The Social Status of Women in Latvia in the 7th-13th Centuries, in the Light of Palaeodemographic Data
This paper is intended as a contribution to the understanding of women’s social role and living conditions in the Iron Age society in Latvia.
What’s the point of studying medieval literature?
Professor Thorlac Turville-Petre of the University of Nottingham discussing his study of literature from the Middle Ages.
The Decline of the Aristocracy in Eleventh and Twelfth Century Sardinia
Beginning in the eleventh century, Pisa and Genoa — both as communes and in the persons of individual Pisans and Genovese, — followed by Catalans and Aragonese, exhibited an increasing, and increasingly covetous, interest in Sardinia and (especially) its resources; and, already during the twelfth century, the island had fallen largely under continental domination.
Confraternities, Memoria, and Law in Late Medieval Italy
To view medieval brotherhoods or confraternities as associations of laymen or clerics with predominantly religious functions almost automatically leads to the conclusion that fraternity and memoria have much in common.
Early childhood stress and adult age mortality – A study of dental enamel hypoplasia in the medieval Danish village of Tirup
Early childhood stress and adult age mortality – A study of dental enamel hypoplasia in the medieval Danish village of Tirup By Jesper…
The Precognition of Crime: Treason in Medieval England and Terrorism in Twenty-first Century America
The Knight of the Two Swords in Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur (1485) tells a story of an invisible knight who without provocation kills other knights.
Ethnicity, Identity, and Difference: The Origins of Lay People in the Carolingian Empire
Ethnicity, Identity, and Difference: The Origins of Lay People in the Carolingian Empire Session: Carolingian Studies: Secular Culture II By Helmut Reimitz, Princeton…
The Court of Charlemagne: Lay Participants in the Aula Renovata
The Court of Charlemagne: Lay Participants in the Aula Renovata Session: Carolingian Studies: Secular Culture II – May 13th By Jennifer Davis, Catholic…
Dealing with the Past and Planning for the Future: Contested Memories, Conflicted Loyalties, and the Partition and Donation of the Duchy of Pomerania
Dealing with the Past and Planning for the Future: Contested Memories, Conflicted Loyalties, and the Partition and Donation of the Duchy of Pomerania…
Review: Robin Hood
Review: Robin Hood Warning: Spoilers Sandra: Peter and I saw Robin Hood on the opening weekend and both of us were pleasantly surprised…
Interview with Richard Britnell
Richard Britnell, professor emeritus at Durham University, is a renowned medieval historian in the area of economic and social history for medieval England and the British Isles. We speak to him about his research, including his latest book – Land and Family. Trends and Local Variations in the Peasant Land Market on the Winchester Bishopric Estates, 1263-1415.
Employment on a Northern English Farm, 1370-1409
Professor Britnell spoke about the manorial accounts from a small farm in Durham called Houghall, which belonged to Durham Priory.
Art and Identity in an Amulet Roll from Fourteenth-Century Trebizond
Art and Identity in an Amulet Roll from Fourteenth-Century Trebizond By Glenn Peers Church History and Religious Culture, Vol.89:1-3 (2009) Abstract: This article…
The Evolving Representation of the Early Islamic Empire and Its Religion on Coin Imagery
The Evolving Representation of the Early Islamic Empire and Its Religion on Coin Imagery By Stefan Heidemann The Qur’an in Context, edited by…
The Ladies of Ely
The ‘sisters’ of Ely were among the most venerated saints of Anglo-Saxon England, regularly rivalling even the Canterbury cults in the number and value of donations received from supplicants
Human skeletal remains from the Osaka castle site in Japan: metrics and weapon injuries
Human skeletal remains from the Osaka castle site in Japan: metrics and weapon injuries By Tomohito Nagaoka and Mikko Abe Anthropological Science, Vol.115…
The Cult of ‘Maria Regina’ in Early Medieval Rome
The Cult of ‘Maria Regina’ in Early Medieval Rome By John Osborne Paper given at the Norwegian Institute in Rome (2004) Introduction: Few…
Icon: A Word with Many Meanings
Helen Evans describes the many different kinds of icons that populated the Byzantine world, delving into the Met’s incredible collection of these venerable images.
Eirene Doukaina, Byzantine empress, A.D. 1067-1133
Eirene Doukaina, Byzantine empress, A.D. 1067-1133 By Elizabeth C. Lundy Master’s Thesis, University of Ottawa, 1988 Abstract: Eirene Doukaina was born in Constantinople…
Three Anglo-Saxon prose passages: A translation and commentary
Our thesis set out to translate, with relevant commentary, the three prose passages found in the MS. Cotton Vitellius A. xv.
Some Observations on Infanticide in Medieval Muslim Society
Some Observations on Infanticide in Medieval Muslim Society By Avner Giladi International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 22, No. 2, (1990) Introduction:…
A Case of Indifference? Child Murder in Later Medieval England
Infanticide was a felony in the Middle Ages and neither jurors nor royal officials treated child murder with indifference. Nevertheless, it is clear that both gender and marital status guided the courts in their decisions throughout the legal process in terms of indicting, prosecuting, and sentencing defendants in cases of child murder.
Kalamazoo 2010 – Summary and Thoughts….
The 45th installment of the International Congress of Medieval Studies was another highly successful affair, bringing in over 3000 scholars and delivering hundreds…
Childhood in Medieval England, c.500-1500
Then as now, children liked playing with toys. Then as now, they had a culture of their own, encompassing slang, toys, and games.
Black Death – Interview with Dario Poloni
Black Death, a supernatural thriller set in England in the year 1348, will be coming to movie theaters next month. Starring Sean Bean,…