August 1250, Eric IV – also known as Eric Ploughpenny – was murdered on a boat and dumped in the firth of Schlei. His death was the culmination of ten years of civil war and the harbinger of a tumultuous period in the medieval history of Denmark.
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 Exhibitions in Stockholm, Copenhagen and Oslo in 2021
REVIEW: Last year, Oslo opened its doors to a new permanent Viking exhibition. June 2021, Stockholm and Copenhagen followed.
The Baptism of Harold Bluetooth, the Ordeal of Poppo and a New Source
A new source - Avico's Annals - tells a very different story about the famous conversion and baptism of Harold Bluetooth in the 960s
The Lendbreen Pass – and a Lost Viking Settlement
Cold, and desolate, the mountainous landscape in Jotunheimen in Norway offers hardship and tough hikes. Nevertheless, a thousand years ago, a rugged mountain pass was one of the arteries of Viking Age traffic.
Viking Age or Viking World? – New Manifest
New paper reviews the achievements and challenges of archaeological research on Viking Age Northern Europe and explores potential avenues for future research.
Digital Anglo-Norman Dictionary Launched
Researchers at Aberystwyth University have launched a new digital platform providing detailed chronological information for all Anglo-Norman words for the first time ever online
Fast and Feast – a Taste of Easter Past
The intriguing world of medieval Easter will be unearthed at a new virtual course staged by Blackfriars Restaurant in Newcastle in conjunction with Durham University’s Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies
That JORVIK Viking Thing 2021
For years Yorvik has hosted a week-long celebration of all thing Viking. In 2021. Jorvik Plans an online festival of all things Viking.
Face Masks – A Nightmarish Challenge?
Recurring nightmares seems to be one of the unforeseen complications following Covid-19. Some people report being attacked by masked medieval monsters.
The Royal Castle in Alsace – Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
The Castle Ruin at Staufenberg from the 12th century in Alsace was rebuilt by the Emperor, Wilhelm II between 1900-1908. An archaeological report tells the story of this iconic “Medieval Castle”
Civilizations of the Supernatural
Astrology, amulets, pagan magic charms, witches, and superstitions. All figure in a new book
IMC 2021 Goes Virtual
International Medieval Congress in 2021 will be digitally organised. Clearly, Leeds hope to overwinter as the flagship of the Medieval History World
China Tries to Corrupt History of Mongol Culture
Du to Chinese attempt at censorship, the Museum of Nantes in Bretagne has been forced to postpone an exhibition of Genghis Khan and the Mongols
Two Princely Graves from the Migration Period – in Sachsen-Anhalt and the Thames Valley
Two Migration Period Graves are considered “once-in-a-lifetime” finds in England and Germany
Cnut the Holy in Odense Cathedral
For nine centuries, the Cathedral in Odense has held the relics of a Danish King, Cnut the Holy and his brother Benedict. Both were murdered inside St. Albans in AD 1086.
Who were the migrants of the migratory period?
Last year, ten million euros were granted to the project, HistoGenes, to study the aDNA of 6000 individuals from AD 400-900.