Salmon declined severely after 1400. New study demonstrates that the culprit was the explosion in vertical water mills and not overfishing or contamination
Category: Medieval Articles
Studying Late Medieval History
Puzzled by the Later Middle Ages? New book offers help to under-graduates studying late medieval history, its institutions and way of life
Political Conflict in Medieval Cities
This book offers a new approach to the study of urban political conflict and revolt in six cities in Italy and the Southern Low Countries
Royal Manuscripts
Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination was the title of an exhibition hosted at the British Library in 2011. Now selected papers have been published
Spoon with Runes
RESEARCH: A silver-spoon from the early Merovingian period with both Latin and Runic inscriptions ...
Merovingian Afterlife
RESEARCH: 'Autopsies and Philosophies of a Merovingian Life' explores changing ideas...
The Introduction of Sails to Viking Scandinavia
The textiles necessary to outfit a Viking boat carrying a 100 man required nearly 30 times more "girl-power" than "man-power". Further it created a whole new Scandinavian landscape characterized by heath grazed by sheep.
Hunnic Gold
RESEARCH: Gold used in the treasure from Nagyszéksós witness the widespread perambulations of the Huns...
The Templars’ Land
RESEARCH: The Knights Templars were efficient land-owners. But after 1308 new managers maltreated the land...
St. Ladislas in Medieval Continental Croatia
The Cult of St. Ladislas flourished in Medieval Croatia in the late Middle Ages
Safe-Conducts
RESEARCH: Guidatica - or safe-conducts - were important instruments in letting commerce in Medieval Spain run smoothly...
Cross-Dressing
RESEARCH: In the century after 1450, thirteen women incurred the ire of London’s governors by cross-dressing as men
Heathen Danes
NEW RESEARCH: Perceptions of Danishness in Normandy can be found in the literature of the Abbey of Bec as late as 1030 -1080...
Rollo and Danish
RESEARCH: Studies of modern dialects in Normandy show a marked affinity to current Danish...
Early Normandy
RESEARCH: Splendid overview of the history of Early Normandy and its cultural formation in Anglo-Norman Studies...
Dudo of St. Quentin
RESEARCH: Dudo's chronicle from the 11th century was essentially a didactic text, meant to teach courtly values...