RESEARCH: Studies of 11th century burials in Northern Iceland document stressfull lives characterises by harsh labour conditions and occasional famines.
Category: Medieval Research
Potsherds Reveal the Diet of Vikings
Studies of the organic residue on potsherds from the Outer Hebrides and Shetland reveal contrasting diets and resource exploitation among different people.
The Heavy Plough and the Foundation of New Medieval Towns AD 1000.
The heavy plough did foster an agricultural revolution in Medieval Europe, which led to population increase and the foundation of new towns
Women’s Education in Medieval Italian Cities – Then and Now.
Tradition for educating Italian girls above and beyond the customary in Medieval Italian commercial centres continued to set its mark 500 years later.
Medieval Galician-Portuguese Songs
More than 1200 Galician-Portuguese medieval lyrics are preserved in two renaissance manuscripts. New research explores the special genre: the tenson (the debate)
Tenure and Property in Medieval England
This article by Susan Reynolds argues that the use of the word ‘tenure’ instead of ‘property’ in discussions of medieval English property law impedes the understanding of that law and makes it harder to compare it either with modern law or with the law of other parts of medieval Europe.
Poissy in Île-de-France
Poissy was the birthplace of Louis IX, who was sanctified as Saint Louis. The centre of his cult was at Poissy.
Margaret of Cortona and her Legenda
The Life of Margaret of Cortona is a precious biography from the end of the 13th century detailing the life of a lay penitent woman living on the fringes of the early Franciscan movement
Italian Trade in Eleventh-Century Mediterranean
Around AD 1000 the Mediterranean was criss-crossed by a huge number of diverse vessels running out of the Levant. Hundred years later Italian cities came to dominate
Deer and Identity in Medieval Ireland
The Gaelic lords in Ireland hunted Red deer, while the Anglo-Norman invaders built deer parks. Fiona Beglane tells us about the relation between deer and identity
Newly found life of St. Francis published
A small notebook of obvious Franciscan origin was recently shown to contain a hitherto unknown Vita of St. Francis, written by Thomas di Celano. It has now been edited
The Helmets from Sutton Hoo and Vendel in Sweden
Detailed study of the wider contexts of the burials at Sutton Hoo and Vendel and the helmets helps to redraw the map of late Iron-Age Northern Europe
Medieval colouring recipes of gold and gilding
In the Middle Ages goldsmiths and craftsmen possessed a number of recipes for changing the color and the hue of gold and gilded objects.
The Anglo-Saxon Hanney Brooch
The Hanney Brooch belongs to a small group of composite Anglo-Saxon brooches from mid-seventh century.New research presents the find
Staffordshire Hoard reveals yet another helmet and rare pommel
Helmet and pommel pieced together from hundreds of fragments present new insights into the Staffordshire Hoard
Future Thinking on Carved Stones in Scotland
This project, running from February 2015 to April 2016, is a strategic effort inspire all those with an interest in carved stones in Scotland