Medieval Coins with Rory Naismith
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Rory Naismith about the complex world of medieval coins.
Where the Middle Ages Begin
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Rory Naismith about the complex world of medieval coins.
Swedish archaeologists have discovered 170 silver coins dating to the 12th century. They were found in a grave on the island of Visingsö at Lake Vättern in the central part of the country.
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.
By Owen Jarus It is now thirty years since clerics, who live on the island [Thule] from the first of February to the…
Mystical Theology: The Glosses by Thomas Gallus and the Commentary of Robert Grosseteste on “De Mystica Theologia” Edited and translated by James McEvoy…
Dante and Medicine: The Circle of Malpractice By Pasquale Accardo Southern Medical Journal, Vol. 82:5 (1989) Introduction: Dante’s Commedia is a literary epic…
Attitudes Toward Nutrition and Health in the Ancient North By David Robertson Southern Medical Journal, Vol.71:12 (1978) Introduction: Medieval Scandinavia was a culture…
Did you know that the Emerald Isle attracted swarms of eager foreign students, principally from England, to its monastic schools as early as the seventh century?
Pilgrims and Crusaders in Western Latin Sources By Jonathan Riley-Smith Byzantines and Crusaders in Non-Greek Sources, 1025-1204: Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume…
BIBLICAL JUDITH IN THE IDEOLOGY OF QUEENSHIP OF THE EARLY MIDDLE AGES Pac, Grzegorz (University of Warsaw, Poland) Quest, Issue 6, Spring (2009)…
THE LIFE OF ST RUADÁN AND THE CURSING OF TARA Szacillo, Judyta (Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland) Quest, Issue 6, Spring (2009)…
The Alfredian Project and its Aftermath: Rethinking the Literary History of the Ninth and Tenth Centuries By Malcolm Godden Proceedings of the British…
Saint-Making in Early Iceland By Bernadine McCreesh Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, Vol.17 (2006-7) Abstract: This article examines briefly the lives of Iceland’s earliest candidates for…
Orality and the Satiric Tradition in “The Pardoner’s Tale” By Luis Alberto Lázaro Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of the Spanish Society…
THE BIRTH OF SACRIFICE: ICONOGRAPHIC METAPHORS FOR SPIRITUAL REBIRTH IN MASTER MATTHIAS’ ISENHEIM ALTARPIECE Anderson Tuft, Katherine Master of Arts Thesis, Brigham Young University (December…
The purpose of this study was, first, to explore the basic elements of Marian devotion, and, second, to examine how veneration of Mary was expressed musically.
William of Malmesbury on Pagan Slavic Oracles: New Sources for Slavic Paganism and its two Interpretations Słupecki, Leszek Paweł Zaroff, Roman Studia Mythologica Slavica,…
Breikocher Josef: The Medieval Origins of a Grotesque Comic Motif in the German Christmas Play By Martin W. Walsh Paper presented at the 2004…
On Christmas Day in the year 800 A.D. Charlemagne, king of the Franks and part of the Carolingian line, was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III (795-816).
Perception of Christianity by the Pagan Polabian Slavs By Roman Zarof Studia Mythologica Slavica, Vol.4 (2001) Abstract: The article explores the question of how…
The Dyadic Goddess and Duotheism in Nodilo’s the Ancient Faith of the Serbs and the Croats Marjanic, Suzana STUDIA MYTHOLOGICA SLAVICA VI – 2003 Abstract…
go geyja: the limits of humour in Old Norse- Icelandic paganism North, Richard (University College London) Paper given at the 11th International Saga…
Chaucer, I am arguing, made use in The House of Fame of a version of the story falling somewhere between the Norse and the Irish versions, the latter of which, as I hope I haveproduced sufficient evidence to show, had become combined with traditions relating to (St) Brigid well before the time of Giraldus (d.1223), who in turn was writing well before the time of Chaucer (d.1400).
Ranulph Higden, Ars componendi sermones Translated by Margaret Jennings and Sally A. Wilson Dallas Medieval Texts and Translations, Vol.2 ISBN 978-90-429-1242-7 Ranulph Higden,…
This study seeks to examine the popular customs of preindustrial Poland, in particular the festal food customs of the Wigilia supper, the primary ritual of the winter (Christmas) season.
As the first example of Anglo-Saxon religious poetry in the form of a dream vision the poem is not just a conventional rendering of Christian dogmas in verse.
Pagan Survivals, Superstitions and Popular Cultures in Early Medieval Pastoral Literature By Bernadette Filotas Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, 2005 ISBN: 978–0–88844–151–5 This…
The Stag and Unicorn: A Marriage of Pagan and Christian Imagery on a Tenth Century Transenna McCombe, Robin Southern Conneticut State University, Published…
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.