Christian Mission in Yemen in the 6th century A.D.: Truth and Legend
Christian Mission in Yemen in the 6th century A.D.: Truth and Legend Paper by Albrecht Berger (University of Munich) Given at the International Symposium on…
The Eastern Luxury Nexus in Middle-Byzantine Literature: A Reality Check
The Eastern Luxury Nexus in Middle-Byzantine Literature: A Reality Check Paper by Nike-Ekaterini Koutrakou (Institute for Oriental and African Studies/Greece) Given at the…
Medieval Muslim Perceptions of Constantinople
Shows how the Islamic views on the Byzantine city of Constantinople as shown in various chronicles, religious traditions, geographical texts and literary tales.
Castle and Countship for sale in Italy
Located a few kilometers away from the village of Gubbio, the owner of the castle is also automatically recognized as the Count of Carbonana.
The Men of Bristol and the Atlantic Discovery Voyages of the Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries
The Men of Bristol and the Atlantic Discovery Voyages of the Fifteenth and Early Sixteenth Centuries By Annabel Peacock MA Thesis, University of…
The Wine Trade in Bristol in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries
The Wine Trade in Bristol in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries By Catherine R. Pitt MA Thesis, University of Bristol, 2006 Abstract: Bristol…
Oliver of Paderborn and his siege engine at Damietta
Oliver of Paderborn and his siege engine at Damietta By Dominic Francis Nottingham Medieval Studies, Vol.37 (1993) Introduction: In the hot weeks of August…
The English Fabliau Tradition and Chaucer’s “Miller’s Tale”
The English Fabliau Tradition and Chaucer’s “Miller’s Tale” By Robert E. Lewis Modern Philology, Vol. 79, No. 3 (1982) Introduction: Since the early 1940s,…
Engendering vice: The exemplarity of the old French fabliaux
Engendering vice: The exemplarity of the old French fabliaux By Ingrid D. Horton PhD Dissertation, University of Kansas, 2007 Overview: During the nineteenth…
Pre – and protohistoric bread in Sweden : a definition and a review
Pre – and protohistoric bread in Sweden : a definition and a review By Ann-Marie Hansson Civilisations, Vol.49 (2002) Abstract: This article presents…
Viking and medieval amulets in Scandinavia
Viking and medieval amulets in Scandinavia By Signe Horn Fuglesang Fornvännen, Vol. 84 (1989) Abstract: Identification of Viking period and medieval amulets entails…
Constantinople and the Heavenly Jerusalem?: through the imperial palace
Constantinople and the Heavenly Jerusalem?: through the imperial palace By Maria Christina Carile Paper given at the 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies(2006) Introduction:…
Why medieval? with Niall O Brien
Why medieval? I think it was medieval that picked me. At an early age I viewed and read books and comics on ancient…
Medieval Scotland database launched
A database identifying over 15000 people in medieval Scotland has been officially launched. Paradox of Medieval Scotland, 1093-1286 draws on over 6000 charters…
Anatomical Interpretations of Anglo-Saxon Weapon Injuries
Anatomical Interpretations of Anglo-Saxon Weapon Injuries By S. J. Wenham Weapons and Warfare in Anglo-Saxon England, edited by Sonia Chadwick Hawkes (Oxford University,…
Church and state in Angevin Ireland
Church and state in Angevin Ireland By W.L. Warren Chronicon: An Electronic History Journal, Vol.1 (1997) Abstract: An examination of the ecclesiastical policy…
Viking Ireland—Afterthoughts
Viking Ireland—Afterthoughts By Donnchadh Ó Corráin Ireland and Scandinavia in the early Viking age, edited by H. B. Clarke, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh and Raghnall…
Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Picts
Geoffrey of Monmouth and the Picts By Alex Woolf Bile ós Chrannaibh: A Festschrift for Willliam Gillies, edited by Wilson McLeod et al.…
The Ideology of Monastic and Aristocratic Community in Late Roman Gaul
The Ideology of Monastic and Aristocratic Community in Late Roman Gaul By Ralph W. Mathisen Polis: Revista de ideas y formas políticas de…
A Comparative Study of Three Manuscripts of the Rule of St. Benedict for Women
A Comparative Study of Three Manuscripts of the Rule of St. Benedict for Women By John E. Crean, Jr. Vox Benedictina: A Journal…
Machiavelli’s Art of War: A Reconsideration
Machiavelli’s Art of War: A Reconsideration By Marcia L. Colish Renaissance Quarterly, Vol.51 (1998) Introduction: Among Niccolo Machiavelli’s works, the Art of War (published 1521)…
Analysis of Crowland’s Section on the Usurpation of Richard III
Analysis of Crowland’s Section on the Usurpation of Richard III By Edgar de Blieck Published Online (2003) Introduction: Lord Hastings, who seemed to serve…
Representational function of daylight in the Katholikon of Hosios Loukas
Representational function of daylight in the Katholikon of Hosios Loukas By Andrzej Piotrowski Paper given at the 21st International Congress of Byzantine Studies (2006)…
Action in the trenches: a call for a more dynamic archaeology of early Byzantium
Action in the trenches: a call for a more dynamic archaeology of early Byzantium By Marlia Mango Paper given at the 21st International Congress…
Christmas in the Middle Ages
What are the origins of Christmas? How it was celebrated in the Middle Ages?