New website: Late Medieval English Scribes
Researchers from the universities of York, Oxford and Sheffield have created a new website that aims to identifying the scribes who made the…
Burial site discovered in Ireland dates back to the 7th-century
A graveyard dating back to the 7th century has been discovered just of Dublin. The site was uncovered as part of construction on…
Treasures of the Bodleian exhibition opens today
The Bodleian Libraries’ autumn exhibition ‘Treasures of the Bodleian’ opens to the public today (Friday 30 September). The exhibition will feature a selection…
Historic cobblestones removed from the medieval village of Dunster
Workmen have begun removing the cobblestone pathways around the village of Dunster in Somerset. The distinctive cobblestone paths have existed for hundreds of…
Cod skulls reveal fishing patterns in the Middle Ages
Scholars from the University of Cambridge have concluded that sea fishing in northwest Europe was more locally-based than previously believed. By using skulls…
Professor earns fellowship to research medieval English morality plays
Gail McMurray Gibson said that her college professors first sparked her interest in medieval studies. She has pursued that interest and become one…
Scholar finds evidence of links between Vikings and North American natives
Old Norse sagas such as Saga of Erik the Red and the Saga of the Greenlanders have been long been considered among the…
Beauty and brutality: Iceland’s literary landscapes
Dr Emily Lethbridge is breathing new life and understanding into the centuries-old Sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur) during a unique year-long research trip – conducted in 2011 from the back of a decommissioned Land Rover ambulance.
Conference on ‘Alchemy and Medicine from Antiquity to the Enlightenment’ taking place at University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is hosting an international conference – Alchemy and Medicine from Antiquity to the Enlightenment – which will include over…
Almodis: The Peaceweaver
Tracey Warr of the University of Wales – Trinity St.David has published her first novel. Almodis: The Peaceweaver is a story of love,…
Revealing the earliest origins of Italian language
It’s a timeless project—and a priceless opportunity: Advanced students at the University of Notre Dame are currently working with some of Italy’s top…
Face of 14th-century Archbishop of Canterbury revealed
The face of Simon of Sudbury, the controversial former Archbishop of Canterbury, was revealed last week – 630 years after he met his…
Medieval historian knighted by the King of Belgium
Professor Benjamin Hendrickx of the Department of Greek and Latin Studies at the University of Johannesburg was recently awarded a knighthood in the…
Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah now available online
Oxford University’s Bodleian Libraries have digitized and made available online part of the first comprehensive code of Jewish Law, Mishneh Torah (http://maimonides.bodleian.ox.ac.uk). Written…
Medieval Art Treasures expected to sell between € 2-3 million at auction
A collection of medieval items dating back to the 10th century will be going up for auction in Paris in November. The medieval…
14th-century Samurai battle wounds discovered by scientists
Films like Seven Samurai, Ran and Heaven and Earth have made Japan’s historic Samurai warriors famous But now, their skeletons have been examined…
Medieval Irish had their own ways to stop the undead
Two skeletons discovered with large stones wedged into their mouths, were buried in this way around 1300 years ago to stop them rising from their graves to haunt the living, according to new documentary featuring the work of archaeologists from the Institue of Technology Sligo and St.Louis University.
Kelly DeVries begins teaching at The Citadel
Kelly DeVries, a distinguished military historian of the European Middle Ages, is the new Mark Clark Distinguished Visiting Professor in the School of…
Dozens of medieval finds reported in this year’s Treasure Trove of Scotland
The Scottish government has released the latest annual Treasure Trove report, which reveals several dozen new finds from the medieval period. The report,…
Universities of Chester and Exeter receives €1.2 million to research medieval history of England and Wales
Historians and archaeologists from the University of Chester and the University of Exeter have received €1.2 million in funding for a new project…
Getty Museum acquires 13th century Bible
The J. Paul Getty Museum has acquired the Abbey Bible, a 13th-century Italian book that is considered to be an important example of…
Notre Dame announces first chair in Byzantine Studies
The University of Notre Dame has established an endowed chair in Byzantine Theology. The position, which will focus on the theology of the…
Ovide moralisé to be translated from Old French to English
The 14th-century text Ovide moralisé will be translated into English by Dr. Sarah-Jane Murray, of Baylor University. She has received a $210,000 grant…
Archaeologists examine the Pillar of Eliseg
Archaeologists from Welsh universities have begun two weeks of excavations at the Pillar of Eliseg, a ninth-century AD stone monument which stands on…
“In the Beginning Was the Word”: Medieval Gospel Illumination exhibition at The Getty
The J. Paul Getty Museum has unveiled its latest exhibition earlier this week, which gives visitors the opportunity to see how the four…