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.
Reviews in History, the online journal of the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), publishes its 1,000th review this month. Launched in 1996, Reviews…
The Militarisation of Roman Society, 400 – 700 By Edward James Military Aspects of Scandinavian Society in a European Perspective AD 1 –…
Richard, Duke of Gloucester and the North By Michael Hicks Richard III and the North, edited by Rosemary Horrox (University of Hull: Studies…
Negotiating ‘Popular’ Religion: Clerical and Lay Culture in Thirteenth-Century Exempla By Jaimie Lewis Honor’s BA Thesis, College of William and Mary, 2009 Introduction:…
The British past and the Welsh future: Gerald of Wales, Geoffrey of Monmouth and Arthur of Britain By J. C. Crick Celtica, Vol.…
Lords of the Bow By Conn Iggulden Publisher: Harpercollins (uk) | July 16, 2010 ISBN:978-0440243922 Summary The gathering of the tribes of the Mongols…
The University of Missouri is home to over 30 000 students and hosts 280 degree programs, including medieval and Renaissance Studies at the…
The Dallas Medieval Texts and Translations project was started several years at the University of Dallas and is building a collection of medieval Latin…
Aristotle’s Peri hermeneias in Medieval Latin and Arabic Philosophy: Logic and the Linguistic Arts By Deborah Black Aristotle and His Medieval Interpreters. edited…
Codfish and Kings, Seals and Subsistence: Norse Marine Resource Use in the North Atlantic By Sophia Perdikaris and Thomas H. McGovern Human Impacts…
King Arthur’s Bones By The The Medieval Murderers Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, October 19, 2010 ISBN:9781847393654 Summary During excavation work at Glastonbury…
When people belonging to peasant communities in late medieval Sweden prayed to God they usually stood up and put their palms together. That…
Daughter of York: A Novel By Ann Easter Smith Publisher: Simon & Schuster, February 12, 2008 ISBN:9780743277310 Summary History tells us that the…
Heroes of the Valley By Jonathan Stroud Publisher:Hyperion Books for Children, Nov 22, 2010 ISBN:978-1423109662 Summary Halli Sveinsson has grown up in the…
‘A cold, calculating, sinister man who hesitated at no crime, no murder, no treason or perfidy to maintain himself securely in power’?
Highlands and Lowlands in Late Medieval Tuscany Cohn, Samuel K. Mìorun Mòr nan Gall, ‘The Great Ill-Will of the Lowlander’? Lowland Perceptions of…
A new medieval website was launched today which aims at including all readily available information on every surviving Gothic ivory, accompanied by at…
The Gaelic World and the Early Stewart Court Boardman, Stephen Mìorun Mòr nan Gall, ‘The Great Ill-Will of the Lowlander’? Lowland Perceptions of…
The largest surviving family-owned library of medieval manuscripts in Britain can now be enjoyed by everyone thanks to the publication of a new…
Attitudes of Gall to Gaedhel in Scotland before John of Fordun Broun, Dauvit Mìorun Mòr nan Gall, ‘The Great Ill-Will of the Lowlander’?…
From Dál Riata to the Gall-Ghàidheil By Andrew Jennings and Arne Kruse Viking and Medieval Scandinavia, Vol. 5 (2009) Introduction: The distinctive pattern…
Dressing the Dead: Gender, Identity, and Adornment in Viking-Age Iceland By Michèle Hayeur-Smith Vinland Revisited, the Norse World at the Turn of the…
Gaelic Barbarity and Scottish Identity in the Later Middle Ages MacGregor, Martin Mìorun Mòr nan Gall, ‘The Great Ill-Will of the Lowlander’? Lowland…
A Viking in Shining Armour?: Vikings and chivalry in the fornaldarsögur By Carolyne Larrington Viking and Medieval Scandinavia, Vol. 4 (2008) Introduction: When…
Culture and Gender In the Danelaw: Scandinavian and Anglo-Scandinavian Brooches By Jane F. Kershaw Viking and Medieval Scandinavia, Vol. 5 (2009) Abstract: Recent metal-detecting…
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.