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Odin from Lejre? Freya? Or Völva?
Odin from Lejre – God, Goddess or Völva?Major excavations in Lejre from 2008 – 09 in the old Royal stronghold in Eastern Denmark, yielded evidence of one of the largest mead-halls excavated as yet....
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From Lejre to Roskilde
Around AD 1000 the royal seat in Lejre had lost its political power to the Jelling Dynasty, which founded a new royal centre there. Later this grew to be the city of Roskilde.Looking at a map and...
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Trends at Kalamazoo
Medievalists in Kalamazoo seem out of sync with the wider world. Studying medieval Google Trends uncover a wide interest in ‘early medieval history” and ‘Beowulf’. However, at the ‘zoo’, Chaucer and...
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Geoffrey de Charny c. 1306 -1356
Geoffrey de Charny was not only the first documented owner of the Shroud of Turin. He was also an accomplished knight, who wrote a famous handbook of ChivalryOne of the more famous participants in the...
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Book of Hours of Richard III
Rumour has it this Book of Hours of Richard III accompanied him to Bosworth. Later it was defaced by the mother of Henry VII. Now it has been digitised. “Lord Jesus Christ, deign to free my, your...
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Medieval Natural Disasters and Resilience
Natural disasters in the Middle Ages were met with resilience in a number of different ways: migration, rebuilding, re-settlements. 2015 issue of the journal, Postclassical Archaeologies, focus on this...
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Syrian Drought Worst in 900 Years
The newly published Old World Drought Atlas was recently used to gauge the seriousness of the Syrian Draught, the like of which has not been seen for 900 years. They sow the wind and reap the...
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The Great Transition in the Late Medieval World
New book by Bruce M. S. Campbell on the Great Transition from 13th to the 16th century promises to be the new bible in environmental history The Great Transition. Climate, Disease and Society in the...
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Environment in the Classical and Medieval Worlds
Environmentalism covers the ancient idea that environments and climate influence our mentalities. New book offers an introduction to the history of this set of beliefs smouldering behind such concepts...
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Medieval Hilltop Villages and Castles in the Italian Landscape
The classic understanding of the history behind the castle-building on hilltops in the medieval Mediterranean landscape – the incastellamento or incastellation – has recently shifted. The reason is...
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Climate and Migrations in Early Medieval Germany
What role did the Early Medieval climate changes ca. 400 – 700 play in the creation of the post-Roman world? Did people migrate because of the cooling weather? Detailed study of Western Pomerania sheds...
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Medieval Gardens from 500 – 1500
Some may think that medieval gardens were all about cabbages, beans and medicinal herbs. But gardens also came to be intended for lush and frivolous play When calendars in the Later Middle Ages began...
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The Garden of Martin Luther
“I have planted a garden and dug a well. Now, come and be crowned with a wreath of roses and lilies…” Gardener from Nürnberg at the time of Martin Luther. Mendelschen und Landauerschen...
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The Plan of St. Gall – Ideal or Reality
One of the Carolingian treasures is the Plan of St. Gall – an ideal monastery – from the 9th century. Codex Sangallensis 1092, recto. Source: Wikipedia The plan of St. Gall – Codex Sangallensis 1092 –...
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Medieval Fishing Village in Walraversijde
Close to airport of Ostend in Belgium lies a proper hidden gem, the Walraversijde archaeological site – a medieval open-air museum Fisherman’s cottage at Walravjersijde. Source: Wikipedia/Zeph The...
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Avaldsnes – Norway’s Oldest Royal Seat
The famous royal seat at Avaldsnes on the West Coast of Norway is best known as the residence of Harold Fairhair, but excavations tell us about a splendid royal hall from the 13th century Aerial view...
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