News
Ploughing at Lauresham
13/01/2020How did the Carolingians work their land? At an Open-Air Museum at Lorsch in Germany, a group of people have got together to construct an ancient plough and to experiment with early medieval farming practices Read more
Tools & Tillage Now Available
13/01/2020Ground-Breaking Journal on the history of the implements of cultivation and other agricultural processes, Tools & Tillage, made Open Access Read more
Art Crosses Early Medieval Borders in Schwitzerland
13/01/2020Art crosses borders. This is the case for the finished artworks as well as the artists, their techniques and know-how. As such artists and their works represent international or even globalised networks. New issue of Swiss Journal focus on the Early mIddle Ages Read more
ICMA NEWS Winter 2019
28/12/2019Three times a year, ICMA publishes a well-edited newsletter Read more
English Edition of the Flateyjarbok from 1387 on its Way
28/12/2019A translation and edition of the Flateyjarbok from 1387 was recently completed. An English translation is hopefully on the way. Read more
History of Medieval France as Comics
27/12/2019“Histoire Dessinée de la France” is a series of comics written by professional historians and drawn the most talented artists. Three recent volumes tell the history of Medieval France Read more
Reconstructing the Ship from Sutton Hoo
13/12/2019Fundraising has begun the first full-scale reconstruction of the ship from Sutton Hoo. Help finance the project estimated to £1 million by shopping for your Christmas gifts at the Company’s website. Read more
Norwegian Stave Churches older than expected
04/11/2019Norway is known for its 28 magnificent stave churches from the 12th – 13th century. New technique provides new and earlier dating of these precious medieval monuments Read more
New Books
Law in Late Medieval England
29/12/2019How did common people engage with law in Late Medieval England? New book explores the legal culture of its time and how it touched upon the lives of common men and women. Read more
Medieval Rules and Rituals
29/12/2019How was power exibited? And what role did rules, regulations and rituals play. Gert Althoff is known as one of the medieval historians, who has explored these questions in detail. New book provides translations into English of his more recent contributions. Read more
Alfonso X – Justinian of His Age
29/12/2019Alfonso X is on of the great rulers of Medieval Iberia. Known for his collections of Marian Folk Songs, he was also responsible for numerous works of history, philosophy, science and the laws known as Siete Partidas. New book introduces this law code Read more
Northern Iberia 800-1000
29/12/2019Northern Iberia at the end of the first millenium is a fascinating subject. New book offers a study of the kind of society which inherited the Late Roman Past Read more
New Research
The Black Death in Ireland
29/12/2019Already contemporaries noted how the Black Death hit the Anglo-Norman settlers in Ireland much harder than the Gaelic People. New research offers an explanation Read more
Undersea Volcanism may Explain Medieval Years of Darkness after AD 536
27/12/2019After AD 536 a mysterious dimming of the sun brought on global cooling, famines, and civil upheavals. Believed to have been caused by climate changes caused by volcanic forcing, new research indicate some of this was undersea volcanism Read more
Gardens in Early Medieval Iberia ca. 750–1000
12/10/2019In 1974 the historian Andrew Watson published an influential article in which he coined the phrase: The Arab Agricultural Revolution. How has this thesis fared? What do we know today about gardening in Early Medieval Iberia?
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The Ilopango Volcano in El Salavador was responsible for the events in AD 539-40.
18/09/2019The climatic disruption in the 6thcentury was forced by a series of massive volcanic eruptions. Recently the Ilopango volcano was identified as responsible for the events AD 539-40. NEW RESEARCH: Radiocarbon and geologic evidence reveal Ilopango volcano as source of the colossal ‘mystery’ eruption of 539/40 CE Robert A.Dull, John… Read more
New Exhibitions
Gold and Glory in Basel
06/11/2019In 1019 the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry II, took part in the consecration of the Minster in Basel. A major exhibition marks the anniversary Read more
Furnishing Early Medieval Egypt
19/09/2019Vibrant colors and an array of textures enlivened the interior spaces of early medieval Egypt. Whether villas, palaces, churches mosques, people lived with woven tapestries on their walls, beds, and tables. Read more
Fragments of Byzantine Fashion
11/09/2019How did the Byzantines dress? In a spectacular exhibition in Washington, visitors are invited to explore a selection of the garments preserved by Dumbarton Oaks. Read more
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