Kings and Scribes: The Birth of a Nation
May 2019, a long-awaited exhibition at Winchester Cathedral will tell the story of the birth of the English Nation.
Emma – Queen of Ethelred and Cnut on View?
1300 bones have been picked to create order out of chaos in the famous bone caskets in Winchester Cathedral. Next week, one of the results – the skeleton of Queen Emma – will be revealed.
News
Medievalists and Heritage Specialists caution against rushing to rebuild Notre-Dame
30/04/2019The fire had not been extinguished, when President Macron announced his will to have Notre-Dame rebuilt inside five years. Medievalists are concerned. Read more
Notre-Dame de Paris
17/04/2019Last night an incendiary firestorm swept through the roof of the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. What is the history of this iconic building? And how do we move on? Read more
The Percy Hours and Percy Psalter from the 13th Century
14/04/2019About 200 years ago, a London book-dealer split in two a liturgical handbook from the late 13thcentury. While the Percy Psalter ended up in the British Library, the Percy Hours remained in a private collection. Now reunited, the beautiful manuscript will be displayed later this year. Read more
The Lombard Haggadah from the 14th Century
14/04/2019The Lombard Haggadah has been preserved in a private collection for more than hundred years. Recently put up for sale, there is this upcoming week a unique possibility for New Yorkers to enjoy the Gothic manuscript. Read more
The Northern Way
28/03/2019The Northern Way is a research project exploring the political Role of Archbishops of York from 1304–1405 Read more
Merovingian and Carolingian Quedlinburg
17/03/2019Quedlinburg is mentioned for the first time in 923, when Henry I confirms a donation to the Bishop of Würzburg. However, the story reaches back into the Early Middle Ages. Read more
Viking Kings and Queens – what did they look like?
03/02/2019A new project by designer Jim Lyngvild aims to visualise our Viking kings and queens. But what did they really look like? Read more
Anniversary of Monumenta Germaniae Historica
28/01/2019MGH, the Monumenta Germaniae Historica, celebrates its 200-year anniversary in 2019 Read more
New Books
Companion to Seals
29/04/2019Seals represent some of the most exciting objects preserved from the Middle Ages. Offering distinctive legitimacy to individuals and cooperations, they are one of the most important sources for studying self-representation. A Companion to Seals in the Middle Ages Ed. by Laura Whatley Brill 2019 ABSTRACT: Medieval seals are material… Read more
Austrvegr
30/11/2018In Austrvegr: The Role of the Eastern Baltic in Viking Age Communication across the Baltic Sea By Marika Mägi BRILL 2018 ABSTRACT Marika Mägi’s book considers the cultural, mercantile and political interaction of the Viking Age (9th-11th century), focusing on the eastern coasts of the Baltic Sea. The majority… Read more
Silver, Butter, Cloth – Economies in the Viking Age
30/11/2018Silver, coins, pendants, and jewellery were not the only types of valuables in the Viking Age. Butter and cloth were also significant elements in the Viking economy Read more
Heirs of the Vikings
30/11/2018Chronicles, hagiographies, and charters tell us different stories of the character and the identity of the Vikings. By comparing the evidence from both England and Normandy, a new book introduces the reader to the complex ways in which Scandinavian heritage was used strategically to cement local politics. Read more
New Research
Cardinal Roselli and his Missal – A Wonder in Gold and Vibrant Colours
25/03/2019The Missal of Roselli – Messale Roselli – was produced for Cardinal Nicolas Rosell in Avignon c. 1350. Now, in Torino, it represents one of the beautiful illuminated missals from the 14th century. Read more
Early Medieval London c. 770 – 950
03/03/2019Londinium, Lundenwic, Lundenburh, London. Different names for the same place. At least, such was the belief until the late 20the century, when archaeologists could report that the history of the settlement was more complex. Read more
Humming Bees and Flowery Meadows of Yesteryear
26/02/2019Endless seals imprinted on wax! Countless pieces of parchment, neatly stacked. We tend to value these leftovers from the Middle Ages for their content. Matthew Collins sees aDNA. Read more
Did Climate Change Foster the Decline and Fall?
08/12/2018The story of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is incresingly considered as a reflection of 4thcentury widespread draughts on the Eurasian Steppes, the wanderings of the Huns, and the forced migration of the Germans. Read more
New Issues of Journals
Anastasis – Journal About Research in Medieval Culture and Art
13/08/2018Anastasis. 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
New Issue of Speculum 2018
04/08/2018Recent 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
04/08/2018Is 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
04/08/2018Last 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
New Exhibitions
Kings and Scribes: The Birth of a Nation
18/05/2019May 2019, a long-awaited exhibition at Winchester Cathedral will tell the story of the birth of the English Nation. Read more
Emma – Queen of Ethelred the Unready and Cnut the Great on View?
17/05/20191300 bones have been picked to crate order out of chaos in the famous bone caskets in Winchester Cathedral. Next week, one of the results – the skeleton of Emma – will be revealed. Read more
Balthazar, the Black King, Visits The Getty Center Next Winter
07/03/2019Exploring prejudice and persecution in the Medieval World, the Getty Center last year mounted an exhibition on Outcasts. Late autumn 2019, this initiative will be followed by another exhibition on the topoi of the Black King, Balthazar, in Medieval and Renaissance Art. Read more
Master of Elsloo at the Bonnefantenmuseum
28/02/2019Towards the end of the Middle Ages, woodcarving was a thriving industry in most of Northwestern Europe. In the Meuse region, the work of the Master of Elsloo was particularly important. But who was he? Or they? Read more