Mírmanns saga: The First Old Norse-Icelandic Hagiographical Romance?
Mírmanns saga: The First Old Norse-Icelandic Hagiographical Romance? By Sverrir Tómasson Romance and Love in Late Medieval and Early Modern Iceland Essays in Honor…
The Viking Slave Trade
Slavery was a feature of Irish society long before the vikings arrived. St Patrick was first brought to Ireland as a captive, and slave raiding across the Irish Sea is attested (in both directions) at the time when Roman power collapsed in Britain.
Lineage strategies and the control of widows in Renaissance Florence
Lineage strategies and the control of widows in Renaissance Florence By Isabelle Chabot Widowhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, edited by Sandra…
The Vagantendichtung: The Secular Latin Poetry of the Wandering Scholars of the Middle Ages
The Vagantendichtung: The Secular Latin Poetry of the Wandering Scholars of the Middle Ages By David Zakarian Master’s Thesis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2009) Introduction:…
The bewties of the fut-ball: Reactions and references to this boysterous sport in English writings, 1175-1815
It is the object of this study to give some account of references and reactions to Europe’s oldest team game, football, to be found in English writings, 1175-1815
The Minster Churches of Beverley, Ripon and Southwell 1066-c.1300
This work is concerned with the comparative study of three minster churches, those of Beverley, Ripon and Southwell, in the period 1066-c.1300.
Taking the war to Scotland and France: The supply and transportation of English armies by sea, 1320-60
The study will analyse the involvement of the English merchant marine in the wars of Edward II and Edward III.
Thomas of Spalato and the Mongols: A Thirteenth-Century Dalmatian View of Mongol Customs
When Qadan grandson of Ghengis Khan, and his Mongol horsement arrived before the walls of Spaalto in the spring of 1242, the Adriatic Sea became the westernmost boundary of the Tartar Empire, Stretching eastward across the vast Eurasian landmass to the shores of the Sea of Japan.
Poison, Medicine, and the Medieval Apothecary
Poison, Medicine, and the Medieval Apothecary Session: Poison and Medicine in the Fourteenth Century By Marie A. Kelleher, California State Univ.–Long Beach This…
Is Anyone my Guardian …? Mamluk Under Age Rule and the Later Qalawunids
‘Is Anyone my Guardian …?’ Mamluk Under Age Rule and the Later Qalawunids By Jo Van Steenbergen Al-Masaq, Vol. 19, No. 1 (2007)…
The Albigensian Crusade: A Historiographical Essay
The Albigensian Crusade:A Historiographical Essay By Eric O. Rummel Perspectives in History, Vol.21 (2005-6) Introduction: By the beginning of the 13th century an…
Cases and Clauses: The Language of Exclusion in Byzantium
Cases and Clauses: The Language of Exclusion in Byzantium By Rosemary Morris Toleration and Repression in the Middle Ages (2002) Introduction: The cultural…
The Female Desire for Imperial Authority in Byzantium: The Case of Zoe and Theodora
The Female Desire for Imperial Authority in Byzantium: The Case of Zoe and Theodora By Sanja Mesanovic Toleration and Repression in the Middle…
Mixed Marriages in a Polyethnic Society: A Case Study of Tana, 14th – 15th Centuries
Mixed Marriages in a Polyethnic Society: A Case Study of Tana, 14th – 15th Centuries By S. Karpov Toleration and repression in the…
Toleration and Repression within the Byzantine Family: Gender Problems
Toleration and Repression within the Byzantine Family: Gender Problems By Judith Herrin Toleration and repression in the Middle Ages (2002) Introduction: While the…
Parameters of Tolerance during the Second Iconoclasm, with Special Regard to the Letters of Theodore the Stoudite
Parameters of Tolerance during the Second Iconoclasm, with Special Regard to the Letters of Theodore the Stoudite By D.R. Turner Toleration and repression…
Effigy of the Cloven Hoof
Effigy of the Cloven Hoof By Ellen Foster Lulu Press, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-557-39894-2 Synopsis: The opening pages of this historical mystery novel carry…
Great Northern Medieval Fayre
In June 2010, Medievalists.net was on hand for the Great Northern Medieval Fayre, which was held near Collingwood, Ontario. This was the first…
Interview with Bernard and David Bachrach
We interviewed Bernard S. Bachrach (University of Minnesota) and David Bachrach (University of New Hampshire) who are father and son, and both professors…
Tips on Buying a Medieval Sword
We interviewed Robert of Swords4You.com, who sells medieval swords and other medieval replica products, and ask him for some tips about what kind…
The City of York and its ‘Play of Pageants’
The City of York and its ‘Play of Pageants’ By Peter Meredith Early Theatre, Vol 3 (2000) Abstract: This paper first presents a…
Poison and Medicine in the Western World before the Appearance of the Treatises about Poisons (End of the Thirteenth Century)
Poison and Medicine in the Western World before the Appearance of the Treatises about Poisons (End of the Thirteenth Century) Session:Defining Poison ca.…
Capturing the Wandering Womb: Childbirth in Medieval Art
In the Middle Ages, the event of childbirth was a process witnessed and experienced almost exclusively by women, as the birthing chamber was the only secular space from which men were systematically absent.
Heresy and Sanctity at the Time of Boniface VIII
Heresy and Sanctity at the Time of Boniface VII By J.H. Denton Toleration and repression in the Middle Ages (2002) Introduction: Personal attacks…
Chronological systems in Roman – Byzantine Palestine and Arabia: the evidence of the dated Greek inscriptions
Chronological systems in Roman – Byzantine Palestine and Arabia: the evidence of the dated Greek inscriptions By Yiannis E. Meimaris, in collaboration with…