New Medieval Books: Beards and Baldness in the Middle Ages
Translations of three medieval texts: In Praise of Baldness, On Bald Men, and A Defense of Beards. It reveals that male grooming was indeed a thing in the Middle Ages.
Where the Middle Ages Begin
Translations of three medieval texts: In Praise of Baldness, On Bald Men, and A Defense of Beards. It reveals that male grooming was indeed a thing in the Middle Ages.
The Avars are one of the least understood peoples of the early medieval period. A new study reconstructs their social dynamics by using ancient DNA data with archaeological evidence.
A 16th-century tower house in northeastern Scotland has reopened to visitors after Historic Environment Scotland carried out necessary repairs to its masonry.
It was around the year 600 that burials changed in England. A new study reveals that it was during this time that people altered where and how they buried their dead.
Genitives and other Cases in Old Norse-Icelandic Norsk Lingvistisk Tidsskrift · Årgang 28 · (2010) Barðdal, Jóhanna (University of Bergen) Abstract 1 Diachronic Predictions…
In this study, I address the issue of women’s humour and laughter in Heian Japan, particularly as handled in Sei Shonagon’s Makura no soshi, a key text in the tradition of women’s writing and reading.
Disputing with Islam in Syriac: The Case of the Monk of Bêt Hãlê and a Muslim Emir By Sidney H. Griffith Hugoye: Journal…
Victualling estimates for English garrisons in Scotland during the early fourteenth century By Michael Prestwich English Historical Review, Vol.82 (1967) Introduction: The problem…
From Egypt to Umbria: Jewish Women and Property in the Medieval Mediterranean Frank, Karen California Italian Studies Journal, 1(1) (2010) Abstract This article compares…
La première Normandie (Xe–XIe siècles): sur les frontières de la haute Normandie: identité et construction d’une principauté Bauduin, Pierre Caen, Presses Universitaires de Caen,…
The English Law of Treason in Malory’s Le Morte Darthur Muckerheide, Ryan Arthuriana 20.4 (2010) Abstract Malory’s depictions of treason, especially in the…
Twelfth-century English queens: charters and authority By Lida Sophia Townsley M.Phil Thesis, Trinity College, Dublin, 2010 Abstract: This thesis examines the authority of the…
Military Archery in Medieval Ireland: Archaeology and History By Andrew Halpin Military Studies in Medieval Europe – Papers of the ‘Medieval Europe Brugge…
Parke Godwin and the Lessons of History Davidson, Roberta Arthuriana 20.4 (2010) Abstract Authors of historical fiction claim that their work restores a…
Courtliness and Transgression at Arthur’s Court With Emphasis on the Middle High German Poet Neidhart and the Anonymous Verse Novella Mauritius von Craûn…
“With fairi forth y-nome”: The Representation of the Fairy World in Sir Orfeo By Sarah Läseke Published on Medievalists.net (2011) When comparing Sir…
The Naked Truth, or Why in Le Morte Darthur La Beale Isode May Be Naked but Queen Gwenyvere May Not By Anat Koplowitz-Breier…
The Sons of al-Nāṣir Muḥammad and the Politics of Puppets: Where Did It All Start? By Frédéric Bauden Mamluk Studies Review, Vol.13:1 (2009)…
The Performance of Masculinity and Femininity: Gender Transgression in The Sowdone of Babylone Millar-Heggie, Bonnie MIRATOR LOKAKUU/OKTOBER/OCTOBER (2004) Abstract Judith Butler has observed…
A Household Book of Queen Isabella of England, 1311-1312 By F. D. Blackley and G. Hermansen Historical Papers / Communications historiques, Volume 3:1 (1968)…
Feudal Constraint and Free Consent in the Making of Marriages in Medieval England: Widows in the King’s Gift By Sue Sheridan Walker Historical Papers,…
How many times Jesus wept? Lachrimae Christi topos in Medieval Sermon Literature Hanska, Jussi (University of Tampere) MIRATOR LOKAKUU/OKTOBER/OCTOBER (2003) Abstract This essay studies the…
Pre-Colonial Criminal Justice In West Africa: Eurocentric Thought Versus Africentric Evidence By David Dalgleish African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies, Vol.1:1 (2005)…
Drug addiction, especially through the use of poppy (Papaver somniferum Linn.) and hemp (Cannabis sativa Linn.), is the main concern of this paper. Although the use of these two plants in medieval Islam was extensive, yet little has been written on this timely subject by historians of medicine and pharmacology.
LEARNING TO READ AND WRITE IN MEDIEVAL EGYPT: CHILDREN’S EXERCISE BOOKS FROM THE CAIRO GENIZA By Judith Olszowy-Schlanger Journal of Semitic Studies, Vol.…
The Political Meaning of the Hachiman Cult in Ancient and Early Medieval Japan By Ross Bender PhD Dissertation, Columbia University, 1980 Abstract: This is…
One important recent theme emerging from the literature on early modern Europe is that some of the key structural and institutional changes that are responsible for the increases in incomes may have taken place rather early, in the late medieval period or in the era of the Black Death.
Everything you wanted to know about what people in the Middle Ages ate!
Hugues Libergier and his Instruments By Nancy Wu Nexus Network Journal, vol. 2, no. 4 (2000) Introduction: One of the most frequently illustrated…
Translations of three medieval texts: In Praise of Baldness, On Bald Men, and A Defense of Beards. It reveals that male grooming was indeed a thing in the Middle Ages.
For anyone who visits Örebro, it is hard to miss its castle – an ancient-looking fortress made of weathered grey stones that stands on an islet in the middle of the city centre.
On the 10th of August 1628, the Vasa sank in Stockholm harbour, thus ending the career of the most powerful warship that Sweden had ever seen.
This strategic location not only makes the castle a majestic sight, but also earns it the reputation as the most modern defence fortress in its time. But, as all ancient buildings, there is always more than meets the eye. Here are the five things that you may not know about Uppsala Castle.
How do you operate a business when you can’t read and your knowledge of math is extremely limited? Making your mark on the…
Narbonne is one of those European cities with evidence of its past on every street.
The V&A Museum opened its latest medieval exhibit exhibit on Saturday: Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery. I had the opportunity to see it opening day and it was spectacular.