A closer look
Because why would you rely on standard prayers when you could carry around preserved rodent genitalia? In the highly superstitious landscape of medieval Europe, professional physicians and local mystics heavily overlapped. Amulets were considered cutting-edge magical technology to ward off demons and the evil eye. To ensure pregnancy or prevent disease, women were frequently advised to wear the testicles of a weasel tied around their necks or thighs in a small leather pouch. It was peak sympathetic magic—an entire medical system based on the logic that weird animal parts definitely intimidate the forces of darkness.
