Medievalists.net » Norway 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 Oslo recreated on Minecraft http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/25/medieval-oslo-recreated-on-minecraft/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/25/medieval-oslo-recreated-on-minecraft/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2015 07:18:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62722 A new Youtube video is showing the results of a project by history students at the University of Oslo where they recreate how a city looked in the Middle Ages. ‘Oslo recreated to year 1300′ was made by undergraduates taking part in the university’s Oslo in the Middle Ages course under John McNicol. The project involved […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/25/medieval-oslo-recreated-on-minecraft/feed/ 0 The Mad Norse King http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/the-mad-norse-king/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/the-mad-norse-king/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2015 20:30:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62282 What happens when the mental health of a medieval King of Norway declines and falls into madness? The story of Sigurðr the Crusader, who reigned for over 25 years, reveals a fascinating account of mental illness from the 12th century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/04/the-mad-norse-king/feed/ 0 13th century insult discovered etched into the walls of Nidaros Cathedral http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/27/13th-century-insult-discovered-etched-into-the-walls-of-nidaros-cathedral/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/27/13th-century-insult-discovered-etched-into-the-walls-of-nidaros-cathedral/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2015 04:58:51 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60673 LAURENSIUS CELVI ANUS PETRI / Lars is Peter’s butt.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/27/13th-century-insult-discovered-etched-into-the-walls-of-nidaros-cathedral/feed/ 0 King Sverre on Drunkenness http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/09/king-sverre-on-drunkenness/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/09/king-sverre-on-drunkenness/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2015 17:25:55 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=60281 Sverre Sigurdsson, a medieval King of Norway, tells his followers about the dangers of overdrinking.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/08/09/king-sverre-on-drunkenness/feed/ 0 Buried, Forgotten, Disinterred?: The 1944 National Socialist St. Olav Monument at Stiklestad http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/17/buried-forgotten-disinterred-the-1944-national-socialist-st-olav-monument-at-stiklestad/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/17/buried-forgotten-disinterred-the-1944-national-socialist-st-olav-monument-at-stiklestad/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:34:18 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59808 In 'Buried, Forgotten, Disinterred?: The 1944 National Socialist St. Olav Monument at Stiklestad', Øystein Ekroll gave the audience a glimpse into a struggle going on in Norway as it deals with its Nazi past.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/17/buried-forgotten-disinterred-the-1944-national-socialist-st-olav-monument-at-stiklestad/feed/ 0 The Last Viking and his Magical Sword? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/the-last-viking-and-his-magical-sword/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/the-last-viking-and-his-magical-sword/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:52:06 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=59668 An amazing discovery of a late Viking Age sword - embellished with gold, inscriptions and other ornamentation - has now been revealed in Norway.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/07/14/the-last-viking-and-his-magical-sword/feed/ 0 Deviant Burials: Societal Exclusion of Dead Outlaws in Medieval Norway http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/24/deviant-burials-societal-exclusion-of-dead-outlaws-in-medieval-norway/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/24/deviant-burials-societal-exclusion-of-dead-outlaws-in-medieval-norway/#comments Sun, 24 May 2015 14:35:30 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=58400 Deviant Burials: Societal Exclusion of Dead Outlaws in Medieval Norway By Anne Irene Riisøy COLLeGIUM: Studies across Disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.18 (2015) Abstract: In Norway, an outlaw was “placed outside the law” and, after the introduction of Christianity in the eleventh century, the worst kinds of outlaws, perpetrators described in terms revolving […]

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/05/24/deviant-burials-societal-exclusion-of-dead-outlaws-in-medieval-norway/feed/ 0 Small doors on the Viking age: The Anglo-Saxon coins in Norway project http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/31/small-doors-on-the-viking-age-the-anglo-saxon-coins-in-norway-project/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/31/small-doors-on-the-viking-age-the-anglo-saxon-coins-in-norway-project/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2015 04:54:53 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=57297 Dr Elina Screen here discusses her work on the ‘Anglo-Saxon Coins in Norway’ project – a collaboration between the British Academy’s Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles (SCBI) research project and the Norwegian partner museums.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/03/31/small-doors-on-the-viking-age-the-anglo-saxon-coins-in-norway-project/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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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/01/06/trolls-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Early Medieval Tunic recreated in Norway http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/24/early-medieval-tunic-recreated-norway/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/24/early-medieval-tunic-recreated-norway/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2014 14:52:08 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54367 A few years ago, the oldest known piece of clothing ever discovered in Norway, a tunic dating from the Iron Age, was found on a glacier in Breheimen. Now about to be reconstructed using Iron Age textile techniques, it is hoped the tunic will inspire Norwegian fashion designers.

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