Medieval Reads: Henry Treece’s Viking’s Dawn
I shall explore in this column is how each writer creates their particular Middle Ages and how that Middle Ages works at story feel.
13 Books about the Middle Ages that are now in the Public Domain
Our list of 13 books on the Middle Ages, published in 1923, and now in the public domain.
The 2018 Medieval Book of the Year: The Golden Rhinoceros
The Golden Rhinoceros: Histories of the Africa, by Francois-Xavier Fauvelle, is our choice for the medieval book of the year for 2018.
New Medieval Books: From China to Valhalla
From kings to witches, and from Vikings to poets, here are five new books about the Middle Ages.
New Medieval Books: Cyber Monday Edition
Looking for the perfect medieval book? Here are five offerings for you to consider.
New Medieval Books: From the 8th to the 21st century
Four books and one special issue of a magazine for you to check out! From Cambridge to India, and books on crusades, Vikings and medieval inter-religious dialogue.
New Medieval Books: From Ireland to China
Five new books to add to your medieval bookshelf…
New Medieval Books: From Jousting to Mathematics
Four thick books, one thin, but all of them with offering a look into the Middle Ages.
Y Gododdin, the Votadini and Arthurian Legend
Chances are good that unless you’re a scholar of Welsh literature, Arthurian legend, or early Scottish history, you’ve never heard of a Welsh poem called “Y Gododdin” (“The Gododdin,” in English).
Which translation of Romance of the Three Kingdoms should I read?
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the 14th-century historical epic, is one of the most widely read works in China. For people who cannot read the original Chinese text, several English translations are available. Here is a guide to your options.
New Medieval Books: Word on the Street Edition
One of my favourite events each year is Toronto’s Word on the Street – where thousands of book sellers, authors, magazine publishers and readers gather for a day of selling and talking about the written word.
Working in the Middle Ages: The Medieval Clothier
Clothiers were the entrepreneurs at the heart of the cloth trade which became England’s leading industry in the late Middle Ages. No other industry created more employment or generated more wealth.
Book Reviews: Medieval Studies and the Ghost Stories of M. R. James / Four Ghost Stories
Medieval historians know M.R. James primarily as the compiler of many catalogues of Cambridge manuscripts and as the translator of New Testament apocrypha, but he was also the author of several collections of ghost stories
For the want of Emma: What if the Vikings had won the Battle of Stamford Bridge?
If you could alter history, change one subtle event, what would you pick? For a Viking fan, the answer might be as simple as it is iconic.
New Medieval Books: From the Monastery to the Sea
Five books about the medieval world for your consideration.
New Medieval Books: From Carolingians to Japanese tales
Five recently published works, including two translations of medieval texts, and one book you can download for free.
New Medieval Books: From Dante to Eleanor
Five of the latest books about the Middle Ages that you might want on your bookshelf.
New Medieval Books: From Crusaders to Devils
Our latest collection of new books about the Middle Ages…
“As pounded gaping metal”: Translating Saint Aldhelm’s Aenigmata
Perhaps the greatest pleasure of translating the Aenigmata came from the fact that doing the work well required a scavenger hunt through Anglo-Saxon life—from history to medicine to food and many other arcane topics.
Book Review: Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders
Beyond its incredible, stunning pictures, Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders by Sherry C.M. Lindquist and Asa Simon Mittman, explores the medieval love of monsters in all their glory and complexity in a book that transcends its purpose as an accompaniment to an exhibit – it’s a book in which to lose yourself in your love of medieval manuscripts.
Glass Island, by Gareth Griffith
Read an excerpt from Glass Island, a debut novel by Gareth Griffith, set in 6th century Britain.
New Medieval Books: People, Towns, Nations, and … Murder
Five books that might belong on your bookshelf…
The Middle Ages well-represented in The Cambridge History of Ireland
Cambridge University Press has come out with its major new survey of Irish history. Known as The Cambridge History of Ireland, this four-volume work tracks the island from the year 600 AD to the present-day.
Medieval Book Review Round-Up
Here’s a round-up of new books that have landed on my desk that I thought are definitely worth checking out.
