Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...

From ‘House of the Dragon’ to ‘The Northman,’ the meanings ye make of the past doth tell much about the present state of art and politics. Tirumular (Drew) Narayanan is a PhD candidate in Art History ...

German archaeologists discovered that the skulls of three medieval Viking women found on the Swedish island of Gotland in the Baltic Sea showed evidence of an unusual procedure to elongate their ...

Ashby Kinch does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Students in large concentrations often relish the opportunity to trade big lecture halls for the intimacy of the seminar room. For students in small concentrations, tight-knit seminars and personal ...

The exhibition 'The Fantasy of the Middle Ages,' opening June 21, traces the connection between centuries-old, hand-written books and the knights, wizards and mystical creatures in film and TV today.

Everyone needs to escape from the daily grind, and pretending to be a brave knight in shining armor or a beautiful princess frocked in a flowing, nearly transparent gown is just as valid a pastime as ...

Tuomas Heikkilä, Åslaug Ommundsen, Lars Boje Mortensen and Matthew Collins have won an ERC Synergy Grant to explore medieval book culture in the CODICUM project. The project will investigate ...