Very important new book carefully examines Scandinavian amulets like Thor's Hammers found in Poland and sheds new light on the Old Norse religion.
Category: Medieval Histories
‘Medieval Histories’ offers medievalists all the news about exhibitions, books, research, archaeology, travel-tips and much more from the Medieval World
Viking Worlds. Things, Spaces and Movement
Review: Viking halls, regional judicial places, oath rings, door keys, leadworking and much more figures in a fascinating new book on Viking Worlds
In Search Of Vikings in North-West England
REVIEW: New interdisciplinary book on Vikings tells the story of a very strong relationship between North Western Britain and Scandinavia about 800 - 1066.
Shrine from Bobbio
Various copper-alloy fragments found in Bobbio were identified in 1990 as part of a 7th century house-shaped shrine. Might it have belonged to Columbanus?
Columbanus 615 – 2015
The year 2015 will mark the 1400th anniversary of the death of Columbanus, Ireland’s missionary saint. Who was he and what impact did he have on Europe in the early Middle Ages? New books, an edition of his vita and archaeological excavations lead up to a series of conferences celebrating the life of this "Man of God".
Large Viking Hall found in Reykjavik in Iceland
Archaeologists digging on Lækjargata in central Reykjavik were looking for traces of a farm cottage built in 1799 – and found a Viking longhouse 900 years older
Archaeological Reconstructions and Tourism
Together with MAMUZ in Austria, EXARC is organizing an international conference on 'Archaeological Reconstructions and Tourism' near Vienna in September 2015
Gotland – Cultural Center in the Hanseatic League
Gotland – Cultural Center in the Hanseatic League - is an interdisciplinary and international conference aiming to shed new light on the cultural history of Medieval Gotland
Images: Signs and Phenomena of Time
'Images: Signs and Phenomena of Time' is a trans- and interdisciplinary conference at the University of Hamburg, November 2015.
Jan Hus was Executed 600 years ago
Events marking the anniversary of the martyr death of Czech church reformer, Jan Hus, will culminate on Monday, July 6, when 600 years have passed since his burning at the stake.
Wish to be a Trendy Medievalist AD 2015?
If you are a trendy medievalist, the hottest subjects to study right now, are Late Antique or Early Medieval cultural, legal and social aspects of monasticism and religious life
Ian Wood at IMC in Leeds 2015
This year professor Ian Wood is formally retiring. No less than seven sessions at IMC are dedicated to the different research areas he has covered
Jan Hus at IMC in Leeds 2015
In 1415 - precisely 600 years ago - the Bohemian Reformator and protestant saint, Jan Hus, was led to a bonfire down the shore in Constance, where he was burned at the stake
Cistercians at IMC in Leeds 2015
This year Cistercian Scholars are celebrating the 900th anniversary of the Cistercian foundation, the Abbey of Claivaux. A series of six sessions have been planned focusing on diverse aspects of the "materiality" of the movement.
Matilda of Canossa at IMC in Leeds 2015
he Gregorian Reform were complex set of ecclesiastical reforms, which after a period of preparation, found their full realization under Gregory VII (1073-1085). Central to this process was Matilda of Canossa
Transylvania at IMC in Leeds 2015
Various aspects of reform and renewal in law and politics and the difference between the law and reality in legal procedures within the Kingdom of Hungary and Bohemia are on the agenda in a series of five sessions.