News
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
Medieval England and France, 700 – 1200
19/11/2018Since 2016 the national libraries in England and France have worked together to create a digitised collection of their medieval manuscripts from England and France between 700-1200. Read more
Medieval St. Paul’s Cathedral Destroyed in the Great Fire Reconstructed in VR
18/11/2018What would it have been like to enter St. Paul’s in the 17th century and hear John Donne preach to his congregation? A new project aims to reconstruct the medieval Cathedral in Virtual Reality to let visitors up close to the famous poet and preacher and hear his words and sermons sing out once more. Read more
Laxton – the Last Medieval village and home of Robin Hood
06/11/2018Among medieval historians, Laxton in Nottinghamshire is famous. As the last Open Field Village it offers a unique showcase of what England once looked like. Read more
The Norse World Database Launched
03/11/2018Norse World is a new database is a digital resource which will make it easier for researchers to study perceptions of the surrounding world in medieval Scandinavian literature. Read more
Well-dressed in the Viking Age
31/10/2018What did Viking clothes and outfits look like? A large grant supports archaeologists and textile researchers exploring and recreating authentic textiles and dresses Read more
New Books
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
The Making of the Medieval Middle East
20/11/2018A bold new religious history of the late antique and medieval Middle East that places ordinary Christians at the centre of the story Read more
New Research
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 of the Western Roman Empire?
08/12/2018The story of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire has in recent years been more and more considered as a reflection of 4thcentury widespread draughts on the Eurasian Steppes, the wanderings of the Huns, and the forced migration of the Germans. The questions raised in an exceedingly important meta-study of the literature is to what extent the facts fit with the history. Read more
Islamic Towers from the 12th century in Sierra de Segura near Jaen in Spain
21/11/2018In the 11thand 12thcenturies small “husun”, tiny castles and enclosures with towers, came to dominate the border region between western and eastern Andalusia. Since 2003, a project has worked to study and preserve these towers. 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
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
New Viking Exhibition in Oslo
07/02/2019End of winter 2019, a new Viking exhibition – Vikingr – opens in Oslo, showcasing some of the fabulous finds from recent years. Read more
The Thuringian Man from 6th Century Boilstädt
07/02/2019In 2013 archaeologists were engaged in surveying a site near Boilstädt leading to the discovery of two impressive warrior graves from c. AD 600. Read more
New Book Catalogues 2018
