Chastity Belts, Mead and Wanted Vikings: Medieval News Roundup
Our latest roundup of medieval news...
Our photo of the week comes from the 2015 White Truffle Fair in Alba, Italy, which included a historical reenactment. See more images from Giorgio Montersino's Flickr Album
- Could The Vikings Slay Cancer? - Medieval News Roundup
Our latest medieval news roundup takes a look at cancer research in Iceland, a new Byzantine research centre in Turkey, and the discovery of the remains of a boy in Siberia who lived back in the 12th century. [View the story "Could the Vikings slay cancer?...
- Discoveries, Donations And Digs: Medieval News Roundup
A couple dozen items to share with you as we get caught up with the medieval news from the last few weeks...[View the story "Discoveries, Donations and Digs: Medieval News Roundup" on Storify]Finally, we wanted to show you this beautiful video of a 16th...
- Westminster Abbey, Ukek And York: Medieval News Roundup
From archaeological discoveries in Russia and England, to a 15th century recipe on 'Caudell of Almondys', here is some of the things we found in the news, on the blogs, and on Twitter.[View the story "Westminster Abbey, Ukek and York: Medieval...
- Damsels, Tree Bark And York/jorvik: Medieval News Roundup
This week's roundup finds some stories on how York is promoting its connection to its Viking past, wonderful images of writing on tree bark from medieval Novgorod and the troubles of being a historian in Cambodia.[View the story "Damsels, Tree Bark...