The manufacture of chain-mail
The Romans adopted shirts of mail and they were subsequently used throughout the Middle Ages most often in the 12th and 13th centuries but small pieces of mail were used right up until the 17th century as a part of armor.
Women on the Third Crusade
Historians remain undecided over whether or not women actually took up arms during crusading expeditions. Opinions vary widely, from denying that women could ever be true crucesignati to concluding that they took an active role in the fighting.
The Late Medieval Agrarian Crisis and Black Death plague epidemic in medieval Denmark: a paleopathological and paleodietary perspective
The Late Medieval Agrarian Crisis and Black Death plague epidemic in medieval Denmark: apaleopathological and paleodietary perspective Yoder, Cassady J. PhD Thesis, Texas A&M University,…
Cosimo’s four slaves
Cosimo’s four slaves Beck, James I Medici in Rete. Ricerca e progettualità scientifica a proposito dell’archivio Mediceo avanti il Principato, edited by Cotta, Irene, and…
Casimir the Great: 1310-70
Casimir the Great: 1310-70 By A. Bruce Boswell Great Men and Women of Poland, ed. by S. Mizwa (New York, 1942) Introduction: Casimir,…
Moray, Ulster, and the MacWilliams
Moray, Ulster, and the MacWilliams By Alasdair D. Ross The World of the Galloglass: Kings, warlords and warriors in Ireland and Scotland, 1200-1600,…
International Medieval Congress to examine disabilities, deserving and undeserving poor, in the Middle Ages
More than 1,600 experts on the Middle Ages will gather next week at the International Medieval Congress to be held at the University…
Viking Age emporia around the Baltic Sea – a cul-de-sac of the European urbanization?
In northern Europe a new type of settlement appeared in the first millennium AD.
Recent Issues in Polish Historiography of the Crusades
Recent Issues in Polish Historiography of the Crusades By Darius von Güttner Sporzyński The Military Orders, Volume 4: On Land and by Sea,…
Approaches to Bibliography and Information Technology for Medieval Culture: The Experience of the International Medieval Bibliography
Approaches to Bibliography and Information Technology for Medieval Culture: The Experience of the International Medieval Bibliography By Alan V. Murray Paper given at…
Medieval Sites in Italy, Syria, Turkey and Vietnam added to World Heritage List
Twenty-five sites were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List last month, including four which date from the Middle Ages. The 35th session of…
A Tale of Two Castles: An anthropological investigation of castles as constructed places with changing senses through the contextualization and analysis of le Château d’Angers, le Château de Josselin, and their intertwined human histories
A Tale of Two Castles: An anthropological investigation of castles as constructed places with changing senses through the contextualization and analysis of le…
Anti-Ottoman Warfare and Italian Propaganda: The Crusader Background of the Ottoman Raid on Oradea in 1474
Anti-Ottoman Warfare and Italian Propaganda: The Crusader Background of the Ottoman Raid on Oradea in 1474 By Alexandru Simon Crisia Magazine, Vol.37 (2007)…
The Marriage of Bolesław of the Piasts and Kinga of the Árpáds in 1239 in the Shadow of the Mongol Menace
The Marriage of Bolesław of the Piasts and Kinga of the Árpáds in 1239 in the Shadow of the Mongol Menace By Wojciech…
Muzyczna panorama średniowiecznego Krakowa
Muzyczna panorama średniowiecznego Krakowa Bebak, Marek (Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego) Kwartalnik Studentów Muzykologów Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Nr. 2, (10/2008) Abstract Kraków jako ośrodek życia kulturalnego średniowiecznej…
Streets in Medieval Wrocław
Streets in Medieval Wrocław/Ulice średniowiecznego Wrocławia Piekalski, Jerzy (Zakład Archeologii Średniowiecza – Universitetu Wrocławkiego) Instytut Archeologii Universitetu Wrocławkiego (2010) Abstract During the Middle…
The Age of Stone: Just how old are the oldest relics of stone architecture in Poland?
Using state-of-the-art dating methods, Polish researchers have solved the longstanding riddle of when the monumental constructions of medieval Poland were erected.
Codex Calixtinus stolen from Santiago de Compostela
In what is being called the ‘robbery of the century’, a priceless 12th-century manuscript has been stolen from the Santiago de Compostela. The…
Almsgiving and the Formation of Early Medieval Societies, A.D. 700-1025
This dissertation undertakes an investigation of a behavior practiced by kings and commoners alike: charity to the poor or, to adopt the term favored then, almsgiving (eleemosina).
Preliminary evidence for medieval Polish diet from carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes
Preliminary evidence for medieval Polish diet from carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes By Laurie J Reitsema, Douglas E Crews and Marek Polcyn Journal…
The Age of the Sturlungs
The thirteenth century occupies a special place in Icelandic history.
International Medieval Congress begins next week
More than 1,600 experts from all over the world will come together and take a medieval look at the contentious themes of poverty…
Beauty Illuminated: Illuminated manuscript paintings in Poland
Beauty Illuminated: Illuminated manuscript paintings in Poland MIODOŃSKA, BARBARA (Czartoryski Museum and Library National Museum in Kraków), PALIŃSKA, ANNA (Institute of Art, Warsaw Polish…
Polskie kapele muzyczne średniowiecza i renesansu
Polskie kapele muzyczne średniowiecza i renesansu Wiśniewski, Ks. Piotr Wirtualnej Bilblioteki Społeczna (2007) Abstract Pod pojęciem kapela rozumiano w średniowieczu chór śpiewaków kościelnych, zarówno…
An Austere Age without Laughter
Medieval people did, indeed, have a sense of humor. They told jokes, engaged in horseplay, and participated in a variety of recreational activities.