Medievalists.net » Ninth Century 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 The first case of pagophagia: the Byzantine Emperor Theophilus http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/the-first-case-of-pagophagia-the-byzantine-emperor-theophilus/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/the-first-case-of-pagophagia-the-byzantine-emperor-theophilus/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2015 19:29:10 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62313 This paper describes a unique case of snow consumption by the Byzantine Emperor Theophilus (829-842 AD), who according to the narrations of the historians and chroniclers of those times was an ice eater, developing a pathologic craving for iced water and snow.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/05/the-first-case-of-pagophagia-the-byzantine-emperor-theophilus/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 Against the Currents of His Day: Brittany, Louis the Pious, and Elite Insurrection http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/05/against-the-currents-of-his-day-brittany-louis-the-pious-and-elite-insurrection/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/05/against-the-currents-of-his-day-brittany-louis-the-pious-and-elite-insurrection/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2015 04:33:43 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60205 During Louis the Pious’s 36-year reign, he spent much of his time convening assemblies, securing his borders, and trying to govern his empire, rather than conquering and expanding aggressively as his father and grandfather, Charlemagne and Pepin, had done.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/05/against-the-currents-of-his-day-brittany-louis-the-pious-and-elite-insurrection/feed/ 0 Is it better to be right or left-handed? The view from the 9th century http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/is-it-better-to-be-right-or-left-handed-the-view-from-the-9th-century/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/is-it-better-to-be-right-or-left-handed-the-view-from-the-9th-century/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:56:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59770 Was it really bad to be left-handed in the Middle Ages? Or was it better than being right-handed? The 9th century writer of all things unusual, al-Jahiz, weighs in.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/15/is-it-better-to-be-right-or-left-handed-the-view-from-the-9th-century/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/2015/06/22/magna-carta-conference-offers-new-insights-into-the-800-year-old-document/feed/ 0 How Well Do You Know the Ninth Century? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/21/how-well-do-you-know-the-ninth-century/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/21/how-well-do-you-know-the-ninth-century/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2015 21:56:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59112 From Alfred the Great to a Giant Buddha - try our quiz about the 9th century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/06/21/how-well-do-you-know-the-ninth-century/feed/ 0 The Vikings on the Continent in Myth and History http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/26/the-vikings-on-the-continent-in-myth-and-history/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/26/the-vikings-on-the-continent-in-myth-and-history/#comments Wed, 27 May 2015 03:26:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58464 This article examines the evidence for the Vikings’ supposed cruelty, cunning and remarkable height and investigates how true the stereotypes were.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/26/the-vikings-on-the-continent-in-myth-and-history/feed/ 0 Irish and Scots may have been first to settle Iceland, researcher finds http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/25/irish-and-scots-may-have-been-first-to-settle-iceland-researcher-finds/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/25/irish-and-scots-may-have-been-first-to-settle-iceland-researcher-finds/#comments Tue, 26 May 2015 04:29:45 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58433 It has long been believed that the first people to inhabit Iceland were the Norse settlers who arrived around the year 874 AD. However, the discovery of Christian crosses carved into man-made caves in the southern part of the island is offering evidence that Celtic-speaking people from Scotland and Ireland had come to Iceland around the beginning the ninth century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/25/irish-and-scots-may-have-been-first-to-settle-iceland-researcher-finds/feed/ 0 Comparing China and India in the 9th century http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/03/comparing-china-and-india-in-the-9th-century/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/03/comparing-china-and-india-in-the-9th-century/#comments Sun, 03 May 2015 21:46:46 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58000 A ninth-century Arabic text offers insights into daily life in medieval China and India.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/03/comparing-china-and-india-in-the-9th-century/feed/ 0 Trolls in the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/06/trolls-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/06/trolls-middle-ages/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:03:26 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=55266 Where did trolls come from? What did medieval and early modern people think of trolls? How did the concept of the modern day troll evolve?

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