Medieval Coins with Rory Naismith
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Rory Naismith about the complex world of medieval coins.
Where the Middle Ages Begin
This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Rory Naismith about the complex world of medieval coins.
Swedish archaeologists have discovered 170 silver coins dating to the 12th century. They were found in a grave on the island of Visingsö at Lake Vättern in the central part of the country.
The Avars are one of the least understood peoples of the early medieval period. A new study reconstructs their social dynamics by using ancient DNA data with archaeological evidence.
A 16th-century tower house in northeastern Scotland has reopened to visitors after Historic Environment Scotland carried out necessary repairs to its masonry.
Books Click on a title for more information about these books: The political artistry of the Bayeux tapestry: a visual epic of Norman…
Review of Arabs and Normans in Sicily and the South of Italy by Adele Cilento and Alessandro Vanoli New York: Riverside Book Company,…
Our video review of: The Second Crusade 1148: Disaster outside Damascus by David Nicolle Osprey Publishing, 2009 ISBN: 9781846033544 pp.96 Click here to…
Women Refusing the Gaze: Theorizing Thryth’s “Unqueenly Custom” in Beowulf and The Bride’s Revenge in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, Volume I Jordan, Jessica…
The State of Irish Hagiography Bray, Dorothy The Heroic Age, Issue 9 (Oct 2006) Abstract For many years, modern scholars tended to regard…
St. Oswald’s Martyrdom: Drogo of Saint-Winnoc’s Sermo secundus de s. Oswaldo Defries, David The Heroic Age, Issue 9 (Oct 2006) Abstract The Sermo…
Through His Enemy’s Eyes: St. Oswald in the Historia Brittonum Ziegler, Michelle The Heroic Age, Issue 9 (Oct 2006) Abstract This essay explores…
The Exogamous Marriages of Oswiu of Northumbria Grimmer, Martin The Heroic Age, Issue 9 (Oct 2006) Abstract This paper explores the exogamous Celtic…
The King’s Fragmented Body: A Girardian Reading of the Origins of St Oswald’s Cult Damon, John Edward The Heroic Age, Issue 9 (Oct…
Locating Maserfelth Clarkson, Tim The Heroic Age, Issue 9 (Oct 2006) Abstract Tradition identifies the site of Oswald’s last and fatal battle as…
Heroes, Saints, and Martyrs: Holy Kingship from Bede to Aelfric Hare, Kent G. The Heroic Age, Issue 9 (Oct 2006) Abstract Warfare played…
James W. Earl’s Thinking About Beowulf: Ten Years Later Joy, Eileen A. The Heroic Age, Issue 8 (June 2005) Abstract In The Possession…
Pictish Art and the Sea Cessford, Craig The Heroic Age, Issue 8 (June 2005) Abstract Although the sea must have been of crucial…
The focus of this paper is the role that transportation routes and technology played in structuring the developing political communities in northeast England during the sixth and centuries, particularly the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria.
Twelfth-Century Norman and Irish Literary Evidence for Ship-Building and Sea-Faring Techniques of Norse Origin Sayers, William The Heroic Age, Issue 8 (June 2005)…
Athelstan of England Hare, Kent G. The Heroic Age Issue 7 Spring 2004 Abstract Despite his obscurity in modern memory, the tenth-century English…
Civilized Rage in ‘Beowulf’ Wymer, Thomas L., and Labbie, Erin F. The Heroic Age Issue 7 Spring 2004 Abstract “Civilized Rage in Beowulf”…
Columba and Spiritual Proximity Rolfe, Alexander The Heroic Age Issue 7 Spring 2004 Abstract Argues that nearness to other monks was a dominant…
Milk Symbolism in the ‘Bethu Brigte’ Torma, Thomas The Heroic Age Issue 7 Spring 2004 Abstract Of particular importance to the Brigidine hagiographers…
Was the Bayeux Tapestry Made in France?: The Case for St. Florent of Saumur By George Beech Palgrave Macmillan, 2005 ISBN: 1403966702 This…
The Bayeux Tapestry: The Life Story of a Masterpiece By Carola Hicks Random House (Chatto & Windus), 2006 ISBN: 9780701174637 The vivid scenes…
A Needle in the Right Hand of God : the Norman conquest of 1066 and the making and meaning of the Bayeux Tapestry…
The political artistry of the Bayeux tapestry: a visual epic of Norman imperial ambitions By John Michael Crafton Edwin Mellen Press, 2007 ISBN:…
Archaeology of the countryside in medieval Anatolia By Edited by T. Vorderstrasse and J. Roodenberg Publications de l’Institut historique-archeologique neerlandais de Stamboul, Nederlands…
Re-thinking Dionysius the Areopagite By Sarah Coakley and Charles M. Stang Wiley, 2009 ISBN: 978-1-4051-8089-4 Dionysius the Areopagite, the early sixth-century Christian writer,…
Translations of three medieval texts: In Praise of Baldness, On Bald Men, and A Defense of Beards. It reveals that male grooming was indeed a thing in the Middle Ages.
For anyone who visits Örebro, it is hard to miss its castle – an ancient-looking fortress made of weathered grey stones that stands on an islet in the middle of the city centre.
On the 10th of August 1628, the Vasa sank in Stockholm harbour, thus ending the career of the most powerful warship that Sweden had ever seen.
This strategic location not only makes the castle a majestic sight, but also earns it the reputation as the most modern defence fortress in its time. But, as all ancient buildings, there is always more than meets the eye. Here are the five things that you may not know about Uppsala Castle.
How do you operate a business when you can’t read and your knowledge of math is extremely limited? Making your mark on the…
Narbonne is one of those European cities with evidence of its past on every street.
The V&A Museum opened its latest medieval exhibit exhibit on Saturday: Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery. I had the opportunity to see it opening day and it was spectacular.