From Beowulf to the First Crusade: 10 Medieval Studies’ Articles Published Last Month
What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten articles published in April, which tell us about topics including dealing with guests in Sweden to trade in Ethiopia.
Where the Middle Ages Begin
What’s new in medieval studies? Here are ten articles published in April, which tell us about topics including dealing with guests in Sweden to trade in Ethiopia.
The Welsh government is investing £10 million project towards the conversation and restoration of Caerphilly Castle, one of the great castles built by King Edward I. The project aims to make the site a world-class visitor attraction while preserving its history.
Mainz University Library will be digitizing 462 medieval manuscripts over the next three years. The manuscripts, which can be found in the German cities of Speyer, Worms and Mainz, have over 170,000 pages.
Archaeologists working near the site of Memleben Abbey in Germany have discovered the remains of a medieval village. Two buildings, a church and a residential building, have already been unearth.
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…
Pagan Nostalgia and Anti-Clerical Hostility in Medieval Irish Literature Turner, Kerry Lynn MA Thesis, Youngstown State University, 2001 Abstract The work examines the pagan…
The Pagan Great Midwinter Sacrifice and the ‘royal’ mounds at Old Uppsala Calendars, Symbols, and Orientations: Legacies of Astronomy in Culture; Proceedings of the…
Byzantine historiography: the literary dimension By Anthony Kaldellis Paper given at 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies (2006) Introduction: Whatever narrative of political…
ST EDMUND OF EAST ANGLIA AND HIS MIRACLES THROUGH THE CENTURIES: VARIATIONS IN LITERATURE AND ART Fornasini, Ilaria (University of Verona, Italy) Quest, Issue…
Religious views of Procopius and Agathias By Michael Whitby Paper given at 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies (2006) Introduction: A generation ago…
Syrian sources and resources for Byzantinists By Sebastian Brock Paper given at 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies (2006) Introduction: All the Oriental…
TRANSLATION ACCOUNTS AND REPRESENTATIONS OF POPULAR BELIEF IN THE HAGIOGRAPHY OF THE COMMUNITY OF ST FILIBERT Harding, Christian (University of St Andrews, Scotland)…
LITERACY IN CONTEXT: THE ROLE OF LITERACY IN DUNBRODY ABBEY, CO. WEXFORD, IN THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD Price, Jean (Headland Archaeology Ltd., Cork, Ireland)…
New developments in hagiography: the rediscovery of Byzantine hagiography By Stephanos Efthymiadis Paper given at 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies (2006) Introduction:…
Byzantium’s overlapping circles By Jonathan Shepard Paper given at 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies (2006) Introduction: The proposition that Byzantium belonged to…
Venetian Colonialism in the Aegean: Sifnos in the Thirteenth Century Mahaira-Odoni, Eleni Center for European Studies Working Paper Series #144 (2007) Abstract This paper explores…
Viking and Medieval Settlement in the Faroes: People, Place and Environment By Símun V. Arge , Guðrún Sveinbjarnardóttir , Kevin J. Edwards and…
Lessons from History: Historia Regum Britanniae and Twelfth Century Turmoil Raza, Ali CHIVALRY AND HISTORY IN THE MIDDLE AGES (UNDERGRADUATE PAPER), University of…
Manegold of Lautenbach, Liber contra Wolfelmum Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Robert Ziomkowski Dallas Medieval Texts and Translations, Vol.1, 2002 ISBN…
In The Tale of Sir Thopas, a Canterbury Tale, one of Chaucer’s Pilgrims recites an asinine poem which mocks the traditional Chansons de Geste in both metre and content.
`For Whatever Ales Ye’: Women as Consumers and Producers in Late Medieval Scottish Towns By Elizabeth Ewan Women in Scotland: c.1100 – c.1750,…
A chapel in the Welsh town of Llantwit Major has been awarded nearly £300,000 by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to transform the ruined…
This essay explores the continuity of ideas regarding virginity and chastity from Late Antiquity through late Medieval times in England
The Evangelization of the Arctic in the Middle Ages: Gardar, the “Diocese of Ice” By Louis Rey Arctic: Journal of the Arctic Institute…
A catalogue that showcased the exhibition ‘Islam in Europe’ held at the Sam Fogg gallery in London in 2023. It details over 60 items that were part of the exhibition ranging from ceramics to carpets.
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.