Procopius on Roman, Persian and Gothic Strategy near Dara and Rome
Procopius on Roman, Persian and Gothic Strategy near Dara and Rome By Christopher Lillington-Martin Lampeter Working Papers in Classics (2008) Abstract: This paper…
Settlement and defence of Byzantine and Longobard northern and central Italy
This thesis considers the patterns of settlement in Northern and Central Italy during the Byzantine and Longobard epochs, with close attention to the form of military occupation along the various provincial borders.
Viking Expansion Northwards: Mediaeval Sources
This paper intends to give an impression of the way in which the Norsemen moved north and penetrated the arctic waters.
The Map of Macrobius before 1100
The Map of Macrobius before 1100 By Alfred Hiatt Imago Mundi, Vol. 59:2 (2007) Abstract: The subject of this article is the tradition…
Warrior Geopolitics: Gladiator, Black Hawk Down and the Kingdom of Heaven
Ridley Scott’s three movies, “Gladiator”, “Black Hawk Down” and most recently “The Kingdom of Heaven” explore the morality and identity of warriors. They do so in exotic landscapes and settings that emphasize the confrontation with danger as external and frequently unknowable and political violence as something that has complicated geographies.
The Politics of Body Parts: Contested Topographies in Late-Medieval Avignon
The Politics of Body Parts: Contested Topographies in Late-Medieval Avignon By Joëlle Rollo-Koster Speculum, Vol. 78, No. 1 (2003) Introduction: When urban archaeologists discuss topography,…
Diego de Valera’s Crónica Abreviada
Diego de Valera’s Crónica Abreviada Blaylock, Curtis Essays in Medieval Studies, vol. 6 (1989) Abstract The University of Illinois Library owns a copy…
Settlement shift at Cottam, East Riding of Yorkshire , and the chronology of Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy pins
Settlement shift at Cottam, East Riding of Yorkshire , and the chronology of Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy pins By Haldenby, D. and Richards, J.D Medieval…
The Vinland Mystery
Made by the National Film Board of Canada in 1984, this short documentary depicts the search, discovery and authentication of the only known Norse settlement in North America – Vinland the Good.
John Cabot: A Man of the Renaissance
Made by the National Film Board of Canada in 1964, this short film documents John Cabot’s quest to discover a westward route across the sea to the Orient in 15th-century Europe.
Cultural geographies of the contact zone: Gaels, Galls and overlapping territories in late medieval Ireland
Cultural geographies of the contact zone: Gaels, Galls and overlapping territories in late medieval Ireland By John Morrissey Social & Cultural Geography, Vol. 6:4…
Three Sources of Textual Evidence of Columbus, Crypto Jew
Three Sources of Textual Evidence of Columbus, Crypto Jew By Estelle Irizarry Published Online (2006) Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to add new…
Post-settlement history of Icelandic forests
In a book that Ari the Learned (1068-1148) wrote to describe the settlement of the country, he tells that Iceland was covered with wood between the seashore and the mountains.
Landscape and Perception: The Medieval Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela from an Archaeological Perspective
Landscape and Perception: The Medieval Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela from an Archaeological Perspective By Julie Candy Esharp, Issue 4 (2005) Abstract: The…
Viking Denmark and Early Medieval Italy: a possibility for a comparison
I think that Viking Age in Denmark and the Early Middle Ages in Italy (more or less from 800 until 1100-1200) were both a period of experimentation, with changes in economy, society and, as a consequence, in settlement pattern.
A Medieval Worldview and its relation to Literary Authorities in a Late Medieval Pilgrimage Account
A Medieval Worldview and its relation to Literary Authorities in a Late Medieval Pilgrimage Account By Andreas Sylvest Wille Ennen Ja Nyt, Vol.4 (2004)…
The Medieval Islamic World Through the Eyes of Two Travelers
The Medieval Islamic World Through the Eyes of Two Travelers By Melanie A. Clouser Agora, Vol.3:1 (2002) Introduction: Islamic regions, long ignored and misunderstood by…
Parks in Medieval England
Parks in Medieval England By S.A. Mileson Oxford University Press, 2009 ISBN: 978-0-19-956567-2 Parks were prominent and, indeed, controversial features of the medieval…
A Reconstruction of the Flora and Vegetation in the Central Area of Early Medieval Kiev, Ukraine, Based on the Results of Palynological Investigations
A Reconstruction of the Flora and Vegetation in the Central Area of Early Medieval Kiev, Ukraine, Based on the Results of Palynological Investigations…
Water in the Landscape of a Town using the example of Gdansk and the Gdansk Conurbation
Water in the Landscape of a Town using the example of Gdansk and the Gdansk Conurbation By Hanna Sienkowska Hydrological Processes and Water Management…
What did the Viking Discoverers of America Know of the North Atlantic Environment?
The uncontroversial evidence is therefore meager, but there are hints that the Norse did indeed appreciate many facets of North Atlantic oceanography, meteorology and climate.
Time, Travel and Political Communities: Transportation and Travel Routes in Sixth- and Seventh-century Northumbria
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.
Conflicting accounts on the fear of strangers: Muslim and Arab perceptions of Europeans in medieval geographical literature
Conflicting accounts on the fear of strangers: Muslim and Arab perceptions of Europeans in medieval geographical literature By Samar Attar Arab Studies Quartely…
The journal of Roberto da Sanseverino (1417-1487) : a study on navigation and seafaring in the fifteenth century
Roberto da Sanseverino went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1458. He travelled from Venice to Jaffa on a galley and made his return, from Acre to Ancona, on a three-masted sailing ship.
