More than ten centuries after being buried in a field conservators are reporting on the contents of a pot of Viking treasure for the first time.
Category: Medieval Histories
‘Medieval Histories’ offers medievalists all the news about exhibitions, books, research, archaeology, travel-tips and much more from the Medieval World
Powerful Textiles from Late Antiquity
This spring, the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at the University of New York has mounted an exhibition on the Power of Textiles: how people in Late Antiquity used sumptuous textiles to design their identity.
Charade Surrounding Return of Joan of Arc Ring
A contingent of French soldiers formed a guard of honour when the purported ring of Joan of Arc illegally returned to France
Manuscript Illumination after the Carolingians
Session at next MAA conference in Toronto will shed light on the period "After the Carolingians: Manuscript Illumination in the Tenth–Eleventh Centuries
The Bishop and the Territory from the 5th to the 13th century
New book by Florian Mazel explores how the church invented this idea of regional sovereignty, which came to inspire the later princely or monarchical states
King Harold Bluetooth’s Cross Coinage
Cross coins dominated the local coinage in Denmark during the late reign of Harold Bluetooth from c. 975 – 90 . Recently, a detailed analysis and catalogue was published.
St. Eric of Sweden – A study of the Bones in his Reliquary
Eric the I of Sweden (c. 1125 - 1160) was a stout man, used to fighting and a great fan of a diet of diet of fresh-water fish. It appears, also, the legend of his death speaks the truth
Christ from Aunslev – Denmark’s Oldest Crucifix
Around 900 - 920 a Danish Viking woman lost a crucifix. The pendant - Christ from Aunslev - may witness to an early presence of Christianity in Denmark
The Great Household, 1000-1500
The 2016 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium focus on The Great Household in and the politics, religion and daily life, 1000 - 1500. It takes place in July
Matrera Castle in Spain and the Vilharigues Tower in Portugal
When parts of the Matrera Castle - Castillo de Matrera - slided into the ground in 2013 it prompted a red alert from Hispania Nostra. Officially designated as important cultural heritage, locals set about restoring it. Now the result has caused horror among conservationists.
Auckland Castle to be New Touristic Hotspot
Plans are being unveiled to turn Castle Auckland, former home of the Prince Bishops of Durham, into a major new touristic hotspot in Northern England.
Medieval Bog Butter
RECIPE: Make your own medieval butter and preserve it in an Irish Bog. Brian Kaller tells us how wrap it up and dig it unter
Joan of Arc’s Ring a Stage Prop at Puy du Fou
Recently the Puy du Fou foundation, which runs a historical theme park in Western France, bought the possibly authentic ring of Joan of Arc.
The Medieval Manuscript in the Twenty-First Century
Rare Book School in Virginia offers a course for medievalists on how to work with medieval manuscripts in the 21st century
Medieval Studies Summer Programme in Cambridge
The medieval summer programme in Cambridge offers students from all over the world the opportunity to work with the finest British medievalists
PhDs at Radboud University in the Netherlands
PhDs at Radboud University in the Netherlands