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Category: Medieval Histories
‘Medieval Histories’ offers medievalists all the news about exhibitions, books, research, archaeology, travel-tips and much more from the Medieval World
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
Viking Thieves – Once Again
Once again thieves went for precious Viking Jewels at a major exhibition centre. This time in Denmark
How Devastating was the Black Death?
New studies of the levels of atmospheric lead as evidenced by icecores drilled from an Alpine Glacier lets scientists gauge the devastating effects of the Black Death on Economy and Society. It appears all ground to a halt.
German Scholars Plan to Update Manuscripta Mediaevalia
Manuscripta Medievalia is a classic example of a digitisation project overrun by technological advances. A group of German medievalists will remedy this.
Anniversary Season for Guédelon 1997 – 2017
Twenty years in the making and slowly getting there, Guédelon once more invites visitors to participate in the fun this summer.
Old Norse and Inuit Greenland claimed World Heritage by UNESCO
Kujataa – Southern Greenland holds the ruins of Norse settlements and their Inuit neighbours. Today, UNESCO inscribed the old farming landscape as World Heritage.
Ansgar’s Church at Ribe Viking Centre c. 860
Ribe Viking Centre is an open-air museum faithfully recreating lif in the Viking Age. This summer a major attraction is the recreation of Ansgar’s church c. 850
New Finds at Haithabu in Northern Germany
This summer archaeologists excavate a burial ground from 10th century Haithabu. Spectacular finds may shed further light on the elite lifestyle of Vikings
The Medieval Centre In Denmark
After a local medieval festival in 1999 the plan was hatched to create an open-air museum dedicated to telling the story of medieval life c. 1400.
The Sacramentary from Tyniec
The Sacramentary from the Benedictine abbey in Tyniec from c. 1060 – 70 is one of the prized possessions of the National Library in Warsaw.
19th-Century Peasant Dashed Archaeologists’ Hopes in Fregerslev
Hopes of finding a full burial ground surrounding the grave of the Fregerslev Viking have been dashed. But finds of blingy harness and numerous arrows exite