For some were shoemakers in their own shires, some swineherds, and the man has yet to be found who would couple a girl of such noble birth to a man of ignoble origins.
5 Things to Pack in Your Medieval First Aid Kit
December 5, 2015 By
Here are five things that would have been a handy part of a medieval ‘first aid kit’ and that (incidentally) science is slowly proving can still be counted on to work in a pinch.
The Impact of Holy Land Crusades on State Formation: War Mobilization, Trade Integration and Political Development in Medieval Europe
December 5, 2015 By
This paper argues that crusader mobilization had important implications for European state formation.
Medievalism and Exoticism in the Music of Dead Can Dance
December 5, 2015 By
In 1991, the alternative rock band Dead Can Dance released an album that caught the attention of music reviewers by constructing an aural allegiance to the Middle Ages.
Writing History in a Paperless World: Archives of the Future
December 5, 2015 By
The question I want to pose here concerns the form of archives that will be available to the historians of the early twenty-first century. Or put differently – what will be left behind of the contemporary present in lieu of paper for the future historians?
Tall Tales: The Trouble with Tours
December 5, 2015 By
Tours. They can be great, or they can be cringeworthy and rife with misinformation. A great tour guide knows how to add a flourish or two to a story to keep the audience engaged and the history interesting. A bad tour guide invents things and hopes there isn’t a historian in the audience dismayed by the falsehoods they’re spreading to unwitting listeners…
Of Wilderness, Forest, and Garden: An Eco-Theory of Genre in Middle English Literature
December 5, 2015 By
I posit that the components of the environment play a role in the deployment of the narrative by shaping the characters and influencing the action.
Europe’s Many Worlds and Their Global Interconnections
December 4, 2015 By
First, I will discuss the three Europes of the Middle Ages: the tri-continental Mediterranean-centred World, the Northern World originating in Scandinavia, and the intermediate Europe north of the Alpine mountains and south of the Baltic Sea.
Manuscript fragments bear ‘striking resemblance to The Book of Kells’
December 4, 2015 By
Fragments of a medieval manuscript hidden in the spine of a book for hundreds of years could shed new light on Ireland’s greatest cultural treasure, The Book of Kells.
Medieval Castle for Sale in France: Chateau d’Avezan
December 3, 2015 By
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
December 3, 2015 By
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
December 3, 2015 By
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
December 3, 2015 By
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
December 2, 2015 By
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
December 2, 2015 By
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
December 2, 2015 By
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?
December 2, 2015 By
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
December 2, 2015 By
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
December 2, 2015 By
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)
December 1, 2015 By
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…
REVIEW: The Ballad of Robin Hood
November 30, 2015 By
Over the holiday season, Southwark Playhouse is presenting their reinterpretation of The Ballad of Robin Hood.
7 Things One Should Know When Dealing with Kings: The Icelander’s Version
November 29, 2015 By
Here is MaryAnn R. Adams’ winning advice on how to deal with Norse kings.
Ten Castles that Made Medieval Britain, by James Turner
November 29, 2015 By
An ebook from Medievalists.net
The Mysterious Case of the Ghost Who Wasn’t There
November 29, 2015 By
Sometime around 1400, an anonymous monk of Byland Abbey recorded one of the strangest moments in supernatural history: the story of a ghost that wasn’t there.
The Duel between Guy of Steenvoorde and Iron Herman
November 29, 2015 By
…both fought bitterly. But Guy knocked his adversary from his horse and kept him down easily with his lance as he was struggling to get up. Then his opponent, running nearer, ran Guy’s horse through with his sword, disemboweling it.
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