Iceland has a long and rich literary tradition. With its 380,000 inhabitants, the country has produced many great writers, ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across ...

After a long fast, Medieval Christendom typically celebrated the holiday with many days of raucous festivities ...

Teaching medieval history should engage students in the real work of professional medievalists. However, many undergraduate courses rely on instructional strategies that only engage students in rote ...

A new book examines the rise and fall of the Carolingian dynasty, discussing how people across social classes understood the ...

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 ...

Kilkenny is also home to some of Ireland’s most vibrant medieval history, with remnants of Viking life still present today.

The fourth volume of The New Cambridge Medieval History covers the eleventh and twelfth centuries, which comprised the most dynamic period in the European Middle Ages. The first of two parts, this ...

The Program in Classical and Medieval Studies combines a uniquely interdisciplinary study of cultural history with an emphasis on empowering students to read and interrogate texts in the relevant ...