Constructing the past in eleventh-century Flanders: Hagiography at Saint-Winnoc
Constructing the past in eleventh-century Flanders: Hagiography at Saint-Winnoc By David J. Defries PhD Dissertation, Ohio State University, 2004 Abstract: At the heart…
Changes in London’s economic hinterland as indicated by debt cases in the Court of Common Pleas
Changes in London’s economic hinterland as indicated by debt cases in the Court of Common Pleas By Derek Keene Paper given at a…
Burial in Later Anglo-Saxon England c.650-1100 AD
Burial in Later Anglo-Saxon England c.650-1100 AD Edited by Jo Buckberry and Annia Cherryson Oxbow Books, 2010 ISBN: 978-1-84217-965-9 Publisher’s Synopsis: Traditionally the…
Break a Leg: Animal Health and Welfare in Medieval, Emden, Germany
The presented study investigates the pathologically changed animal bones from medieval Emden, Germany.
Catṡlechta and other medieval legal material relating to cats
The purpose of this article is to edit and translate the short passages in their entirety so as to make the primary material readily available.
Embellishing the Steps: Elements of Presentation and Style in the Heavenly Ladder of John Climacus
Embellishing the Steps: Elements of Presentation and Style in the Heavenly Ladder of John Climacus By John Duffy Dumbarton Oaks Papers, Vol.53 (1999)…
St. Anselm of Canterbury and Romano Guardini
St. Anselm of Canterbury and Romano Guardini de Gaál, Ph.D., Father Emery (University of St. Mary of the Lake) The Saint Anselm Journal…
Italy and the companies of adventure in the fourteenth century
In times of war, they sold their services to the highest bidder; in times of peace, they became marauders, raiding and ravaging the countryside, committing the atrocities…
Writing Fornication: Medieval Leyrwite and its Historians
Leyrwrite was a fine for fornication levied on the bondwomen of many English manors.
History Great Battles Medieval – Review
Great Battles Medieval allows players to re-fight the battles of the Hundred Years War, where you act as the commander. The gameplay is…
Amma Syncletica: A Spirituality of Experience
Amma Syncletica: A Spirituality of Experience By Mary Forman Vox Benedictina: A Journal of Translations from Monastic Sources, Vol. 10:2 (1993) Introduction: The…
The Barbarian Past in Early Medieval Historical Narrative
The Barbarian Past in Early Medieval Historical Narrative By Shami Ghosh PhD Dissertation, University of Toronto, 2009 Abstract: This thesis presents a series…
The practice of Irish kingship in the Central Middle Ages
This thesis demonstrates that the nature of Irish kingship and the practices of its kings are more sophisticated and varied matters than has been realised.
Feudal Imagery or Christian Tradition? A Defense of the Rationale for Anselm’s Cur Deus Homo
Feudal Imagery or Christian Tradition? A Defense of the Rationale for Anselm’s Cur Deus Homo Cohen, Nicholas (Boston College) The Saint Anselm Journal…
Faith and Reason in Anselm: Two Models
Faith and Reason in Anselm: Two Models Brown, Montague (Saint Anselm College) The Saint Anselm Journal 2.1 (Fall 2004) Abstract In the preface…
Human Free Will in Anselm and Descartes
Human Free Will in Anselm and Descartes Berman, Sophie (St. Francis College) The Saint Anselm Journal 2.1 (Fall 2004) Abstract Freedom is a…
Aspects of the development of public assembly in the Danelaw
Aspects of the development of public assembly in the Danelaw Turner, Sam Assemblage, Issue 5 (2000) Abstract The aim of this essay is…
Castles and the Children of Alfred
My starting point was The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (Armitage, 1912), a formidable book by a formidable woman.
Christopher Columbus was the son of a Polish king, historian says
Christopher Columbus was a royal prince, son of a Portuguese noble lady and exiled Polish King Władysław III, according to Columbus’ new biography,…
Water, Public Hygiene and Fire Control in Medieval Towns: Facing Collective Goods Problems while Ensuring the Quality of Life
Why common waters in towns managed quite intensively were rather early in medieval history, but public hygiene and fire prevention even in the later Middle Ages were often not ensured sufficiently?
The Frankish Tribute Payments to the Vikings and their Consequences
The Frankish Tribute Payments to the Vikings and their Consequences By Simon Coupland Francia, Vol. 26:1 (1999) “They ransom with tributes what they…
The Curse of the Plowman
Among the pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales is only one bona fide peasant — the Plowman, who merits one of Chaucer’s briefest and most idealized portraits and whose tale Chaucer never wrote
Why Medieval? with Patricia Bracewell
My transformation into a medievalist was like falling in love with an old friend. I’ve always been a great reader, and in high…
Supernatural Threats to Kings: Exploration of a Motif in the Ulster Cycle and in Other Medieval Irish Tales
The subject of this contribution is the belief in a sacral bond between the land and the ruler. This belief is connected with the concept known as ‘sacral kingship’, which is found in many cultures.
Deterioration of the floor of interior courtyard of sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo, Egypt
Deterioration of the floor of interior courtyard of sultan Hassan Mosque in Cairo, Egypt By Tarek Nazel Mediterranean Archaeology and Archaeometry, Vol. 9:1…