Medieval city of Lund in Scania is believed to have been founded in AD 990. It soon became a major Christian centre and retains its medieval core
Category: Medieval Histories
‘Medieval Histories’ offers medievalists all the news about exhibitions, books, research, archaeology, travel-tips and much more from the Medieval World
From Conflict to Communion – Pope Francis visits Scandinavia
Pope Francis visits Lund, the Oldest Metropolis In Scandinavia and celebrates an ecumenical service together with Lutheran Scandinavia
William the Conqueror
A lifetime of scholarship plus fifteen years of hard work has been invested in David Bates’ new biography of William the Conqueror. We should be grateful!
The Battle of Hastings
How many fought at Hastings? How large was William’s fleet? Why was William’s ship called ‘Mora’? How many perished on the battlefield?
St. Kilda, Soay Sheep and Farming the Medieval Way
St. Kilda is a small group of islands far off the West Coast of the Outer Hebrides. Inhabited for at least four millennia it has a rich medieval past.
Remembering the Crusades and Crusading
The Crusades were much more than just adventurous escapades into the peripheries of European Christendom. They were also powerful loci for memory.
Medieval Summer Courses 2017
Summer Courses in Medieval history, art, archaeology, literature and all the other disciplines will be listed here chronologically
Odin with Horns, Birds or Dragons?
Yet again an intriguing Viking figurine has been found on the island of Fyn in Denmark. This time it is a rare Odin with a 'horned' helmet
Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire
Love a good medieval read? Pick up the ‘Tales from The Long Twelfth Century’ by Richard Huscroft and read all about the 'Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire'.
How to Work as a Medieval Embroiderer
Do you wish to learn how to do split stitch and underside couching? And perhaps produce your own medieval embroidered bag? This autumn offers several opportunities for the keen medievalist to learn the art and craft of medieval embroidery
The Age of Opus Anglicanum: a Symposium
The great age of Apus Anglicanum fell between 1200 - 1400. New book explores the many facets of this magnificent art-form and the preserved pieces
English Medieval Embroidery – Opus Anglicanum
From 1250 - 1350 English embroidery - Opus Anglicanum - made queens, kings and popes very avaricious. Catalogue to exhibition 2016 tells the story
The Silk Industries of Medieval Paris
At some point at the end of the 13th century luxury silk industries emerged in Paris. Sharon Farmer tells the story in a new book out in November 2016
Opus Anglicanum – Beautiful English Art
Popes, Bishops, Abbots, Kings and Queens! All were willing to do anything to lay their hands on the sumptuous English embroideries - Opus Anglicanum
Recipes for Medieval Eels
In the Early Middle Ages eels were abundant and served as comfort food for hungry peasants. Later it turned into a very expensive delicatessen.
Eels in the Medieval Fenlands
The eel is a curious animal. Now listed on the international red list of threatened species, it used to be the ubiquitous food for small holders and poor peasants in the early middle ages