During the Scottish referendum only partial and very discreet hints were made to the distinct Scottish identity. Why was that?
Category: Medieval News
City Accounts from Augsburg
Historians of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz edit medieval ledgers from Augsburg
Royal Manuscripts
Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination was the title of an exhibition hosted at the British Library in 2011. Now selected papers have been published
Viking Age Base-Camps along the Dutch Coast
The Ring Fortresses along the Dutch Coast in Holland have recently been reinterpreted as likely Viking base-camps from the 9th century
The Castle at Vechta
The Castle at Vechta - Castrum Vechtense - is a medieval Open-Air Museum South of Bremen in Northern Germany
Viking-Age Aggersborg
Geophysical surveys shed new light on the enigmatic Ring fortresses from the reign of Harold Bluetooth
Shapwick – Landscape and Community in Somerset
The English Village is both a reality and a romantic dream. But what were the roots of these nucleated settlements? New book explores Shapwick to find answers
New Viking Ring Fortress Discovered
Denmark is famous for its four Viking Ring Fortresses. This spring a fifth was suddenly discovered in the eastern part of Zealand
Deserted Medieval Villages in England
Recently a series of deserted medieval villages in England were recognised as ancient monuments
Fourth Lateran Council of 1215
CFP: Concilium Lateranense IV. Commemorating the Octocentenary of the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215
Anglo-Saxons – Peaceful or Barbaric?
The Angles and Saxons were according to differing political agendas either peaceful immigrants or barbaric warriors. But what were they really? New research brings us perhaps closer to an answer.
Hagiography in Carolingian Lombardy
Hagiography was a popular form of literature used to promote local political interests in Carolingian Lombardy
Landscape Changes in Central Italy
From 200 BC to AD 1300 the landscape of The Etruscan Coast in Central Italy changed from forest to maquis and back again.
Gerald of Wales
CFP: New Perspectives on Gerald of Wales: Texts and Contexts. Harvard University 10.04.2015 - 11.04.2015
European Society for Environmental History
The European Society for Environmental History promotes the study of environmental history in all academic disciplines - also among medievalists
Monasteries and the Environment
CFP: Monasteries and the Environment – ESEH Conference in Versailles 30.06.2015 – 03.07.2015