Medieval Castle for Sale in France: Chateau d’Avezan
This 13th century castle in southern France is on sale for 950 000 €
In Search of Alfred the Great: The King, The Grave, The Legend
The only English monarch ever to have had the epithet ‘the Great’, Alfred’s reputation reaches down to us through the years. Christian hero, successful defender of England against the Vikings, social and educational reformer. There is a man and a life buried amid the myths. Within these pages, discover Alfred’s dramatic story.
Power and Politics at the time of King Harald Bluetooth, Denmark
He was the Harald that won for himself all of Denmark and Norway and made pagans Christian, and that is fairly easy to read, but what did he exactly say? What does it meant when he says he won for himself all of Denmark?
Macbeth: Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard star in dark, gritty interpretation of Macbeth
Macbeth opened in October in London to critical acclaim. The movie is being released today in Canada and the US.
Social Roles and Status of Women in a Norfolk small market Town Heacham 1276-1324
The objective of this paper is to measure the involvement of women in the Heacham local food and drink market and to assess the social differentiation among these working women mentioned in the 43 leet courts (1276-1324 ca.)
Eastward Voyages And the Late Medieval European Worldview
This thesis treats the journeys as medieval Europe’s interaction with Asia, outlining how travellers formed their perceptions of ‘the East’ through their encounters with Asian people and places.
The Religious Reuse of Roman Structures in Anglo-Saxon England
The study examines burials associated with Roman structures, and churches on or near Roman buildings, to demonstrate that the physical remains of Roman structures had a significant impact on the religious landscape of Anglo-Saxon England despite the apparent discontinuity between many Roman and early-medieval landscapes.
How Well Do You Know the Opening Lines of Medieval Literature?
Test yourself by trying to pick which famous work of medieval literature these opening lines are from.
Inventing Livonia: The Name and Fame of a New Christian Colony on the Medieval Baltic Frontier
The thirteenth century witnessed the emergence of a new region – Livonia – on the mental map of Latin Christendom.
How to make swords talk: an interdisciplinary approach to understanding medieval swords and their inscriptions
In the present article we want to explain in detail the methods we used for the documentation and interpretation of medieval swords and their inscriptions.
The Medieval Magazine: The Lighter Side of the Middle Ages (Issue 44)
Find out what was funny in the Middle Ages, plus articles on Guinevere, Norse kings, Glastonbury Abbey, the wives of Robert II of Scotland, and more…