The Medievalism of Naruto
Set in a world that is half-medieval, half-modern, the story of Naruto occupies a unique place in medievalism. How much does a story about ninjas borrow from the Middle Ages?
What’s Good about The Rings of Power Season 1
The first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power both moves away and stays close to Tolkien’s words in ways that make the series better.
The Last Kingdom: Putting Bernard Cornwell’s epic on screen
One of the most popular medieval-based television series in recent years has been The Last Kingdom. Let’s take a look at the show and the novels it was based on.
Conquistador! Hernán Cortés in the movies
A look at how the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés is portrayed in movies and television series.
Medieval Netflix Review: Norsemen
Have you ever wanted to watch a Viking comedy? The Netflix series Norsemen is exactly what you are looking for.
Medieval Netflix Review: Cursed
The latest filmed adaptation of the Arthurian legend is Cursed, released earlier this month on Netflix. How good is this series, and how does it portray the Middle Ages?
The Witcher: Magic, Monsters and Medievalism
The Witcher is the latest breakthrough series on Netflix. Should you watch it and what is its connection to the Middle Ages and medievalism?
Five Japanese Anime series inspired by Medieval Europe
In the realm of Japanese animation, medievalism also blossoms and flourishes. Here are five animation series that are inspired by Medieval Europe and, out of its myth, legend, and literature, have created something new.
Playing Merlin: Authorship from Geoffrey of Monmouth to Neomedievalisms
Interestingly, the writers of each new version of the Arthurian legend have chosen Merlin as their avatar: he functions in each text as historian, author, and prophet.
In search of Lagertha, the Warrior Queen
As one of the most aspiring female characters on the show, Lagertha in the TV series Vikings is introduced as the wife of Ragnarr Loðbrók and a renowned shieldmaiden – women who fight fearlessly in the battlefront. But where does Lagertha’s story originate?
And now our watch has ended: A look back at Game of Thrones
Love it or hate it, Game of Thrones has had a major impact on people’s perceptions of the Middle Ages.
The History Channel’s Knight Fight: How Historically Accurate is it?
Taking a look at the History Channel’s newest ‘medieval’ show Knight Fight.
Murderous Mermaid: Why Siren Is More Medieval Than You Think
In medieval bestiaries, the Sirens are portrayed as deadly seducers who use their seductive songs to lure the sailors to sleep, and then attack them with sharp teeth and tear open their flesh.
Medieval zombies coming to Netflix
Netflix has announced that it will be creating a Korean television series that will be mixing the Middle Ages with zombies! Kingdom is going to be an eight-episode series directed by Kim Seong-hun and written by Kim Eun-hee.
Call for Papers: Medieval Studies on Television Screens
For the 27th Annual Conference of the Mid-Atlantic Popular & American Culture Association, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 3-5 November 2016
Identity and Posthuman Medievalism in Sons of Anarchy
The medievalism of the FX television series Sons of Anarchy (2008-2014) is not inherently obvious. Set in Northern California, the series follows a fictional outlaw motorcycle club (MC) modeled on real gangs including the Hells Angels. Critics, fans, and creators alike discuss the series as an extended adaptation of Hamlet, and the broad narrative of the series is indeed a family tragedy.
Of Myths, Fairy Tales, and TV series
As Season 4 of Vikings is readying to raid our TV screens, we will try and show how their writer Michael Hirst and his team of historical advisers do not limit their endeavour to Norse Mythology, royal genealogies and other sagas. Indeed they stray far away, deep into the recesses of time. As we say a long, long time ago …
TV Preview: Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
Viewers in the United Kingdom will be the first to see Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands, as the new series premieres on ITV tonight at 7:00 pm. American viewers will need to wait until January 23rd, when the Esquire Network begins airing episodes.
Making the Medieval Relevant: Crossing Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Studies on Disease and Disability
A summary of a paper given by Professor Christina Lee at the University of Nottingham’s “Making the Medieval Relevant” Conference.
The Making of a Legend: The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok and the TV series ‘Vikings’
Thus neither The Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok nor ‘Vikings’ are immediately recognisable as straight works of history, although they both have certain strongly historical elements to their content.
Medieval Books: 5 Great New Releases!
Black Friday is around the corner – here are a few books that have just been released!
Celebrating Agincourt 600 at the Wallace Collection
This week, historians around the world are gearing up to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt, one of the most significant battles of the Hundred Year’s War.
Review: The Bastard Executioner: Pilot, Parts 1 and 2
The Bastard Executioner is the latest TV series that medieval history lovers will be tuning into. Created by Kurt Sutter, who is best known for Sons of Anarchy, it promises a lot of blood, gore and violence.
New TV series: The Bastard Executioner
The first season of The Bastard Executioner begins on Tuesday, September 15th on the FX channel in the United States and Canada