Greek Mythology – The Olympian Gods

Medievalists.net is starting to offer online courses for those interested in the Middle Ages! Our first course is The Viking Age with Terri Barnes, and it begins on September 9th. Here are the details on how to enroll.

Manuscript fragments, the lone survivors of medieval books which have been dismembered or destroyed, can be found in collections all over the world, and it takes some serious detective work to bring them back together. This week, Danièle speaks with Lisa Fagin Davis about how fragments are tracked down and reassembled, and what we can […]

At the end of the Battle of Kleidion, it is reported the Byzantine emperor blinded 15,000 prisoners. Could this story be true?

Yaqut al-Hamawi is a celebrated medieval scholar, geographer, and traveler who lived in the Abbasid caliphate during the late 12th and early 13th centuries. He is famous for the books he composed and his travels throughout the Muslim world.

One of the major battles that took place during the Wars of the Roses - the Battle of Towton would take place during a snowstorm on Palm Sunday in the year 1461. In this episode of Bow and Blade, Michael and Kelly look at this conflict between the Houses of York and Lancaster.

The reality is that dungeons did not exist in the Middle Ages.

October 11-16, 2022. Hosted by the Kingdom of Atlantia in Boonville, NC.

October 29, 2022. Hosted by the Barony of Nottinghill Coill in Spartanburg,, SC.

September 30-October 2, 2022. Hosted by the Barony of Caer Mear in Ashland, VA. Their Royal Majesties, Their Royal Majesties, Their Royal Highnesses, Their Royal Majesties, Their Royal Majesties, and Their Royal Highnesses will be attending.

October 8, 2022. Hosted by the Barony of Stierbach in Spotsylvania, VA.

September 23-25, 2022. Hosted by the Barony of Lochmere in Upper Marlboro, MD.

September 24, 2022. Hosted by the Barony of Hidden Mountain in Harleyville, SC. Their Royal Majesties, Their Royal Majesties, Their Royal Highnesses, and Their Royal Majesties will be attending.