Medievalists.net » Romania 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 Cryptographic Systems Used in the Romanian Countries between the 15th – 19th Centuries http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/13/cryptographic-systems-used-romanian-countries-15th-19th-centuries/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/13/cryptographic-systems-used-romanian-countries-15th-19th-centuries/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2015 20:30:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=56147 Situated in the southeast of Europe, Romanian Countries had an intense diplomatic activity, even if this was not recorded accordingly in documents of the day.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/02/13/cryptographic-systems-used-romanian-countries-15th-19th-centuries/feed/ 0 The Thraco-Dacian Origin of the Paparuda/Dodola Rain-Making Ritual http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/thraco-dacian-origin-paparudadodola-rain-making-ritual/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/thraco-dacian-origin-paparudadodola-rain-making-ritual/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2014 03:17:21 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54223 This study presents an analysis about the rain-making ritual from Romania, called Paparuda, performed in the spring and in times of severe drought

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/thraco-dacian-origin-paparudadodola-rain-making-ritual/feed/ 0 The Use of History in Dracula Tourism in Romania http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/21/use-history-dracula-tourism-romania/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/21/use-history-dracula-tourism-romania/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2014 13:59:46 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=51235 In this article I will examine what kinds of history and tradition are used and told in Dracula tourism in Romania, and which eras of history are highlighted and why.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/07/21/use-history-dracula-tourism-romania/feed/ 0 Tomb of Vlad the Impaler may have been found in Italy http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/16/tomb-vlad-impaler-may-found-italy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/16/tomb-vlad-impaler-may-found-italy/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2014 15:46:56 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=50463 Researchers from Estonia believe that the remains of Vlad III, better known as Vlad the Impaler, are buried in a church in Naples, Italy.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/06/16/tomb-vlad-impaler-may-found-italy/feed/ 0 The Romanian Countries in the Middle Ages: between Byzantium and the West http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/10/the-romanian-countries-in-the-middle-ages-between-byzantium-and-the-west/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/10/the-romanian-countries-in-the-middle-ages-between-byzantium-and-the-west/#comments Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:17:09 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=44802 The 14th century represents an exceptional period for the Romanian Principalities. This time witnessed the creation of the medieval Romanian state with its two representatives: Walachia (situated to the south of the Carpathians) and, to the east, Moldavia.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/11/10/the-romanian-countries-in-the-middle-ages-between-byzantium-and-the-west/feed/ 0 Castles, Confusion, and the Count: Vlad the Impaler’s Impact on Tourism in Romania http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/31/castles-confusion-and-the-count-vlad-the-impalers-impact-on-tourism-in-romania/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/31/castles-confusion-and-the-count-vlad-the-impalers-impact-on-tourism-in-romania/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2013 02:42:19 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=44586 Vlad the Impaler is often buried in the vampire myths of Count Dracula, even in Romania where the Impaler lived and died.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/31/castles-confusion-and-the-count-vlad-the-impalers-impact-on-tourism-in-romania/feed/ 0 Prince Michael the Brave in the History of the Romanians http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/16/prince-michael-the-brave-in-the-history-of-the-romanians/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/16/prince-michael-the-brave-in-the-history-of-the-romanians/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:14:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42162 Michael the Brave was a Romanian prince, one of the greatest personalities of the Romanian history, who lived during the sixteenth century.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/07/16/prince-michael-the-brave-in-the-history-of-the-romanians/feed/ 0 Transylvanian Identities in the Middle Ages http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/25/transylvanian-identities-in-the-middle-ages/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/25/transylvanian-identities-in-the-middle-ages/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:33:42 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=37450 Identity has become a subject of historical exploration as it is also one of the themes examined from the perspectives of various disciplines belonging to the social sciences such as sociology, psychology or anthropology.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/11/25/transylvanian-identities-in-the-middle-ages/feed/ 0 Contacts between the Romanians and Turkic nomads. Disinformation, mystification and xenophobia: N. Berend http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/24/contacts-between-the-romanians-and-turkic-nomads-disinformation-mystification-and-xenophobia-n-berend/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/24/contacts-between-the-romanians-and-turkic-nomads-disinformation-mystification-and-xenophobia-n-berend/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:26:06 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=35957 It is not as much the lack of minimal knowledge of the history of medieval Moldavia which astounds the reader of the review, as the outpour of misinformation and a hardly veiled bias against Romanians.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/09/24/contacts-between-the-romanians-and-turkic-nomads-disinformation-mystification-and-xenophobia-n-berend/feed/ 0 Romanian-Saxon Intercultural Aspects in Braşov http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/24/romanian-saxon-intercultural-aspects-in-brasov/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/06/24/romanian-saxon-intercultural-aspects-in-brasov/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 02:40:02 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=33162 The most pertinent opinions can be expressed about this complex and subtle phenomenon not by appealing to the memory of documents and libraries, but living together in explicitly multi-cultural environments.

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