Even though clothes in Late Antiquity might be mended and remade until they were threadbare, they might still be embellished with cut out appliques of recycled tapestries.
Author: Medieval Histories
The Royal Drinking Horns of Norway
The National Museum in Denmark exhibit a fine collection of medieval drinking horns. Two of those are the so-called Royal Horns from Norway. Currently, Norwegians are trying to lobby for a return of at least one of the horns
Network Analysis of the Battle of Clontarf in 1014
Network analysis of the Viking Age in Ireland as portrayed in Cogadh Gaedhel re Gallaibh reveals the cultural difference between Vikings and the Irish
Minor Medieval News January 2018
Ever so often we stumble on some minor medieval news, which do not merit a full article, but nevertheless, deserve a short notice.
Book of Deer Monastery Rediscovered
The Book of Deer is a 10th century manuscript currently preserved at Cambridge University. Recently, the Monastery of Deer was found by archaeologists.
The Art of Medieval Time
This spring, the Morgan Library and Museum exhibitis some of its more treasured medieval manuscripts exploring the ways in which people told and experienced medieval time
The Kings at Gudenaaen in the 7th century
Archaeologists recently discovered a huge shipsetting from c. AD 600 near the largest river in Northern Denmark near Vejerslev.
Cræft – True Meaning of Traditional Crafts
An archaeologist takes us into the ancient world of traditional crafts to uncover their deep, original histories. Filled with a slow living it speaks to out innermost and deep yearning af a simple life
Towards the Materiality of Martin Luther’s World
A recent issue of the journal, Church History, published by Cambridge in December 2017 focuses on the materiality of the Lutheran Reformation
Minor Medieval News December 2017
Ever so often we stumble on some minor medieval news, which do not merit a full article, but nevertheless, deserve a short notice.
Newsletter of The Retrospective Network
The Retrospective Methods Network is published annually by the Folklore Studies in Helsinki and offers articles in a comparative historical perspective
Anglo-Saxon Treasure from Winfarthing
In 2014 two students discovered an undisturbed grave with a trove of early Anglo-Saxon jewellery. Declared a Norwich Castle Museum is scrambling to find the funds to keep it in public hands.
Medieval Treasure Found at Cluny
Mid- September, a large treasure consisting of coins and jewellery was found at the Abbey of Cluny. The find points to the role of abbeys as “early banks”.
Medieval Church in Södra Råda in Sweden reconstructed
In 2001 the medieval Södra Råda Church in Sweden burned to the ground. The reconstruction offers an invaluable peak into medieval building techniques
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
Exhibition at the British Library to open in October 2018 tells the story behind the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and their art and literature
The Lombards – A People who made History
One of the major medieval exhibitions this autumn focuses upon the Longobards. To be seen in Pavia this autumn, it moves to Naples and the Hermitage