So, how does one attack a walled city successfully?
Medieval Myth-Busting at the Movies
December 12, 2013 By
The five of the most common myths about the Middle Ages from the movies, busted.
Play it Again, Sam: Medieval Tunes
December 5, 2013 By
There are some songs and rhymes that are so well-known in our culture that we often wonder where we learned them.
A Word About Our Words
November 28, 2013 By
This may be a little hard to believe, considering the conspicuous lack of “thee” and “thou” in modern writing, but the forms of English that came before are even more foreign.
Ironing Out the Myth of the Flat Earth
November 21, 2013 By
It seems there’s one fact about the Middle Ages that always seems to astound people: medieval people did not actually think the world was flat.
Love and Marriage: Medieval Style
November 14, 2013 By
What may be even more surprising about medieval marriage is that it was (at least officially) very much based on mutual consent.
Robin Hood: The Original Rebel With a Cause and Fundraising Mascot
November 6, 2013 By
By Danièle Cybulskie When we think about Robin Hood these days, we have him firmly placed in Sherwood Forest, outside of Nottingham, in the time of “Good King Richard” (Richard I, “The Lionheart”). This would put him in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. The first written records of the Robin Hood legend don’t […]
Werewolves and the Dog-headed Saint in the Middle Ages
October 30, 2013 By
Stories of werewolves and their canine kin have been around for centuries, and some of them may be a bit surprising.
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