The Civil Administration of Byzantine Iberia According to the Seals
The Civil Administration of Byzantine Iberia According to the Seals By Werner Seibt Istoriani. Festschrift Roin Metreveli. (Tbilisi, 2009) Introduction: It would be…
Session 5: Texts, Rituals and the Social Order – Lantfred’s Swithun and the Fundamentals of Reform: Educating Lay Pilgrims in 10th century Winchester
Lantfred’s Swithun and the Fundamentals of Reform: Educating Lay Pilgrims in 10th century Winchester Christopher Reidel (Boston College) Summary At the height of…
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is being released this week to much anticipation in the video gaming world. The third game in the Assassin’s Creed…
Sims Medieval
Electronic Arts (EA), which is releasing The Sims: Medieval in the spring of 2011, has put online some new videos talking about their…
The Population of the Dubrovnik Republic in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
The Population of the Dubrovnik Republic in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries By Nanad Vekarić Dubrovnik Annals, No.2 (1998) Abstract: According to…
Erchempert’s “History of the Lombards of Benevento”: A translation and study of its place in the chronicle tradition
Erchempert’s “History of the Lombards of Benevento”: A translation and study of its place in the chronicle tradition By Joan Rowe Ferry PhD…
The Sibylline voices of Christine de Pizan
The Sibyl’s importance as an authorizing figure in Christine de Pizan’s oeuvre is widely acknowledged but universally under-estimated.
Relics of Richard II discovered at the National Portrait Gallery
An archivist at the National Portrait Gallery has found relics from the tomb of King Richard II which may allow scholars to accurately…
Session 5: Texts, Rituals and the Social Order – Badly Ordered: Wallahfrid Strabo’s vision of the Carolingian World…
Badly Ordered: Wallahfrid Strabo’s vision of the Carolingian World in the Libellus de exordiis et incrementis quarandam in observationibus ecclesiasticis rerum Mary Zito…
Ideas and narrative in Otto of Freising’s Gesta Frederici
Ideas and narrative in Otto of Freising’s Gesta Frederici By Sverre Bagge Journal of Medieval History, Vol.22:4 (1996) Abstract: This article discusses the…
Thor’s hammer in Norway. A symbol of reaction against the Christian cross?
In my main project, I will try to trace the chronology of the conversion to Christianity of people in southern Norway on the basis of different types of archaeological material. The Thor’s hammer is an interesting type of object in this context, because it has normally been interpreted as a reaction against the Christian cross.
The position of freed slaves in medieval Iceland
The position of freed slaves in medieval Iceland By Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson Saga Book, Vol.22 (1986) Introduction: Freed slaves are mentioned in various…
Great sites: Jarlshof
Great sites: Jarlshof By Anna Ritchie British Archaeology, Issue 69 (2003) Introduction: Jarlshof, Britain’s best-known Viking farmstead, owes its romantic name to Sir…
The Haskins Conference
The Twenty Ninth International Conference of the Charles Homer Haskins Society was held this year from November 5th to 7th, 2010 at Boston College.
Call for Papers – The Language of Maps: Communicating through cartography during the Middle Ages and Renaissance
The Language of Maps: Communicating through Cartography during the Middle Ages and Renaissance A colloquium and exhibition at the Bodleian Library, University of…
The Battle of Wakefield Revisited
The Battle of Wakefield Revisited: A Fresh Perspective on Richard of York’s Final Battle, December 1460 By Helen Cox YPD Books, 2010 ISBN:…
Divine Needs, Divine Illusions: Preliminary Remarks Toward a Comparative Study of Meister Eckhart and Ibn AľArabi
Divine Needs, Divine Illusions: Preliminary Remarks Toward a Comparative Study of Meister Eckhart and Ibn AľArabi Almond, Ian (Bosphorus University, Istanbul) Medieval Philosophy…
Suárez’s Influence on Descartes’s Theory of Eternal Truths
Suárez’s Influence on Descartes’s Theory of Eternal Truths Karofsky, Amy (Hofstra University) Medieval Philosophy and Theology 10 (2001) Abstract There is a philosophical…
Suárez and the Problem of External Sensation
Suárez and the Problem of External Sensation South, James B. Medieval Philosophy and Theology 10 (2001) Abstract In this article I will demonstrate…
Getty Museum hosts exhibition: Imagining the Past in France, 1250—1500
A major exhibit featuring over 70 objects celebrating medieval manuscript images will begin tomorrow at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.…
Myth, Psychology, and Society in Grettis saga
Myth, Psychology, and Society in Grettis saga By Russell Poole Alvíssmál Vol.11 (2004) Introduction: The saga of Grettir Ásmundarson is exceptionally rich in…
Hamhleypur in fiorskfirdinga saga: a postclassical ironisation of myth?
Hamhleypur in fiorskfirdinga saga: a postclassical ironisation of myth? By Phil Cardew Paper given at the 11th International Saga Conference (2000) Introduction: The notion of…
Forming the first crusade : the role of the Kingdom of Hungary in Western crusading discourse
Forming the first crusade : the role of the Kingdom of Hungary in Western crusading discourse By James Kingsley Plumtree MA Thesis, Central…
Regnum Albaniae, the Papal curia, and the Western visions of a borderline nobility
Regnum Albaniae, the Papal curia, and the Western visions of a borderline nobility By Etleva Lala PhD Dissertation, CEU, Budapest College, 2008 Abstract:…
Letting Scotus Speak for Himself
Letting Scotus Speak for Himself Ingham, Mary Beth (Loyola Marymount University) Medieval Philosophy and Theology 10 (2001) Abstract In “The Unmitigated Scotus,” Thomas…