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Magna Carta Conference Offers New Insights Into The 800-year-old Document

Medievalists.net — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 17:32:45 +0000

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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Genre Medievalisms: Geek Goes Chic!

Medievalists.net — Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:57:10 +0000

Is Cersei a collection of bad medieval stereotypes? Have nerds gone mainstream? Were American cowboys a modern retelling of the medieval knight? Put down that comic, put away your bag of dice, and indulge your inner nerd.

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Knights’ Tales: Looking at Representations of the Knight on Film

Medievalists.net — Sun, 10 May 2015 01:41:01 +0000

The present paper will focus on different portrayals of the knight in English-speaking films. What medieval features are kept? To what extent is accuracy important? How do these films contribute to our own modern day view of the knight and the Middle Ages?

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BOOKS: Medieval Ireland

Medievalists.net — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:54:22 +0000

In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, here are some great books on medieval Ireland!

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The Anglo-Saxon War-Culture and The Lord of the Rings: Legacy and Reappraisal

Medievalists.net — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 18:56:08 +0000

The literature of war in English claims its origin from the Homeric epics, and the medieval accounts of chivalry and the crusades.

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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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Crafting the witch: Gendering magic in medieval and early modern England

Medievalists.net — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 19:01:47 +0000

This project documents and analyzes the gendered transformation of magical figures occurring in Arthurian romance in England from the twelfth to the sixteenth centuries.

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Beyond the Border. The aristocratic mobility between the kingdoms of Portugal and León (1157- 1230)

Medievalists.net — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:18:01 +0000

During the reigns of Fernando II and Alfonso IX, the kingdom of León became home to several Portuguese aristocrats. Their relations with the Galician and Leonese nobility helped them create many cross-border ties and a powerful network of family-based relationships which heavily influenced the course of the main political conflicts of this period.

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Late Medieval Knight Reflecting on his Public Life: Hugo de Urriés (c. 1405-c. 1493), Diplomacy and Translating the Classics

Medievalists.net — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:05:37 +0000

This article focuses on Aragonese courtier Hugo de Urriés's public profile by means of analyzing the critical points derived from examining his personal, political, cultural and historical stands making use of an invaluable primary source, his letter to Fernando the Catholic in the early 1490s.

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Knighthood in Le Morte D’Arthur: Recapitulation of Development of Medieval Chivalric Literature

Medievalists.net — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:30:12 +0000

Undoubtedly chivalry belongs among the most influential phenomena in medieval Europe. Since its emergence in the eleventh century chivalry with its concept of knighthood is adopted by various European countries in the era as one of the principal codes applied not only in military campaigns but also in the sphere of morality as well as the social stratification of the monarchies.

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