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The Medieval Magazine – Issue 29

medievalmag29This week’s issue of The Medieval Magazine includes:

Pennsic: For Two Weeks, a Medieval Kingdom in Pennsylvania

There is a customary greeting when some arrives at the Pennsic War:” Welcome Home”.  For two weeks each summer a campground in western Pennsylvania hosts the world’s largest gathering of medieval enthusiasts – thousands of men and women from around the world who want to experience a little of living in the Middle Ages, complete with huge battles.

How to destroy gods

In the year 1168 a Danish bishop destroyed three pagan gods. The story is told in Gesta Danorum, by Saxo Grammaticus, which has recently been entirely translated into English for the first time.

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The Evil Spirit that Terrorized a Medieval Village

Today’s horror movies could make use of this story from the ninth-century, of how an evil spirit terrorized a village, and the attempt to get rid of it, which seems to be one of the earliest recorded exorcisms from the Middle Ages.

What is a Psalter?

Because they didn’t contain the entire Bible, psalters were nice and portable, making good girdle books for the devout – or those concerned with showing off – to carry with them

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What does + NDXOXCHWDRGHDXORVI+ mean?

The British Library wants to know what is written in this 13th century sword.

Ten Castles that Made Medieval Britain: Bamburgh Castle

Windswept and interesting, the spectacle of the venerable old man of Northumbria, Bamburgh Castle, cannot help but stoke the imagination.

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