Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven is a 2005 film directed by Ridley Scott. It is set in the late-12th century Holy Land, when the Crusaders…
‘Mount the War-Horses, Take your Lance in your Grip . . .’ Logistics Preparations for the Gascon Campaign of 1294
Mount the War-Horses, Take your Lance in your Grip . . .: Logistics Preparations for the Gascon Campaign of 1294 By Mark Kennedy Vaughn…
William Marshal, King Henry II and the Honour of Chateauroux
William Marshal, King Henry II and the Honour of Chateauroux By Nicholas Vincent Archives: The Journal of the British Record Association, Vol.25:102 (2000) Introduction:…
Profit and Loss in the Hundred Years War: the Subcontracts of Sir John Strother, 1374
Profit and Loss in the Hundred Years War: the Subcontracts of Sir John Strother, 1374 By Simon Walker The Bulletin of the Institute…
The Battle of Tours-Poitiers Revisited
What motivated the Muslims to move north of the Pyrenees? What do the Latin and Arabic sources reveal about what transpired in the course of the battle?
Roosters, Wolves and the Limits of Allegory
Roosters, Wolves and the Limits of Allegory By Lianne Farber Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 17 (2000) Introduction: Robert Henryson, probably trained in…
Bertilak Reads Brut: History and the Complications of Sexuality in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Bertilak Reads Brut: History and the Complications of Sexuality in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight By Heide Estes Essays in Medieval Studies,…
Literary Representations of History in Fourteenth Century England: Shared Technique and Divergent Practice in Chaucer and Langland
Literary Representations of History in Fourteenth Century England:Shared Technique and Divergent Practice in Chaucer and Langland Lassahn, Nicole Essays in Medieval Studies, vol.…
Guilty as Charged? Subjectivity and the Law in La Chanson de Roland and “Lanval”
Guilty as Charged? Subjectivity and the Law in La Chanson de Roland and “Lanval” Kong, Katherine Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 17 (2000)…
Rebirth of a Nation? Historical Mythmaking in Layamon’s Brut
Rebirth of a Nation? Historical Mythmaking in Layamon’s Brut Brennan, John P. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 17 (2000) Abstract In spite of…
Among These Authors are the Men of Bec: Historical Writing among the Monks of Bec
Among These Authors are the Men of Bec: Historical Writing among the Monks of Bec Vaughn, Sally N. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol.…
Queer Relations
Queer Relations Dinshaw, Carolyn Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 16 (1999) Abstract This paper draws on materials from my book, Getting Medieval: Sexualities…
The Paternal Function in Sir Gowther
The Paternal Function in Sir Gowther McGregor, Francine Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 16 (1999) Abstract Symbols in fact envelop the life of…
Places to Play: Topographies of Gender in Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan
Places to Play:Topographies of Gender in Gottfried von Strassburg’s Tristan Sterling-Hellenbrand, Alexandra Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 16 (1999) Abstract In the latter…
Adultery and Kingship in Marie de France’s Equitan
In medieval French literature, the conventional plot of courtly love focuses on the figure of the queen.
Gaimar’s Rebels: Outlaw Heroes and the Creation of Authority in Twelfth-Century England
Gaimar’s Rebels:Outlaw Heroes and the Creation of Authority in Twelfth-Century England Zatta, Jane Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 16 (1999) Abstract Located at…
The Eccentric Hermit-Bishop: Bede, Cuthbert, and Farne Island
The Eccentric Hermit-Bishop:Bede, Cuthbert, and Farne Island Aggeler, Christian Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 16 (1999) Abstract Cuthbert, the renowned saint of early…
Warriors, Wyrms, and Wyrd: The Paradoxical Fate of the Germanic Hero/King in Beowulf
Warriors, Wyrms, and Wyrd: The Paradoxical Fate of the Germanic Hero/King in Beowulf Wanner, Kevin J. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 16 (1999)…
Warrior Geopolitics: Gladiator, Black Hawk Down and the Kingdom of Heaven
Ridley Scott’s three movies, “Gladiator”, “Black Hawk Down” and most recently “The Kingdom of Heaven” explore the morality and identity of warriors. They do so in exotic landscapes and settings that emphasize the confrontation with danger as external and frequently unknowable and political violence as something that has complicated geographies.
Pseudo-Autobiography and the Role of the Poet in Jean Froissart’s Joli Buisson de Jonece
Pseudo-Autobiography and the Role of the Poet in Jean Froissart’s Joli Buisson de Jonece Lassahn, Nicole Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998)…
The Pearl, a Crayon, and a Lego
The Pearl, a Crayon, and a Lego Kline, Daniel T. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Abstract Walking down Bardstown Road in…
Spirituality and Self-Representation in The Life of Christina Mirabilis
Spirituality and Self-Representation in The Life of Christina Mirabilis Giglio, Katheryn M. Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Abstract In her introduction…
Rude Strength
Rude Strength Brandolino, Gina Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Abstract [T]he bleding continued a while til it migt be sene with…
Linking Lives: Autobiographical Criticism and Medieval Studies
Linking Lives: Autobiographical Criticism and Medieval Studies Bartlett, Anne Clark Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Abstract I first encountered autobiographical criticism…
The Hanging of Judas: Medieval Iconography and the German Peasants’ War
The Hanging of Judas: Medieval Iconography and the German Peasants’ War By Lee R. Sullivan Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 15 (1998) Introduction:…