Medievalists.net » Mythology 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 Medieval Animation: The Founding of Lithuania’s capital Vilnius http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/13/medieval-animation-the-founding-of-lithuanias-capital-vilnius/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/13/medieval-animation-the-founding-of-lithuanias-capital-vilnius/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2015 06:11:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62507 Created in 1990 by the Lithuanian Animated Film Studio, this film tells the mythological tale of the founding of Medieval Lithuanian capital Vilnius.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/13/medieval-animation-the-founding-of-lithuanias-capital-vilnius/feed/ 0 Celtic Mythology in the Arthurian Legend http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/31/celtic-mythology-in-the-arthurian-legend/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/10/31/celtic-mythology-in-the-arthurian-legend/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2015 03:57:42 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62177 The aim of this thesis is to find out whether there are some aspects, themes or symbols of the pagan Celtic mythology that appear in the Arthurian legend and if so, what role they play there and to what extent they influence the legend.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/16/60409/feed/ 0 Rich and Powerful: The Image of the Female Deity in Migration Age Scandinavia http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/25/rich-and-powerful-the-image-of-the-female-deity-in-migration-age-scandinavia/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/25/rich-and-powerful-the-image-of-the-female-deity-in-migration-age-scandinavia/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2015 01:41:29 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59982 I believe serious blunders have been made concerning the identification of males and females. It
is simply inadmissable to interpret any figure with open, shoulder-length hair as female when all the evidence for the centuries in question shows females have only been depicted with long hair tied in the Irish ribbon knot.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/25/rich-and-powerful-the-image-of-the-female-deity-in-migration-age-scandinavia/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 The Anglo Saxons and their gods (still) among us http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/28/anglo-saxons-gods-still-among-us/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/28/anglo-saxons-gods-still-among-us/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:11:28 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56508 In this paper, I want to consider the arrival of Saxon culture in Britain, a culture which appeared before the Romans departed from Britain and continued after the arrival of Christianity which appropriated some Saxon traditions and practices.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/28/anglo-saxons-gods-still-among-us/feed/ 0 Choosing Heaven: The Religion of the Vikings http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/15/choosing-heaven-religion-vikings/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/15/choosing-heaven-religion-vikings/#comments Sun, 15 Feb 2015 14:34:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56193 The Viking-age gods stemmed from two races – Aesir and Vanir.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/15/choosing-heaven-religion-vikings/feed/ 0 A Quick Guide to Norse Gods http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/28/quick-guide-norse-gods/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/28/quick-guide-norse-gods/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2015 06:48:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55724 The Norse pantheon includes some very interesting characters. This is a little guide to get you started about learning who these gods and goddesses were.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/06/trolls-middle-ages/feed/ 0 ‘De civitatis utriusque, terrenae scilicet et caelestis’: Foundation Narratives and the Epic Portrayal of the First Crusade http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/05/de-civitatis-utriusque-terrenae-scilicet-et-caelestis-foundation-narratives-epic-portrayal-first-crusade/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/12/05/de-civitatis-utriusque-terrenae-scilicet-et-caelestis-foundation-narratives-epic-portrayal-first-crusade/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:12:59 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54622 My summary of a paper given at the Institute of Historical research on the accounts of Antioch and Jerusalem during the First Crusade.

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