Magical Unicorns at Musée de Cluny
Musée de Cluny opens again after a major renovation with an exhibition on Magical Unicorns from the Middle Ages and later…
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Anastasis – Journal About Research in Medieval Culture and Art
13. August 2018Anastasis. Research in Medieval Culture and Art is an international peer-reviewed journal edited by The Research Center of Medieval Art at the National University of Arts in Iași, România. Read more
Cherven Towns – a Medieval Polish Settlement from the 10th century.
12. July 2018Cherven Towns was a fortified settlement located on the frontier between Lesser Poland and Rus (Ruthenia). Fought over since at least the late 10thcentury, archaeological explorations of the region was hampered by the two world wars. Only recently a more scientific exploration has been undertaken. Read more
Seven Medieval Sites added to the UNESCO World Heritage List
11. July 2018The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO recently added seven more medieval sites to its World Heritage List. Of special interest are the nomination of Danevirke and Haithabu (Hedeby), The Cathedral of Naumburg, and the Caliphate city of Medina Azahara. Read more
News From the Jelling Project 2018
13. June 2018Recently, the National Museum in Copenhagen published the report for 2016 – 17 on the progress of the Jelling project, which aims to get a better understanding of the imposing, yet enigmatic monument registered as a UNESCO site Read more
The Winegrowing Region of Saale-Unstrut in the Middle Ages
30. May 2018Numerous small springs and other water sources feed the rivers Saale and Unstrut before they confluence with the Elbe. Along these river valleys, the hilly countryside is still fit for winegrowing while the fertile flat land along the rivers offers excellent agricultural possibilities. Read more
No more Icelandic or Old Norse at University of Copenhagen
29. May 2018From 2019, the University of Copenhagen will no longer offer courses for students in Old Danish, Norse, modern Icelandic, and Faroese. The reason is that the elective courses in Norse, as well as the other languages, have not been able to muster the required minimum of 30 students, set as a standard by the Chancellors office. Read more
Rock-Carved Churches in France
25. May 2018Remains of rock-hewn churches may be found in several European and Middle-Eastern landscapes, where natural caves and calciferous rocks invited hermits to shelter in solitude and prayer. In France, such churches were common in Aquitaine. Read more
Rare Glimpse of Early Medieval Ireland
19. May 2018This summer, the Library of the Trinity College in Dublin, exhibits its collection of more than 200 precious medieval and early modern manuscripts written in Irish. Read more
New Books
The Construction of Ottonian Kingship
7. August 2018How did Henry the Fowler and his son, Otto the Great, turn Germany into the political centre of 10th century Europe? By besting the Magyars? Or by more traditional mythmaking? New book explores the various sources and their role in the later historiography. Read more
Communication and Church Reform in the 11th century
4. August 2018How do you go about communicating the intent to reform a church organisation reaching from Iceland to Sicily in the 11th century? And with it the wider society? This fundamental question has been explored by Arian Lorke in a new book Read more
Trade and Civilisation from Prehistory to the Early Modern Era
4. August 2018Trade and commerce bind the world together and creates wealth. Trade networks, however, were never durable. New book examines the diverging systems in a global historical context. Read more
Trustworthy Men: How Inequality and Faith Made the Medieval Church
3. July 2018How did the medieval parish function? What role did the priest play? And what role the “trustworthy men”. New book tells the story Read more
New Research
The Royal Complex of Scone from the 10th century
1. August 2018Scone is best known for the Stone of Scone, also known as the Stone of Destiny or the Stone of Coronation. Less well known is that Scone was the primary ceremonial and legislative gathering place in Scotland. Recently, the results from extensive archaeological excavations were published. Read more
Genetic Perspective on the Bavarians from the Migration period
1. August 2018Recently the human remains from 41 graves from six early medieval cemeteries in Southern Bavaria yielded genomic data showing that while men generally had ancestry resembling northern or central Europeans, the women exhibited a very high genetic heterogeneity. Read more
The Genetics of Longobard-Era Migrations
1. August 2018For some time an international and interdisciplinary group of archaeologists, scientists, and historians have worked to uncover the minutiae of the Longobard invasion of Italy in AD 568. Genetic explorations are shedding extremely important new light on the linkage between genetics and cultural profiles. Read more
Migration, integration and cultural consolidation are the new buzzwords in archaeology
1. August 2018Is a shift in “culture” the result of local evolutions or the meeting up of people? And how does such “meetings” play out culturally? Since the “invention” of new archaeology, this question has caused multiple controversies among archaeologists as well as historians. New aDNA studies lead the way to document the actual character of migratory movements. Read more
New Issues of Journals
New Issue of Speculum 2018
4. August 2018Recent issues of Speculum shows that literature departments currently have the upper hand regarding the content of this journal. Out of 18 articles published this year, only two falls into the categery, history proper. Read more
Early Medieval Europe August 2018
4. August 2018Is Early Medieval Europe in the process of merging with The Journal of Late Antiquity? Four out of five articles touch upon people and events in the 4th, 6th, and 6th centuries. Read more
New Issue of Medieval Archaeology August 2018
4. August 2018Last year the Society for Medieval Archaeology decided to publish two issues per year of the journal Medieval Archaeology. The issue from June 2018 cover a wide variety of themes and subjects offering a handful of new and inspiring articles as well as a series of book reviews Read more
The papacy and communication in the central Middle Ages
4. August 2018After the devastating events in the 11th century following the investiture controversy, the papacy regained its position of power. New special issue of “Journal of Medieval History” presents a series of essays focusing on the communication strategies of the popes in the central Middle Ages (1100 – 1300). Read more
New Book Catalogues 2018
