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Medieval Books for Christmas

Medievalists.net — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 19:16:54 +0000

It's that time of year again - the mad scramble for the perfect Christmas gift for the historian, nerd, avid reader on your list. Here are a few suggestions for you - new releases for December and January!

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The Names of Islands in the Old Norse Faereyinga Saga and Orkeyinga Saga

Medievalists.net — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 01:14:37 +0000

The Names of Islands in the Old Norse Faereyinga Saga and Orkeyinga Saga Hilda Radzin (St. John’s University) Literary Onomastics Studies: Volume 5, Article 7 (1978) Abstract In the Old Norse language the word saga denoted any kind of story or history in prose, whether written or oral. Used in this sense, the word saga […]

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An aspect of Alcuin: ‘Tuus Albinus’ – peevish egotist? or parrhesiast?

Medievalists.net — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 10:13:10 +0000

In over 270 letters from about a decade and a half, alcuin of york (†804) informed, advised, consoled and admonished contemporaries, reacted to current events, and maintained a circle of friends and partners in reciprocal prayer that extended from Jerusalem to Ireland and from rome to salzburg. Alcuin left york in the 780s to become a friend and chief advisor to Charlemagne.

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CONFERENCES: Arnold Fitz Thedmar: an Early London chronicler

Medievalists.net — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 12:51:17 +0000

Another fascinating paper given at the Institute for Historical Research in central London. For those of you interested in chronicles, urban history and London, this paper was definitely for you. Ian Stone discussed his dissertation about thirteenth century London through the eyes of wealthy Alderman, Arnold Fitz Thedmar.

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The Friars Preachers: The First Hundred Years of the Dominican Order

Medievalists.net — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 00:40:55 +0000

When Dominic of Caleruega began preaching in southern France in the early 1200s, he would have had no idea of the far reaching influence that the band of men he would attract would leave such a broad and enduring influence on medieval history.

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BOOK REVIEW: “Defending the City of God” : A Medieval Queen, the First Crusades, and the Quest for Peace in Jerusalem, by Sharan Newman

Medievalists.net — Fri, 09 May 2014 22:42:39 +0000

This is my review of Sharan Newman's latest book, Defending the City of God: A Medieval Queen, the First Crusades, and the Quest for Peace in Jerusalem.

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BOOKS:Medieval Celebrities!

Medievalists.net — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 23:54:54 +0000

They may not have won any Oscars, but they were definitely medieval celebrities! Here are some great reads about some of the most famous faces of the Middle Ages

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BOOKS: Daily Life in the Middle Ages

Medievalists.net — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:52:49 +0000

Ever wonder how monks, women and Vikings lived their day to day lives in the Middle Ages? These books will give you a glimpse into their world.

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Men Who Talk about Love in Late Medieval Spain: Hugo de Urriés and Egalitarian Married Life

Medievalists.net — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:05:04 +0000

In the last third of the fifteenth century, Hugo de Urriés’s work can offer the modern reader a very rare and informative perspective from the points of view of social history and history of ideas.

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St. Ninian of Whithorn

Medievalists.net — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 00:40:30 +0000

My interest here is in finding usable information regarding the centuries before Bede and in the way in which new data, especially the outstanding recent archaeological discoveries at Whithom in Wigtownshire (which is certainly the site of Candida Casal. might support and add to his picture of St. Ninian and the importance of his church at Candida Casa.

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