Iceland in the Saga Period: Some Geographical Aspects
Iceland in the Saga Period: Some Geographical Aspects By Sigurdur Thorarinsson Thridji Vikingafundur [Third Viking Congress], edited by Kristján Eldjárn Ritsjóri (Reykjavik, 1958) Synopsis: Examines…
Afanasii Nikitin: An Orthodox Russian’s Spiritual Voyage in the Dar al-Islam, 1468–1475
Nikitin departed from Tver’, Russia, in 1468 in hopes of trading furs in the north Caspian region. He traveled as part of a group of private Tver’ merchants who regularly ventured along established trade routes.
Monstrous Fishes and the Mead-Dark Sea: Whaling in the Medieval North Atlantic
Monstrous Fishes and the Mead-Dark Sea: Whaling in the Medieval North Atlantic By Vicki Ellen Szabo Published by Brill (Series: The Northern World),…
What does landscape history contribute to our understanding of economic history?
What does landscape history contribute to our understanding of economic history? By Christopher Dyer XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Introduction: This paper focuses on…
The Use of History in Late Medieval Guidebooks to Rome
The Use of History in Late Medieval Guidebooks to Rome By Timo Saastamoinen XIV International Economic History Congress (2006) Introduction: As people consider…
The Garden of St. Francis: Plants, Landscape, and Economy in Thirteenth-Century Italy
Popularly associated with the environmental movement, St. Francis (ca. 1182–1226) has long been figured as having an intense devotion to nature
Witchcraft, Weather and Economic Growth in Renaissance Europe
This paper explores the possibility that the witchcraft trials are a large-scale example of violence and scapegoating prompted by a deterioration in economic conditions.
Marco Polo: Silk Road to China
Marco Polo: Silk Road to China Lecture by Larry Bergreen Given on October 24, 2007 at the Cambridge Forum Length: 1 hour Larry Bergreen traces…
Souvenir-Taking And Souvenir-Leaving: Pilgrim’s Remembrances in Late-Medieval And Early Modern Travel To The Holy Land
Souvenir-Taking And Souvenir-Leaving: Pilgrim’s Remembrances in Late-Medieval And Early Modern Travel To The Holy Land By Paris O’Donnell Trinity College Dublin Journal of Postgraduate…
Modern Medieval Map Myths: The Flat World, Ancient Sea-Kings, and Dragons
Modern Medieval Map Myths: The Flat World, Ancient Sea-Kings, and Dragons By Michael Livingston Published online at Strange Horizons Synopsis: Examines modern myths…
Western Africa To circa 1860 A.D.: A Provisional Historical Schema Based On Climate Period
Western Africa To circa 1860 A.D.: A Provisional Historical Schema Based On Climate Period By George E. Brooks African Studies Program, Indiana University:…
Bede’s Mapping of England
Modern historians of mapping have assumed a wide understanding of what ‘map’ might mean. With regard to medieval texts, the idea is understood to embrace a range of genres that includes, for example, world maps, zonal diagrams, land surveys, itineraries, street plans, and architectural drawings.
The Making of New Forest
The Making of New Forest By F. Baring English Historical Review, Vol.16 (1901) Synopsis: Examines the Domesday Book to analyze the population and…
Kinship and Settlements: Sami Residence Patterns in the Fennoscandian Alpine Areas around A.D. 1000
Kinship and Settlements: Sami Residence Patterns in the Fennoscandian Alpine Areas around A.D. 1000 By Ingela Bergman, Lars Liedgren, Lars Östlund, and Olle Zackrisson…