Three instruments popular in Medieval England will accompany Azéma’s singing and monologues. She will play the hurdy gurdy, also known as a wheel fiddle. A rosined wheel turned by a hand crank rubs ...

Indeed, Gaza is the horror of Bruegel in real life. The Israeli soldiers, pilots and operators of quadcopters and killer ...

The etchings found in the centuries-old Gainsborough Old Hall are likelier to be medieval protective symbols than signs of the supernatural, experts say.Credit...English Heritage Supported by By ...

Sweden’s Teenage Engineering calls its beautifully crafted EP–1320 medieval “the world’s ... including lutes, hurdy-gurdies, and Gregorian chants. By Ashley Mateo By Chris Stokel-Walker ...

Diane Watt has received funding from the AHRC, British Academy and Leverhulme Trust. The British Library’s breathtaking new exhibition, Medieval Women: In Their Own Words, brings to life the ...

Well-man skeleton (Åge Hojem NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet) The elusive medieval man’s bones were first found in the well at Sverresborg Castle, but researchers lacked the tools at the time to do much ...

A study of a remarkable medieval skeleton found in a well at a castle in Norway has helped to corroborate events detailed in an 800-year-old Norse saga. Michael Martin, one of the authors of the ...

A new analysis indicates the human remains found in a well in Norway are from a 1197 raid described in a royal history. A new scientific examination of 800-year-old human remains in Norway ...

The Sverris saga, a quasi-fictional historical account from the end of the 12th century CE, recaps the reign of the medieval Norwegian king Sverre Sigurdsson. One of the best-known passages ...

“Sure enough, he’s living on a medieval citadel,” Frachetti tells Scientific American. This second site—Tugunbulak—featured similar mounds. “We’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, this place is ...

In traditional histories, medieval women’s roles have often been side-lined and limited to a few stereotypes and generalisations. The exhibition counters this narrative by revealing women’s ...