Medievalists.net » KZOO 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 Who actually died at the Battle of Crecy? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/24/who-actually-died-at-the-battle-of-crecy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/24/who-actually-died-at-the-battle-of-crecy/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2015 16:00:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59169 This battle, fought on August 26, 1346, was one of the most important victories for England during the Hundred Years War. New research about the battle has revealed how much confusion existed about who actually died during the battle.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/20/king-stephens-siege-tactics/feed/ 0 Fashion Old and New: Weaving and Tailoring in the Early Medieval and Early Modern Period http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/09/fashion-old-and-new-weaving-and-tailoring-in-the-early-medieval-and-early-modern-period/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/09/fashion-old-and-new-weaving-and-tailoring-in-the-early-medieval-and-early-modern-period/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:34:41 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58801 Fashion fan? Interested in medieval and early modern textiles? Then this was your session. 2 papers from opposite ends of the spectrum: Early Medieval weaving and Early Modern Tailoring.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/09/fashion-old-and-new-weaving-and-tailoring-in-the-early-medieval-and-early-modern-period/feed/ 0 ‘Such a great multitude’: Biblical numerology as a literary device in Nauigatio Sancti Brendani http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/05/such-a-great-multitude-biblical-numerology-as-a-literary-device-in-nauigatio-sancti-brendani/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/05/such-a-great-multitude-biblical-numerology-as-a-literary-device-in-nauigatio-sancti-brendani/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2015 18:14:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58728 This presentation will begin by briefly summarizing the text, presenting evidence for its intended audience and purpose, defining Biblical numerology and outlining its role in Jewish and Christian textual traditions up to the early medieval period. Then the presentation will provide a handful of examples in the use of Biblical numerology in Nauigatio.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/29/session-47-medieval-prosopography-ii/feed/ 0 Why did Attila leave Italy? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/27/why-did-attila-leave-italy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/27/why-did-attila-leave-italy/#comments Wed, 27 May 2015 22:30:13 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58478 Reporting on the paper 'Attila’s Appetite: The Logistics of Attila the Hun’s Invasion of Italy in 452', by Jason Linn, given at the International Congress on Medieval Studies

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/27/why-did-attila-leave-italy/feed/ 0 Crafting the Perfect Army: Innovation and the Assizes of Arms in Plantagenet England http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/20/crafting-the-perfect-army-innovation-and-the-assizes-of-arms-in-plantagenet-england/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/20/crafting-the-perfect-army-innovation-and-the-assizes-of-arms-in-plantagenet-england/#comments Wed, 20 May 2015 20:10:29 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58305 Daniel Franke, Assistant Professor for medieval and military history at the United States Military Academy, examines military obligation towards English rulers and how the crown raised armies for their campaigns against enemies such as France and Scotland.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/20/crafting-the-perfect-army-innovation-and-the-assizes-of-arms-in-plantagenet-england/feed/ 0 Enumerating the Battles, Skirmishes, and Naval Actions at the Siege of Acre http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/20/enumerating-the-battles-skirmishes-and-naval-actions-at-the-siege-of-acre/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/20/enumerating-the-battles-skirmishes-and-naval-actions-at-the-siege-of-acre/#comments Wed, 20 May 2015 15:56:19 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58295 Hosler examines the many episodes during the siege, which involved Saladin's Egyptian and Syrian troops, fighting against crusader forces that were eventually joined by kings Philip Augustus and Richard I.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/20/enumerating-the-battles-skirmishes-and-naval-actions-at-the-siege-of-acre/feed/ 0 50th International Congress on Medieval Studies – Day 4 http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/18/50th-international-congress-on-medieval-studies-day-4/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/18/50th-international-congress-on-medieval-studies-day-4/#comments Mon, 18 May 2015 19:07:03 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58264 The final day of the congress at Western Michigan University.

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