Behind the shield-wall: The experience of combat in late Anglo-Saxon England
What was it like to have been in battle with the Anglo-Saxon army?
‘Non solum rex, sed regum optimus: Godfrey of Bouillon in the Historia of William of Tyre
‘Non solum rex, sed regum optimus: Godfrey of Bouillon in the Historia of William of Tyre By Simon John Paper given at Revealing Records…
Research uncovers Scotland’s pottery industry in the 12th century
A team of researchers, funded by Historic Scotland, have discovered evidence of a much larger pottery industry in Scotland in the early 12th…
The Rehabilitation Of The Zaguë Kings And The Building Of The Däbrä Sina – Golgotha – Sellassie Complex In Lalibäla
The Rehabilitation Of The Zaguë Kings And The Building Of The Däbrä Sina – Golgotha – Sellassie Complex In Lalibäla By Michael Gervers…
Call for Papers: Outside the Ruling: Signs of Use in Medieval Manuscripts
Outside the Ruling: Signs of Use in Medieval Manuscripts International Medieval Congress, Leeds, 9-12 July 2012 Organizers: Kathryn Rudy, University of St Andrews,…
Call for Papers: Does Mead Maketh Mede? Medieval Food Taboos and Food Hierarchies
Does Mead Maketh Mede? Medieval Food Taboos and Food Hierarchies 2012 International Congress on Medieval Studies Call for Papers: In the late fourteenth-century,…
Constructing Belisarius: His Life in Context
Belisarius is the character which appears most frequently within Procopius’ Wars but there is almost nothing in the way of clear characterization of the man.
Arab Papermaking
Arab Papermaking By Don Baker The Paper Conservator, Vol.15 (1991) Introduction: Western descriptions of Arab papermaking contain much that appears to be conjecture.…
Grendel: A Manifestation of Medieval Fears
Grendel: A Manifestation of Medieval Fears By Deanna Briscoe Afternoons of Alterity: A Codex of the Medieval and the Monstrous (2011) Introduction: Many…
A Muslim Society under Christian Rule
A Muslim Society under Christian Rule By Charles Dalli Melitensium amor: festschrift in honour of Dun Gwann Azzopardi, edited by Toni Cortis, Thomas…
The Battle of Grunwald
The Battle of Grunwald, fought on July 15th, 1410, has a kind of mythical status in the history of not only Poland, but Lithuania and Germany. Called the Battle of Tannenberg by the Germans and the Battle of Zalgiris by the Lithuanians, this clash was decisive moment in the history of the Eastern Europe.
The Beast Within: Animals in the Middle Ages
The Beast Within: Animals in the Middle Ages By Joyce Salisbury Second Edition Routledge, 2010 ISBN: 978-0-415-78095-7 Publisher’s Synopsis: This important book offers…
Animaux domestiques dans la littérature narrative française au Moyen Âge
Animaux domestiques dans la littérature narrative française au Moyen Âge By Jens N. Faaborg Museum Tusculanum Press – e-Book, 2006 ISBN 87 635…
British Library announces £9m campaign to acquire the St Cuthbert Gospel – the earliest intact European book
The British Library has announced an ambitious fundraising campaign to acquire the St Cuthbert Gospel for the United Kingdom. Created in the 7th…
Viking Trade and Settlement in Continental Western Europe
Viking Trade and Settlement in Continental Western Europe Edited by Iben Skibsted Klæsøe Museum Tusculanum Press, 2011 ISBN: 978-87-635-0530-7 Publisher’s Synopsis: The European…
Frederick II: A bridge between East and West
Frederick II Hohenstaufen (1194-1250), inheritor of the Germanic Holy Roman Empire and the Normandic kingdom of Sicily, was brought up in the city of Palermo in a multicultural atmosphere par excellence.
Potential Osteoarchaeological Evidence for Riding and the Military Use of Horses at Malbork Castle, Poland
Potential Osteoarchaeological Evidence for Riding and the Military Use of Horses at Malbork Castle, Poland By A. Pluskowski, K. Seetah and M. Maltby…
STUDIES ON ICHTHYOFAUNA FROM AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION ON WOLIN-TOWN (SITE 1, PIT 6)
STUDIES ON ICHTHYOFAUNA FROM AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION ON WOLIN-TOWN (SITE 1, PIT 6) By Zygmunt Chelkowski, Jarosław Filipiak and Bożena Chelkowska Acta Ichthyologica…
Newly rediscovered Da Vinci painting to go on display at the National Gallery
The National Gallery in England will be having the first public showing of a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci work, Salvator Mundi, which was…
The battle of Tannenberg (Grunwald) in 1410
The battle of Tannenberg (Grunwald) in 1410 By Dmetrius Dviochenko de Markov From Crecy to Mohacs: Warfare in the Late Middle Ages (1346-1526):…
Museum of Somerset to reopen with the Frome Hoard
One of the largest collections of Roman coins ever found, a shrunken head from South America and Judge Jeffreys’ medical bill are a…
Hidden Wisdom and Unseen Treasure: Revisiting Cataloging in Medieval Libraries
Hidden Wisdom and Unseen Treasure: Revisiting Cataloging in Medieval Libraries By Beth M. Russell Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, Vol. 26, no. 3 (1998)…
Making bridges over cultural differences – The Podlasie case
Making bridges over cultural differences – The Podlasie case By Barbara Mazur Building Bridges: Proceedings of the Fourth international conference of The Consumer…
Forms of rural settlements in Poland and their transformation in the course of history
Forms of rural settlements in Poland and their transformation in the course of history By Marek Koter and Mariusz Kulesza Dela, Vol.25 (2006)…
Medieval Archaeology in Poland; Current Problems and Research Methods
Medieval Archaeology in Poland; Current Problems and Research Methods Leciejewicz, Lech (Director of Zaklad Archeologii Nadodrza, Institute of History of Material Culture of Polish…