Ohthere’s voyages seen from a nautical angle
But whatever Ohthere and his English hosts exchanged in the way of news and information, the re- corded account keeps closely within ränge of its objective: a geography of unknown and little known areas of Scandinavia and their inhabitants.
River navigation in Medieval England
The significance of Medieval water transport lay in its low cost, for carriage by land could be more than ten times the price of transport by water; indicating the price differential was as great, if not greater, than during the industrial revolution.
Skeletons point to Columbus voyage for syphilis origins
More evidence emerges to support that the progenitor of syphilis came from the New World.
Viking-Age sailing routes of the western Baltic Sea – a matter of safety
Included in the Old English Orosius, compiled at the court of King Alfred the Great of Wessex around 890, are the descriptions of two different late 9th-century Scandinavian sailing routes.
Shipwreck from Mongol Invasion fleet discovered off Japan
Archaeologists from the University of the Ryukyus in Japan have discovered large parts of a Mongolian/Chinese ship that was likely part of the…
The rise and decline of a great power: Venice 1250-1650
This essay outlines the rise and decline of the most powerful Italian republican state between the middle ages and the early modern period.
Mediaeval Advice on the Avoidance and Treatment of Sea-sickness
If vomiting has occurred he should afterwards take bitter pomegranate, sweetmeats, figs and a thread of sugar and should not eat until the stomach or vomiting has completely settled down and the symptoms subside.
Early medieval port customs, tolls and controls on foreign trade
Early medieval port customs, tolls and controls on foreign trade Middleton, Neil Early Medieval Europe, Vol.13:4 (2005) Abstract The objective of this paper is…
Cultural connections between Brittany and Aquitaine in the Middle Ages (10th – 13th centuries) : ‘The Matter of Britain’ and the ‘Chansons de Geste
Cultural connections between Brittany and Aquitaine in the Middle Ages (10th – 13th centuries) : ‘The Matter of Britain’ and the ‘Chansons de Geste Patrice…
The State as an Enforcer in Early Venetian Trade: a Historical Institutional Analysis
The State as an Enforcer in Early Venetian Trade: a Historical Institutional Analysis González de Lara, Yadira (Dep. of Economic Analysis. University of Alicante) Paper…
Sir Francis Drake in the New World: 1577-1580
Sir Francis Drake in the New World: 1577-1580 C. Lankins, Katherine Senior Seminar Paper, Western Oregon University, June 3 (2009) Abstract Eighty six…
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…
Constantinople, 1204, renewal of interest in Imperial and other Byzantine cults in the West, and the deep roots of new traditions’
Constantinople, 1204, renewal of interest in Imperial and other Byzantine cults in the West, and the deeproots of new traditions’ Jones, Graham Miša Rakocija…
The Appearance of Lighthouses on Portolan Charts: 1300-1600 AD
The Appearance of Lighthouses on Portolan Charts: 1300-1600 AD By Kevin Sheehan North and South, East and West: Movements in the Medieval World: Proceedings…
A Viking Base in Gascony?
A Viking Base in Gascony? By Joel Supery Published Online (2009) Abstract: Vikings have been launching massive attacks on the coasts and rivers of…
Transparency, Contract Selection and the Maritime Trade of Venetian Crete, 1303-1351
Transparency, Contract Selection and the Maritime Trade of Venetian Crete, 1303-1351 Williamson, Dean V. US Department of Justice, July (2001) Abstract The paper explores…
English Naval Tactics
English Naval Tactics By Steven Alvin Jr Published Online (2002) Introduction: When Henry VIII began his reformation of the English Church in the…
Textual evidence for spilling lines in the rigging of medieval Scandinavian keels
Textual evidence for spilling lines in the rigging of medieval Scandinavian keels Sayers, William (Cornell University Library, Ithaca, New York) The International Journal of…
Framing ‘Piracy’: restitution at sea in the later Middle Ages
Framing ‘Piracy’: restitution at sea in the later Middle Ages Dick, Bryan D. PhD Thesis, University of Glasgow, January (2010) Abstract The focus…
La guerra en cors amb els països musulmans occidentals en els primers
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Genoese trade networks in the southern Iberian peninsula: trade, transmission of technical knowledge and economic interactions
Genoese trade networks in the southern Iberian peninsula: trade, transmission of technical knowledgeand economic interactions Porras, Alberto Garcıa and Garcıa, Adela Fabregas (Departamento de Historia Medieval…
Piracy as Statecraft: The Mediterranean Policies of the Fifth/Eleventh-Century Taifa of Denia
Piracy as Statecraft: The Mediterranean Policies of the Fifth/Eleventh-Century Taifa of Denia Bruce, Travis Al-Masa ̄q, Vol. 22, No. 3, December (2010) Abstract The…
The Turks with the Grand Catalan Company, 1305-1312
The campaigns of a band of Spanish mercenary soldiers, under the terrifying Roger de Flor, in the Byzantine lands of the early fourteenth century are fully documented by medieval and contemporary historians.
Ship Construction in Cyprus 1325-6
Ship Construction in Cyprus 1325-6 By Sarah Arenson TROPIS Symposia Proceedings, Vol.2 (1987) Introduction: Our knowledge of ship construction in the Middle Ages…
The Fatimid Navy and the Crusades, 1099-1171
During the ninth century and the first half of the tenth century, for example, Muslim navies were very active in the Mediterranean and, on the whole, they were successful.