...