Medievalists.net » Austria http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:35:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The 700th Anniversary of the Battle of Morgarten http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/15/the-700th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-morgarten/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/15/the-700th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-morgarten/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2015 21:29:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62540 On November 15, 1315, an Austrian army of at least a few thousand men marched along the shores of Lake Ägeri in central Switzerland. It was here that they were ambushed by over a thousand Swiss farmers.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/15/the-700th-anniversary-of-the-battle-of-morgarten/feed/ 0 Bras in the 15th Century? A Preliminary Report http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/14/bras-in-the-15th-century-a-preliminary-report/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/14/bras-in-the-15th-century-a-preliminary-report/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2015 02:43:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62528 Four linen textiles resemble modern time bras. The criterion for this classification is the presence of distinctly cut cups. The two more fragmented specimens appear to be a combination of a bra and a modern dirndl blouse.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/14/bras-in-the-15th-century-a-preliminary-report/feed/ 0 Prostitution in the Medieval City http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/21/prostitution-in-the-medieval-city/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/21/prostitution-in-the-medieval-city/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2015 10:20:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59893 Prostitution was a vice that was was considered a necessary evil because of "men’s lust". Ecclesiastics felt that if brothels weren’t available to men in cities, they would find other inappropriate outlets for their entertainment. In an effort to curb potential problems, civic officials permitted prostitution to function within the city walls so long as it was regulated and turned a profit.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/21/prostitution-in-the-medieval-city/feed/ 0 Avalanches in the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/06/avalanches-in-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/06/avalanches-in-the-middle-ages/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2015 19:39:20 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59450 One of the dangers a medieval traveller might face when crossing through mountainous terrain is the threat of avalanches.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/06/avalanches-in-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Shadow of the Sword (The Headsman) http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/21/shadow-of-the-sword-the-headsman/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/21/shadow-of-the-sword-the-headsman/#comments Thu, 21 May 2015 16:38:17 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58331 Nikolaj Coster-Waldau gives us a sympathetic Headsman in Reformation Austria, in the 'Shadow of the Sword (The Headsman)'.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/21/shadow-of-the-sword-the-headsman/feed/ 0 Philippa Langley: The End of Richard III and the Beginning of Henry I http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/27/philippa-langley-the-end-of-richard-iii-and-the-beginning-of-henry-i/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/27/philippa-langley-the-end-of-richard-iii-and-the-beginning-of-henry-i/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2015 13:47:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57188 Amidst all the excitement, and the whirlwind that was Richard III's reburial in Leicester, I managed to catch up with one of the world's most famous Ricardians, 'the Kingfinder', Philippa Langley.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/27/philippa-langley-the-end-of-richard-iii-and-the-beginning-of-henry-i/feed/ 0 Castle Geiersberg in Austria for sale http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/11/castle-geiersberg-austria-sale/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/11/castle-geiersberg-austria-sale/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:11:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56771 Settled on top of a rocky outcrop among the beautiful mountains of southern Austria, Castle Geiersberg dates back to at least the 13th century. The castle once belonged to the archbishops of Salzburg, and then Austrian nobility.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/11/castle-geiersberg-austria-sale/feed/ 0 The Kidnapped King: Richard I in Germany, 1192–1194 http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/30/kidnapped-king-richard-germany-1192-1194/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/30/kidnapped-king-richard-germany-1192-1194/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2014 02:04:46 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52216 In 1193 the rulers of Germany and England met for the first time in history.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/30/kidnapped-king-richard-germany-1192-1194/feed/ 0 Pedlars and Alchemists in Friuli History of itinerant sellers in an alpine reality http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/25/pedlars-alchemists-friuli-history-itinerant-sellers-alpine-reality/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/25/pedlars-alchemists-friuli-history-itinerant-sellers-alpine-reality/#comments Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:50:06 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52132 This short review discusses about itinerant sellers in Friuli, who are Cramaro called (XI-XIX centuries). Attention is focused, in particular, on the question if some of theme were alchemists.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/25/pedlars-alchemists-friuli-history-itinerant-sellers-alpine-reality/feed/ 0 Coeur de Lion in Captivity http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/10/coeur-de-lion-captivity/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/08/10/coeur-de-lion-captivity/#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2014 23:15:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51758 In December 1192 Richard I was seized near Vienna by Duke Leopold V of Austria.

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