Medieval History
Not "O Hamlet" but O'Hamlet: Shakespeare's Prince of Denmark, according to literary research, derives his peculiar name from ancient Irish origins.
The identity of the Prince of Denmark has fascinated scholars for centuries, with disputes about the name's Jutish, Icelandic or Latin etymology jostling for academic pre-eminence.
Now Dr Lisa Collinson, a medieval Scandinavian expert at Aberdeen University, has published research which traces the unusual word to a little known Gaelic mystery tale from the dark ages.
Click here to read this article from The Guardian
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- Making Ireland Roman: Irish Neo-latin Writers And The Republic Of Letters
A ground-breaking new study of Irish Renaissance Latin was launched by members of the Centre for Neo-Latin Studies, University College Cork, last week. Foregrounding the research of scholars attached to the Centre for Neo-Latin Studies in UCC, the collection...
- New Shakespeare Archive Launched
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- Tionól 2009
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- The Mscu Blog Has Returned!
Dear MSCU members and blog readers, The Medieval Studies Course Union Executive for 2011 will be taking turns posting on our lovely blog. Today, I wish to share with you a couple pictures of the Medieval castles I visited while in Denmark in the fall...
Medieval History
Was the great Dane Irish? That is the question
Not "O Hamlet" but O'Hamlet: Shakespeare's Prince of Denmark, according to literary research, derives his peculiar name from ancient Irish origins.
The identity of the Prince of Denmark has fascinated scholars for centuries, with disputes about the name's Jutish, Icelandic or Latin etymology jostling for academic pre-eminence.
Now Dr Lisa Collinson, a medieval Scandinavian expert at Aberdeen University, has published research which traces the unusual word to a little known Gaelic mystery tale from the dark ages.
Click here to read this article from The Guardian
- Who Ate All The Pigs In Medieval Denmark?
It?s fair to assume that Valdemar the Conqueror, while ruling over Denmark in the early 1200s, ate like a king. But, what was the diet like for the peasants below him? The answer depends on where in Denmark the peasants called home. Radford University...
- Making Ireland Roman: Irish Neo-latin Writers And The Republic Of Letters
A ground-breaking new study of Irish Renaissance Latin was launched by members of the Centre for Neo-Latin Studies, University College Cork, last week. Foregrounding the research of scholars attached to the Centre for Neo-Latin Studies in UCC, the collection...
- New Shakespeare Archive Launched
The Shakespeare Quartos Archive has been officially launched this week with a complete digital collection of rare early editions of Hamlet. For the first time, all 32 existing quarto copies of the play held by participating UK and US institutions are...
- Tionól 2009
Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh / Tionól / 2009 Tionól 2009 Clár Note: Not final; subject to change Dé hAoine, an 20 Samhain 2009 Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh, 10 Bóthar Burlington * 9.15 ? 9.50 Sìm Innes Local piety in medieval Highland Perthshire * 9.50...
- The Mscu Blog Has Returned!
Dear MSCU members and blog readers, The Medieval Studies Course Union Executive for 2011 will be taking turns posting on our lovely blog. Today, I wish to share with you a couple pictures of the Medieval castles I visited while in Denmark in the fall...