Du to Chinese attempt at censorship, the Museum of Nantes in Bretagne has been forced to postpone an exhibition of Genghis Khan and the Mongols
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Disc-on-Bow and Cruciform Brooches
New research points to the role distinct brooches played in the formation of “ethnic” identities in the North Sea region during the migration period and in the Early Viking Age
The Women of the Viking World
Valkyries were a prominent topos in the Old Norse Literature and art. A new book introduces us to the texts, the myths and the lengends
Two Princely Graves from the Migration Period – in Sachsen-Anhalt and the Thames Valley
Two Migration Period Graves are considered “once-in-a-lifetime” finds in England and Germany
REVIEW: Life And Cult Of Cnut The Holy
REVIEW: In 2016, the City of Odense celebrated the 850th anniversary of the murder of Cnut IV in the church of St. Alban in Odense. A splendid report of the symposium has been generously published as open source.
Medieval Food in Norwegians Towns
A new interdisciplinary research project - The impact of food culture in Medieval towns (FOODIMPACT) will analyse more than 30.000 items in the Cultural Museum in Oslo
The Gjellestad Excavation of a Viking ship Live Streamed
Last week, the Gjellestad excavation was live streamed by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
Medieval Theses
Each year, hopeful young scholars publish their theses on Medieval History as well as archaeology, literature, art. The following list is not comprehensive. But we register what we find with links to the depositories
Medieval Conferences 2021
Medieval Conferences lists major events - check out the dates for CfP and see what is happening around the Medieval World
Senses in the Middle Ages – Forum Kunst des Mittelalters
The German Society for Studies in Art History invites to an international congress, "Forum Medieval Art", which hopefully will take place from 29.09.2021 - 02.10.2021 in Frankfurt
The Countryside in Southern Gaul in the Late Antiquity
During AD 410–506, the Visigothic Kingdom of Toulouse ruled over Southern Gaul and much of the Iberian Peninsula. The heartland, though, was Aquitaine. What was life in the countryside like?
Boiled Sturgeon
The sturgeon was a royal fish. According to ancient law, any sturgeon found on the beaches or caught in the Atlantic or the Baltic, belonged to the king.
Ascension of Christ
Luke tells us that Christ ascended into Heaven after Easter. From the 4th century, a feast came to be celebrated, and artists began to depict the Ascension
Regnal Communities or Nations in the High Middle Ages
Medieval historians hesitate to talk about medieval nation-states. Instead, they prefer to talk about kingdoms and their corresponding royal communities or assemblies. New book reviews the questions regarding terminology.
The Art of Jan Van Eyck – the Optical Illusions of Light and Darkness
Jan van Eyck is perhaps the most prominent of all the Flemish Masters. This year, we are invited to Ghent to explore his optical revolution
Ploughing at Lauresham
How 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