Medievalists.net » Anglo-Danish http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Reconsidering Agatha, Wife of Eadward the Exile http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/11/reconsidering-agatha-wife-of-eadward-the-exile/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/11/reconsidering-agatha-wife-of-eadward-the-exile/#comments Sat, 11 Jan 2014 23:15:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=46576 The antecedents of Agatha, wife of Eadward the Exile and ancestress of Scottish and English monarchs since the twelfth century and their countless descendants in Europe and America, have been the subject of much dispute...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/01/11/reconsidering-agatha-wife-of-eadward-the-exile/feed/ 0 Scandinavian Influences on the English Language http://www.medievalists.net/2012/02/05/scandinavian-influences-on-the-english-language/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/02/05/scandinavian-influences-on-the-english-language/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:24:40 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=29061 The Viking Age lasted roughly from the eighth century to the eleventh, with the Viking attacks on Europe beginning around 750 AD. The Scandinavians were excellent sailors, and they had impressive ships and navigational skills that carried them as far as North America (‘Vinland’) long before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/02/05/scandinavian-influences-on-the-english-language/feed/ 0 HASKINS CONFERENCE: Public and Private Audiences: Reflections on the Anglo-Saxon Archive of Bury St. Edmunds Abbey in Suffolk http://www.medievalists.net/2011/11/06/haskins-conference-public-and-private-audiences-reflections-on-the-anglo-saxon-archive-of-bury-st-edmunds-abbey-in-suffolk/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/11/06/haskins-conference-public-and-private-audiences-reflections-on-the-anglo-saxon-archive-of-bury-st-edmunds-abbey-in-suffolk/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:34:48 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=26946 This paper focused on the Anglo-Saxon writs, and charters of Bury St. Edmunds.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/11/06/haskins-conference-public-and-private-audiences-reflections-on-the-anglo-saxon-archive-of-bury-st-edmunds-abbey-in-suffolk/feed/ 0 Nails, Rivets, and Clench Bolts: A Case for Typological Clarity http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/02/nails-rivets-and-clench-bolts-a-case-for-typological-clarity/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/02/nails-rivets-and-clench-bolts-a-case-for-typological-clarity/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:23:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=26093 Nails, Rivets, and Clench Bolts: A Case for Typological Clarity Zori, Davide (University of California) Archaeologia Islandica 6 (2007) Abstract This paper reevaluates the current terms and typology used for small functional iron artifacts from medieval northwestern Europe and discusses the advantages of a more uniform terminology for understanding the morphological and functional differences between nails, rivets […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/02/nails-rivets-and-clench-bolts-a-case-for-typological-clarity/feed/ 0 Talking about history in eleventh century England: the Encomium Emmae Reginae and the court of Harthacnut http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/20/talking-about-history-in-eleventh-century-england-the-encomium-emmae-reginae-and-the-court-of-harthacnut/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/09/20/talking-about-history-in-eleventh-century-england-the-encomium-emmae-reginae-and-the-court-of-harthacnut/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:34:03 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=25635 Talking about history in eleventh century England: the Encomium Emmae Reginae and the court of Harthacnut Tyler, Elizabeth M. Early Medieval Europe, 13 (4) (2005)  Abstract The Encomium Emmae Reginae was written in the early 1040s to support the interests of Queen Emma amidst the factionalism which marked the end of the period of Danish […]

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