Archaeological team to investigate medieval town in East Africa
An exceptionally well-preserved example of a medieval Swahili stonetown on the coast of East Africa will be excavated by an international team of…
Archaeological Investigations at Songo Mnara, Tanzania, 2009
Archaeological Investigations at Songo Mnara, Tanzania, 2009 By Stephanie Wynne-Jones and Jeffrey Fleisher Nyame Akuma: Bulletin of the Society of Africanist Archaeologists, Vol.…
Remains of Gawthorpe Hall discovered in Yorkshire
Archaeologists from the University of York are revealing intriguing traces – hidden for more than two centuries – of the forerunner of one…
Game of Thrones:”CRIPPLES, BASTARDS AND BROKEN THINGS” – SE01 EP04
CRIPPLES, BASTARDS AND BROKEN THINGS More sexy, sword swinging fun this week on HBO’s Game of Thrones as a surprising arrest is made,…
Game of Thrones: “LORD SNOW” – SE01 EP03
LORD SNOW Viserys gets served, Khal Drogo gets a surprise, Ned juggles his new responsibilities and Jon makes no-man’s land “home”….this episode of…
The forgotten children of medieval London
Teenagers today may think they have it tough but adolescents in medieval London had a much harder life. In the early 1500s young…
The Black Dragon – Music from the Time of Vlad Dracula
The Black Dragon – Music from the Time of Vlad Dracula Annette Bauer – recorders, voice, percussion, citole, bells Phoebe Jevtovic – voice,…
Was the Song of Roland a Military Satire?
Was the Song of Roland a Military Satire? By Bernard S. Bachrach Paper given at the Early Medieval Warfare session at the 46th…
The Italian Doctor during the Black Death
The Italian Doctor during the Black Death By Quinn Wilson Vexillum: The Undergraduate Journal of Classical and Medieval Studies, Vol.1 (2011) Introduction: Italy…
Love of God or Hatred of Your Enemy? The Emotional Voices of the Crusades
Love of God or Hatred of Your Enemy? The Emotional Voices of the Crusades By Sophia Menache Mirabilia, Vol. 10 (2010) Abstract: The…
“Who Will Break The Deer?”: Lord and Huntsman in Medieval English Hunting Ritual
“Who Will Break The Deer?”: Lord and Huntsman in Medieval English Hunting Ritual By Ryan Judkins Hayes Forum Conference Paper (2009) Abstract: The…
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Representation of Animals in His Works
Leonardo studied both the anatomy and physiology of animals in order to render them with scientific precision.
The Chronicle of George Hamartolos, an Old Russian MS of the 14th Century
The Chronicle of George Hamartolos, an Old Russian MS of the 14th Century By Ol’ga A. Kniazevskaia Polata Knigopisnaia: an Information Bulletin Devoted…
The Viking Sagas to be aired on BBC 4
The BBC will be airing a show examining Iceland’s medieval history this week. The Viking Sagas will first be see on Tuesday, May…
International Gothic: Art and Culture in Medieval England and Hungary c. 1400
International Gothic: Art and Culture in Medieval England and Hungary c. 1400 By M. R. Palmer Eger Journal of English Studies, Vol.7 (2007)…
The transformation of homosexual Liebestod in sagas translated from Latin
The transformation of homosexual Liebestod in sagas translated from Latin Ashurst, David Saga-Book (2002) Abstract The focus of this article will be on…
Archdeacon Thomas of Split (1200–1268) – A source of early Croatian History
Archdeacon Thomas of Split (1200–1268) – A source of early Croatian History By Mirjana Matijević Sokol Review of Croatian History, Vol.1 (2007) Introduction:…
Homosexuality in the Middle Ages
Homosexuality in the Middle Ages Johansson, Warren & Percy, William A. Homosexuality in the Middle Ages (2009) Abstract Homosexuality in the Middle Ages…
From Medieval Mnemonics to a Social Construction of Memory
From Medieval Mnemonics to a Social Construction of Memory: Thoughts on Some Early European Conceptualizations of Memory, Morality, and Consciousness By Noel Packard…
PAYMENTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCE IN PRE-INDUSTRIAL EUROPE
PAYMENTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCE IN PRE-INDUSTRIAL EUROPE Kohn, Meir Working Paper, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College, November (2001) Abstract The principal driving force…
The Labyrinthine Path of Pilgrimage
Within many of the great Gothic cathedrals such as Chartres Cathedral, San Michele Maggiore, Pavia, and San Vitale, Ravenna, lay large floor labyrinths.
The Genesis of the Black Madonna
The Genesis of the Black Madonna By Jacqueline Leinbach Published online by The Mint Museum (2006) Introduction: This study will focus on representations…
Between Arles, Rome, and Toledo: Gallic collections of canon law in Late Antiquity
Between Arles, Rome, and Toledo: Gallic collections of canon law ¡n Late Antiquity By Ralph W. Mathisen Fronteras Religiosas entre Roma, Bizancio, Damasco…
Difficult decisions by women from the Tang dynasty
Difficult decisions by women from the Tang dynasty By Annika Pissin Paper given at the V Congresso della Società Italiana delle Storiche, Naples…
Complexio / Complexion. Categorizing Individual Natures 1250-1600
Complexio / Complexion. Categorizing Individual Natures 1250-1600 Groebner, Valentin The Moral Authority of Nature, The University of Chicago Press (2003) Abstract In an anecdote…