The history behind the castle-building on hilltops in the medieval Mediterranean landscape – the incastellamento or incastellation – is nuanced
Category: Medieval Nature
Deserted Medieval Landscape near Pier in the Northern Rhineland
Between Jülich and Düren in Northern Rhineland lies a bleak landscape scarred by lignite mining. Beneath lies a precious time warp of a medieval landscape
Werewolf Histories
Werewolves are not a distinct species nor a common European literary motif. Rather the idea of the werewolf constitutes a collection of histories or genres differing through time and space.
The Beasts of Battle: Associative Connections of the Wolf, Raven and Eagle in Old English Poetry
THESIS: The beasts of battle: associative connections of the wolf, raven and eagle in Old English poetry