Medievalists.net » Isle of Man http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 23:06:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 Scotland and the Isle of Man, c.1400-1625 http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/12/scotland-and-the-isle-of-man-c-1400-1625/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/12/scotland-and-the-isle-of-man-c-1400-1625/#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:14:04 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=43545 Although Scottish during much of the medieval era, the Isle of Man was under British control during the late medieval and early modern historical period.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/09/12/scotland-and-the-isle-of-man-c-1400-1625/feed/ 0 Searching for the Vikings on the Isle of Man http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/22/searching-for-the-vikings-on-the-isle-of-man/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/22/searching-for-the-vikings-on-the-isle-of-man/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:08:27 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=41257 The Vikings were not just the wanton marauders of popular portrayal, says a Longwood University medieval scholar who recently conducted archaeological research on the Isle of Man.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/05/22/searching-for-the-vikings-on-the-isle-of-man/feed/ 0 Viking Women in the Isle of Man http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/16/viking-women-in-the-isle-of-man/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/16/viking-women-in-the-isle-of-man/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2012 23:33:47 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=35727 By examining memorial stones, burial goods, and their excavated skeletal remains, certain facts about Viking women's life in Medieval Manx society can be discerned.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/16/viking-women-in-the-isle-of-man/feed/ 0 Tynwald: a Manx cult-site and institution of pre-Scandinavian origin? http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/18/tynwald-a-manx-cult-site-and-institution-of-pre-scandinavian-origin/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/18/tynwald-a-manx-cult-site-and-institution-of-pre-scandinavian-origin/#comments Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:17:33 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=30289 The subject of Tynwald and its history, origins and symbolism have occupied the interest of academics and others over the years.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/03/18/tynwald-a-manx-cult-site-and-institution-of-pre-scandinavian-origin/feed/ 0 The break up of the kingdom of the Isles http://www.medievalists.net/2011/06/07/the-break-up-of-the-kingdom-of-the-isles/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/06/07/the-break-up-of-the-kingdom-of-the-isles/#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:09:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=21627 For the history of the Isles in the 12th and 13th centuries historians are very dependent on the Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles, written from a Manx perspective, perhaps mostly in 1257.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/06/07/the-break-up-of-the-kingdom-of-the-isles/feed/ 0 Scandinavians and settlement in the eastern Irish sea region during the Viking age http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/25/scandinavians-and-settlement-in-the-eastern-irish-sea-region-during-the-viking-age/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/25/scandinavians-and-settlement-in-the-eastern-irish-sea-region-during-the-viking-age/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 20:40:30 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=21144 Scandinavians and settlement in the eastern Irish sea region during the Viking age By Russell Goodrich PhD Dissertation, University of Missouri, 2010 Abstract: The Viking Age in England has long been a source of intellectual curiosity that has often been shrouded in obscurity. Although it is a known fact that the Viking Age (ca. 800-1100) […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/05/25/scandinavians-and-settlement-in-the-eastern-irish-sea-region-during-the-viking-age/feed/ 0 Eleven years of archaeological research at Rushen Abbey, 1998 to 2008 http://www.medievalists.net/2011/03/13/eleven-years-of-archaeological-research-at-rushen-abbey-1998-to-2008/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/03/13/eleven-years-of-archaeological-research-at-rushen-abbey-1998-to-2008/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 01:21:30 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=18313 Eleven years of archaeological research at Rushen Abbey, 1998 to 2008 Davey, Peter J.. Monastic Research Bulletin vol. 14 (2008) Abstract Man lies in the northern Irish Sea almost equidistant from Cumbria, Galloway and Ulster and only slightly further from Anglesey in North Wales. In the early Middle Ages it had developed an almost legendary […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/03/13/eleven-years-of-archaeological-research-at-rushen-abbey-1998-to-2008/feed/ 0 Scotland and the Isle of Man, c.1400-1625 : noble power and royal presumption in the Northern Irish Sea province http://www.medievalists.net/2010/12/30/scotland-and-the-isle-of-man-c-1400-1625-noble-power-and-royal-presumption-in-the-northern-irish-sea-province/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/12/30/scotland-and-the-isle-of-man-c-1400-1625-noble-power-and-royal-presumption-in-the-northern-irish-sea-province/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:37:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=14533 Although Scottish during much of the medieval era, the Isle of Man was under British control during the late medieval and early modern historical period.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2010/12/30/scotland-and-the-isle-of-man-c-1400-1625-noble-power-and-royal-presumption-in-the-northern-irish-sea-province/feed/ 0 A Metalworking Site at Kiondroghad, Kirk Andreas, Isle of Man http://www.medievalists.net/2010/12/19/a-metalworking-site-at-kiondroghad-kirk-andreas-isle-of-man-2/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/12/19/a-metalworking-site-at-kiondroghad-kirk-andreas-isle-of-man-2/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:31:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=14065 A Metalworking Site at Kiondroghad, Kirk Andreas, Isle of Man Gelling, P.S. (University of Birmingham) Medieval Archaeology, Vol.13 (1969) Abstract The parish of Kirk Andreas occupies the central portion of the northern plain of the Isle of Man (FIG. 26). Its western boundary, which is part of the western boundary of the sheading of Ayre, follows […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2010/12/19/a-metalworking-site-at-kiondroghad-kirk-andreas-isle-of-man-2/feed/ 0 Isle of Man hosts Festival of Archaeology http://www.medievalists.net/2010/07/07/isle-of-man-hosts-festival-of-archaeology/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/07/07/isle-of-man-hosts-festival-of-archaeology/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:17:59 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=8908 The Isle of Man will be celebrating all things archaeological from July 17th to August 1st. The celebrations are to coincide with the Council for British Archaeology’s Festival of British Archaeology, and will be the first time the Island has run its own Festival of Archaeology. Manx National Heritage in association with other organisations has […]

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