The famous chivalric romance of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight continue to capture our imagination with its stories of a hero on a famous quest. New book claims to identify the author.
Category: Late Middle Ages
The Medieval World and the Middle Ages
What was the Middle Ages known for? Why was it called the Middle Ages? What characterised the Medieval World?
Anniversary of Huizinga’s The Autumn of the Middle Ages
Huizinga published The Autumn of the Middle Ages in 1919. Daring, colourful and controversial, the book has continued to inspire scholars.
Master of Elsloo at the Bonnefantenmuseum
Towards 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?