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The American Dark Ages and the Terrorist Witch in Season of the Witch

Medievalists.net — Mon, 21 Jul 2014 21:41:36 +0000

In this article we argue that medieval films are not to be analyzed according to their faithfulness to the known historical sources, but that they can only be fully analyzed by understanding medievalist codes, traditions and (filmic) intertextuality.

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The transition between late antiquity and the early medieval period in north Etruria (400-900 AD)

Medievalists.net — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 09:59:53 +0000

Traditionally, the idea that the Roman empire ‘declined and fell’ was considered a historical fact, not a matter for debate. The beginning of the ‘decline’ was usually dated to the 3rd or 4th century AD.

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The Economy of Early Medieval Ireland

Medievalists.net — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:30:02 +0000

The Old Irish law tracts have been the subject of many serious studies. In the early twentieth century the forensic philology of the great European Celticists, such as Rudolf Thurneysen or Kuno Meyer, prepared the ground for later philologists, such as Daniel Binchy and Liam Breatnach.

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Herb-workers and Heretics: Beguines, Bakhtin and the Basques

Medievalists.net — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 00:31:07 +0000

During the Middle Ages and early Renaissance, the word beguine was used by women to identify themselves as members of a wide-spread and influential women's movement. The same term was used by their detractors and overt opponents, with the highly charged negative meaning of "heretic." The etymology of the term “beguine” and ultimate origins of the movement have never been satisfactorily explained.

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Analyzing History: Bertran de Born – Innocent Poet or Inciter of Revolt

Medievalists.net — Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:18:57 +0000

While words are powerful tools that can invoke emotions ranging from jubilation to revulsion, could they be the cause of a rebellion against Henry II of England by his children and wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine? Could the words of a mere troubadour drive the revolt of a family against their king?

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Darkness as a metaphor in the historiography of the Enlightenment

Medievalists.net — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:04:59 +0000

It was the historians of the Age of Enlightenment who defined what kind of period the Middle Ages was.

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Why the Middle Ages are called the Dark Ages

Medievalists.net — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 15:56:43 +0000

How did the term 'Dark Ages' become synonymous with the Middle Ages, and why do we still refer to it like that?

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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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Christmas Books: Great Medieval Fiction Reads for the Christmas Holidays!

Medievalists.net — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 11:59:11 +0000

Some medieval stocking stuffers for the historians on your Christmas list!

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