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@birgitconstant.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 7:44 AM

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What do you think about animals in historical fiction? Love them, hate them, couldn't care less?

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Bronze background with the book cover of the historical novel The Minstrel’s Quest under the header „Medieval Dogs“. On the book sits a Jack-Russel terrier, below, in front of the book, a male Viking and a mastiff keenly look at author Birgit Constant, to their right. In the middle of the image, an arrow with the text „meet two of them“ points to the right (next image)

Quote from The Minstrel’s Quest, Part I, Chapter 3 on a paperclipped and taped white piece of paper on bronze background with the following text:

Lucan stroked Garulf’s head. “Don’t worry. I won’t let anything happen to you. Now, come! We must tell Baldwin.”

As he passed through the gate, Randúlfr and his dog appeared in the courtyard. Lucan was so startled that he stumbled. Garulf ran behind him, whimpering, while Randúlfr’s dog loped towards Lucan with his head down, his eyes fixed on Lucan’s legs – or whatever was behind them.
The Northman grinned, showing his teeth and strongly resembling his four-legged companion. “Where are you going in such a hurry, jugleur? Did you come to see me?”
After this quote, a little Anglo-Saxon warrior points to the sentence: To find out more and to read a sample, visit birgitconstant.com.

A paperclipped and taped white piece of paper on bronze background with the following heading: Animals in historical novels. Below, the text reads as follows: The Northumbria Trilogy features animal companions in all three books: a female mastiff named Bargest in Warrior of two Kings, a chestnut horse named Modig Wiht in For Lord and Liege, and finally, the Jack-Russell terrier Garulf and the mastiff Fenrir in The Minstrel’s Quest.
Do you find animals in historical fiction interesting, in particular if they feature as part of the story? And, more importantly, are you Team Cat or Team Dog?
After this quote, a little Anglo-Saxon warrior points to the sentence: To find out more and to read a sample, visit birgitconstant.com. To the right of this sentence sits author Birgit Constant, pondering.

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