Medievalists.net » Sicily 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 Latin Patrons, Greek Fathers: St Bartholomew of Simeri and Byzantine Monastic Reform in Norman Italy, 11th-12th Centuries http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/29/latin-patrons-greek-fathers-st-bartholomew-simeri-byzantine-monastic-reform-norman-italy-11th-12th-centuries/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/29/latin-patrons-greek-fathers-st-bartholomew-simeri-byzantine-monastic-reform-norman-italy-11th-12th-centuries/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2014 09:56:16 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=52934 St Bartholomew of Simeri (ca. 1050-1130), a Greek monastic founder and reformer from Calabria, saw the effective end of Byzantine imperial power in southern Italy in 1071, the conquest of Muslim Palermo by Robert Guiscard the following year, and the rise of the Norman kingdom of Roger II at the end of his life.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/09/29/latin-patrons-greek-fathers-st-bartholomew-simeri-byzantine-monastic-reform-norman-italy-11th-12th-centuries/feed/ 0 First historical evidence of a significant Mt. Etna eruption in 1224 http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/25/first-historical-evidence-significant-mt-etna-eruption-1224/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/25/first-historical-evidence-significant-mt-etna-eruption-1224/#comments Mon, 26 May 2014 03:33:44 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=49867 The 1224 Mt. Etna eruption is a significant event both in terms of the mass of erupted materials and because it involved the lower eastern slope of the volcano, reaching down to the sea.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/25/first-historical-evidence-significant-mt-etna-eruption-1224/feed/ 0 Herb-workers and Heretics: Beguines, Bakhtin and the Basques http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/22/herb-workers-heretics-beguines-bakhtin-basques/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/22/herb-workers-heretics-beguines-bakhtin-basques/#comments Sun, 23 Mar 2014 00:31:07 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=48474 During the Middle Ages and early Renaissance, the word beguine was used by women to identify themselves as members of a wide-spread and influential women's movement. The same term was used by their detractors and overt opponents, with the highly charged negative meaning of "heretic." The etymology of the term “beguine” and ultimate origins of the movement have never been satisfactorily explained.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/03/22/herb-workers-heretics-beguines-bakhtin-basques/feed/ 0 Food in medieval Sicily http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/06/food-in-medieval-sicily/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/06/food-in-medieval-sicily/#comments Sun, 06 Oct 2013 15:54:58 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=44109 And in truth this food, of which they are fond and which they eat raw, ruins their senses. There is not one man among them, of whatsoever condition, who does not eat onions every day, and does not serve them morning and evening in his house.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/10/06/food-in-medieval-sicily/feed/ 0 The Norman Invasion of Sicily, 1061-1072: Numbers and Military Tactics http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/01/the-norman-invasion-of-sicily-1061-1072-numbers-and-military-tactics/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/01/the-norman-invasion-of-sicily-1061-1072-numbers-and-military-tactics/#comments Fri, 02 Aug 2013 04:20:47 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=42562 No comprehensive study of the military aspects of the Norman conquest of Sicily has been written, and this paper intends to cover this specific gap. It deals with the first two stages of the Sicilian conquest, the per

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/08/01/the-norman-invasion-of-sicily-1061-1072-numbers-and-military-tactics/feed/ 0 Aspects of the English royal succession, 1066-1199: the death of the king http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/28/aspects-of-the-english-royal-succession-1066-1199-the-death-of-the-king/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/28/aspects-of-the-english-royal-succession-1066-1199-the-death-of-the-king/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 02:53:50 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38380 The death of any ruler in the twelfth century, even if it were expected, caused a considerable amount of shock and disquiet amongst those who were left behind.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/12/28/aspects-of-the-english-royal-succession-1066-1199-the-death-of-the-king/feed/ 0 The Fatimid and Kalbite Governors in Sicily : 909-1044 http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/21/the-fatimid-and-kalbite-governors-in-sicily-909-1044/ http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/21/the-fatimid-and-kalbite-governors-in-sicily-909-1044/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 21:06:52 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=36613 This is the second part of my investigation on the Muslim governors (or rulers) in Sicily.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2012/10/21/the-fatimid-and-kalbite-governors-in-sicily-909-1044/feed/ 0 The mystery of Churchuro: conspiracy or incompetence in twelfth-century Sicily? http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/07/the-mystery-of-churchuro-conspiracy-or-incompetence-in-twelfth-century-sicily/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/07/the-mystery-of-churchuro-conspiracy-or-incompetence-in-twelfth-century-sicily/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:52:32 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=26221 Immediately after his successful conquest of Muslim Sicily (1060-92), Roger de Hauteville set about dividing the spoils amongst the small band of Norman, French and Italian knights who were his closest followers.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/10/07/the-mystery-of-churchuro-conspiracy-or-incompetence-in-twelfth-century-sicily/feed/ 0 Saracen Archers in Southern Italy http://www.medievalists.net/2011/02/28/saracen-archers-in-southern-italy/ http://www.medievalists.net/2011/02/28/saracen-archers-in-southern-italy/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:47:22 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=17679 The Normans, soon after the conquest of Sicily was complete, began using Sicilian Saracen mounted and foot archers as auxiliary troops: in 1076 they were included in the Guiscard army at the seizure of Salerno

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2011/02/28/saracen-archers-in-southern-italy/feed/ 0 Satellite, Sentinel, Stepping Stone: Medieval Malta in Sicily’s Orbit http://www.medievalists.net/2010/07/04/satellite-sentinel-stepping-stone-medieval-malta-in-sicilys-orbit/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/07/04/satellite-sentinel-stepping-stone-medieval-malta-in-sicilys-orbit/#comments Sun, 04 Jul 2010 20:47:01 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=8865 This essay reconstructs Malta’s ties to Sicily mainly in terms of the surviving primary documents from the period

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