Medievalists.net » Germany 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 Fair Trade?: A Look at the Hanseatic League http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/11/fair-trade-a-look-at-the-hanseatic-league/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/11/fair-trade-a-look-at-the-hanseatic-league/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2015 22:21:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=61726 In the 14th century, an ongoing feud ensued between the Hanseatic League and non-Hanse merchants. Here's a quick look at the rise and fall of the one of the most powerful organizations of the Late Middle Ages.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/09/24/medieval-fort-building-101/feed/ 0 The Evil Spirit that Terrorized a Medieval Village http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/16/the-evil-spirit-that-terrorized-a-medieval-village/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/16/the-evil-spirit-that-terrorized-a-medieval-village/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2015 20:02:27 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60404 Today's horror movies could make use of this story from the ninth-century, of how an evil spirit terrorized a village, and the attempt to get rid of it, which seems to be one of the earliest recorded exorcisms from the Middle Ages.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/16/the-evil-spirit-that-terrorized-a-medieval-village/feed/ 0 Magna Carta Conference Offers New Insights Into The 800-year-old Document http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:32:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59130 Magna Carta just celebrated its 800th birthday this past Monday. In honour of this incredible milestone, King’s College London, and the Magna Carta Project, hosted a 3 day conference dedicated to this historic document.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/01/bishops-and-their-towns/feed/ 0 Medieval London as Seen through the Eyes of Czech and German Travellers http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/07/medieval-london-as-seen-through-the-eyes-of-czech-and-german-travellers/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/07/medieval-london-as-seen-through-the-eyes-of-czech-and-german-travellers/#comments Fri, 08 May 2015 02:55:23 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58126 The aim of this article is to analyze the first depictions of London in Czech literature, namely in travel journals of the Czech writer and traveller Wenzel Schaseck of Birkov and the German burgher Gabriel Tetzel of Gräfenberg

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/07/medieval-london-as-seen-through-the-eyes-of-czech-and-german-travellers/feed/ 0 Books of Art: 20 Medieval and Renaissance Women Reading http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2015 17:55:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57552 I love to read. I also love books depicted in art. I became fascinated with Medieval and Renaissance pictures of women reading or with books. I noticed while I was walking around the National Gallery, Musèe Cluny and the Louvre recently that there are many beautiful images of women reading or with books. Saints, sinners, and laywomen; I wanted to share a few of my favourites. Here are 20 works of art of women and their books

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/12/books-of-art-20-medieval-and-renaissance-women-reading/feed/ 0 Ostsiedlung or Transition of German Law? Legal Perspective on Settlement According to German Law in Medieval Poland http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/03/ostsiedlung-or-transition-of-german-law-legal-perspective-on-settlement-according-to-german-law-in-medieval-poland/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/03/ostsiedlung-or-transition-of-german-law-legal-perspective-on-settlement-according-to-german-law-in-medieval-poland/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2015 04:14:46 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57369 Paper given at Twenty-First Annual Forum of Young Legal Historians - 6th Berg Institute International Conference

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/04/03/ostsiedlung-or-transition-of-german-law-legal-perspective-on-settlement-according-to-german-law-in-medieval-poland/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 for Sale in Germany: The Sauerburg http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/25/castle-for-sale-in-germany-the-sauerburg/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/25/castle-for-sale-in-germany-the-sauerburg/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2015 07:06:30 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57127 This ruined 14th-century castle in western Germany is now used as a hotel for the picturesque region that is designated a World Heritage Site.

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