Yuval Noah Harari: From Medievalist to Global Cultural Prophet
How did Yuval Noah Harari move from a historian of medieval warfare to one of the world’s most influential public intellectuals? This article explores his path from medieval studies to global cultural prophecy—and the medieval roots of his ideas about history, power, and the future.
Robin Hood and the Frog: A First Look at the 2025 MGM+ Series
MGM+’s new Robin Hood series reimagines the medieval legend for 2025. In its first episode, “I See Him,” Saxons rise against Norman rule, a new hero emerges—and a surprising frog hops into the story.
When French TV Poached Robin Hood
A 1960s French TV hit, Thierry la Fronde, reimagined Robin Hood during the Hundred Years’ War—turning an English outlaw tale into a story of French resistance, national pride, and political subtext.
The Medievalist Who Taught Us How to Spot a Fascist
Discover how medievalist Umberto Eco used his fiction, scholarship, and political insight to expose the signs of modern fascism—and why his warnings remain urgent today.
Habent sua fata libelli: How the Middle English Dictionary Came to Be
Discover the forgotten story behind the Middle English Dictionary and the scholar who started it all—Ewald Flügel, a German philologist whose ambitious vision helped shape Middle English studies.
The Chaucerian: How a German school teacher became the world’s most prolific Chaucer scholar, and then was promptly forgotten
In the shadow of Bismarck’s empire, one dedicated teacher quietly built a staggering body of scholarship on Geoffrey Chaucer—without a university post, a research grant, or a single PhD student. His name once filled the footnotes of English literature. So why don’t we remember him?
