“De Hedificiis Communibus Murandis …”: Notes on the Beginning of Building Regulations in Medieval Tuscany
The formation of the independent town in Italy during the eleventh and twelfth centuries is a central theme of historic sciences.
Gylfaginning and Early Medieval Conversion Theory
Gylfaginning and Early Medieval Conversion Theory By Christopher Abram Saga-Book, Vol. 33 (2009) Introduction: Snorra Edda’s attitude towards pagan religion, and its possible…
Cardigan Castle receives £4.7m grant
Cardigan Castle, which dates back to the eleventh century, has received a grant of nearly £4.7m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to…
Drinking and Debauchery: Fifty Ways to Leave Your Beowulf (Butchered)
The filmic renditions analysed are Zemeckis’s 2007 performance capture Beowulf (the Hollywood version), and Sturla Gunnarsson’s Beowulf and Grendel (2005, a Canadian-Icelandic production): they both deviate from the original poem, but given their closeness in date, the different treatment is so considerable as to warrant comparison.
Medieval Mystery Plays: Cain and Abel
The medieval playwrights take the brief thirteen-verse account from the fourth chapter of Genesis and expand it into a play—the N-town version is the shortest of the medieval Cain and Abel plays and the Wakefield version is the longest.
The enigmatic threatening Margery Kempe
Perhaps no person has aroused more interest and suspicion than Margery Kempe, alive to us in her autobiography The Book of Margery Kempe.
Child Mortality and Amartya Sen’s Discussion of the Standard of Living
Child Mortality and Amartya Sen’s Discussion of the Standard of Living By Kayla Jacobs Published Online (2006) Introduction: A baby born in America…
Asceticism, differentiation, government : ‘anorexia nervosa’ as an achievement
Asceticism, differentiation, government : ‘anorexia nervosa’ as an achievement By Gordon Tait The Australian Sociological Association Conference (1992) Introduction: From the thirteenth to…
Commerce and Coexistence: Muslims in the Economy and Society of Norman Sicily
Commerce and Coexistence: Muslims in the Economy and Society of Norman Sicily By Timothy James Smit PhD Dissertation, University of Minnesota, 2009 Abstract:…
Where Cornish was Spoken and When: a Provisional Synthesis
Roman colonial rule in much of Britain from the mid-first century AD represented language contact as well as major changes to material culture and many other aspects of life.
The Problem of Cathar Apocalypticism
Of all the heresies in the Middle Ages, none posed more of a threat to the Catholic Church in either perception or reality than did Catharism.
Medieval management of spinal injuries: parallels between Theodoric of Bologna and contemporary spine surgeons
Theodoric of Bologna, in his text Chiurgica de Theodoric (ca. AD 1267), described an extracorporeal approach to the management of traumatic spinal column misalignments.
Madness in the Realm: Narratives of Mental Illness in Late Medieval France
This dissertation situates madness within the specific historical context of late medieval France, before, during, and after the reign of King Charles VI, whose episodes of mental disturbance contributed to the kingdom’s political crises.
A Syrian-Christian Perspective on the Supernatural
A Syrian-Christian Perspective on the Supernatural By Silke Trzcionka Paper given at the Western Pacific Rim Patristics Society Inaugural Conference (2004) Introduction: Whenever…
The worldview of women in demotic historic, akritic and epic poetry of the late Byzantine period (9th century to 1453)
The worldview of women in demotic historic, akritic and epic poetry of the late Byzantine period (9th century to 1453) By Virginia A.…
The Typochronology of Sword Pommels from the Staffordshire Hoard
The Typochronology of Sword Pommels from the Staffordshire Hoard By Svante Fischer and Jean Soulat Paper given at the Staffordshire Hoard Symposium, held at…
The Albigensian Crusade: A Comparative Military Study, 1209-1218
This thesis addresses the military aspects of the Albigensian Crusade in the region of Languedoc between 1209 and 1218.
The Anti-Red Shift—To the Dark Side: Colour Changes in Flemish Luxury Woollens, 1300–1550
Can anyone possibly imagine the use of clothing in any society, past or present, while ignoring its colours?
Birds in the Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg
Birds in the Prayer Book of Bonne of Luxembourg By Charles Vaurie The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 29, no. 6 (1971)…
The Expression of Power in a Medieval Kingdom: Thirteenth-Century Scottish Castles
The Expression of Power in a Medieval Kingdom: Thirteenth-Century Scottish Castles By Fiona Watson Scottish power centres: from the early Middle Ages to…
Centres of royal power: New findings about the realms of medieval itinerant kings
In the 900-1000s the power of the monarch in Norway was consolidated through the establishment of a new system of royal estates. Similar…
Monstrosity in Old English and Old Icelandic Literature
The purpose of this thesis is to examine Old English and Old Icelandic literary examples of monstrosity from a modern theoretical perspective.
Supernatural Abductions in Japanese Folklore
Supernatural Abductions in Japanese Folklore By Carmen Blacker Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 26:2 (1967) Introduction: The belief that children may in an unguarded…
Marie de France’s Yonec: Sex, Blood and Shapeshifting in a Twelfth-Century Verse
Marie de France’s Yonec: Sex, Blood and Shapeshifting in a Twelfth-Century Verse By Hannah Priest Paper given at the 1st Global Conference: Magic…
The Colour Green in Medieval Icelandic Literature: Natural, Supernatural, Symbolic?
The Colour Green in Medieval Icelandic Literature: Natural, Supernatural, Symbolic? By Anna Zanchi Paper given at the Thirteenth International Saga Conference (2006) Introduction: According…