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Banditry and the Clash of Powers in 14th-Century Thrace: Momcilo and his Fragmented Memory

Medievalists.net — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 01:54:59 +0000

In the 14th century, a time of civil wars, religious and dynastic strifes, epidemics, natural disasters and miserable living conditions for the wider strata in the cities and the countryside that increased migratory movements, banditry, an indigenous phenomenon in the Balkan mountainous regions, intermingled with the intensified political struggles.

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Holy rulers and the integration of the medieval Serbian space

Medievalists.net — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 01:04:35 +0000

This paper proposes a new line of analysis of the rich body of medieval Serbian royal hagiography.

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Linear frontiers in the 9th century: Bulgaria and Wessex

Medievalists.net — Sat, 24 May 2014 17:28:52 +0000

I intend to answer some of those questions through a comparison between two famous, yet relatively neglected examples of imposition of 'linear frontiers' onto the landscape of early medieval Europe, both dated to the 9th century.

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Fortified Settlements of the 9th and 10th Centuries ad in Central Europe: Structure, Function and Symbolism

Medievalists.net — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 13:33:00 +0000

The structure, function(s) and symbolism of early medieval (9th–10th centuries ad) fortified settlements from central Europe, in particular today’s Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia, are examined in this paper.

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Medieval Poison Ring discovered in Bulgaria

Medievalists.net — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 19:45:19 +0000

Bulgarian archaeologists have discovered a medieval ring that had a secret compartment which could have been used to conceal poison.

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The Battle of Beroia: A Byzantine ‘Face of Battle’

Medievalists.net — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:51:13 +0000

It was by reading John Keegan’s Face of Battle that I discovered that it was possible to write military history that was both intellectually rigorous and engaging to read.

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Conversion and Empire: Byzantine Missionaries, Foreign Rulers, and Christian Narratives (ca. 300-900)

Medievalists.net — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:08:44 +0000

For a broader modern audience today, if taken somewhat journalistically, Pusicius’ story is an example that cuts along cultural and religious lines that presumably originate in ancient, political divisions and confirm a “clash of civilizations” thesis.

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Reflection of European Sarmatia in Early Cartography

Medievalists.net — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:50:25 +0000

While looking for the origins of the state of Lithuania, it is the study of old maps that helps solve a number of riddles, so far weighing on the history of our nation. Historical data, traced in maps and their images, unrestricted by any political, religious or pseudo- scientific taboos, allow us to cast a broad view on the dim and distant past of our state.

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Emeralds, sapphires, pearls and other gemmological materials from the Preslav gold treasure (X century) in Bulgaria

Medievalists.net — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 22:08:42 +0000

The medieval settlement of Preslav (now Veliki Preslav) was founded during the VIII to IX century. It has been proclaimed the second capital of Bulgaria in 893 and is related to the reign of Tsar Simeon the Great.

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Bogomils, Cathars, Lollards, and the High Social Position of Women During the Middle Ages

Medievalists.net — Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:22:04 +0000

During the 12th century, if not slightly earlier, Western Europe lived through a period of economic and social upheavel termed by many historians the 12th c. Renaissance. One of its aspects is related to the considerable emancipation of women mostly in Southern France, a development which spread over to Italy, Flanders, and later, England. One can even detect social zones where real emancipation was axhieved.

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