Medieval Histories - January 19, 2016

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19.01.2016

Medieval Histories Magazine have changed name to: MEDIEVAL NEWS Download the first issue from 2016for free and read about Viking skis, a major new film about the Birkebeiners and the civil war in Norway in 1206, an extraordinary piece of knitting from the 13th century - and much, much more... Whether a professional medievalist, a medieval geek or a reenactor: WE BRING YOU THE MEDIEVAL NEWS...

Other Medieval News....

The Birkebeiners in 1205 During Christmas 1205 a group of brave Norwegians set out on a perilous journey in order to bring the heir to the Norwegian throne to safety in Trondheim. Fifty years later the story was told by the king's chronicler, forever turning the feat of the Birkebeiners into a national myth. Soon it will screen as a heroic film... Read more.

Fashion in Renaissance Nürnberg In Nürnberg they have an amazing collection of costumes, which is usually hidden away. Now for the first time in decades they are put on show. Read more.

The First Book of Fashion The First Book of Fashion is a unique fashion-journal written and illustrated by a German Clerk from Renaissance Augsburg Read more.

Taharrush Jama’i – and Medieval Charivari How shall we understand the events on New Years Eve in Cologne? As the acts of sexually famished young men? As the reflection of another culture? Religion? Or were they primarily culturally inspired coordinated political acts? Comparison with the medieval charivari institution points in that direction   Read more.

New Books....

The Origins of Papal Infallibility The medieval roots of the doctrine of papal infallibility are traced in this new book by Donald S. Prudlo   Read more.

Arabic-Islamic Views of the Latin West Arabic-Islamic Views of the Latin West provides an insight into how the Arabic-Islamic world perceived medieval Western Europe in an age that is usually associated with the rise and expansion of Islam, the Spanish Reconquista, and the Crusades    Read more.

Voice and Voicelessness in Medieval Europe Voice and Voicelessness in Medieval Europe forges connections between medieval voices and contemporary ones, giving "voices" to a fresh generation of scholars    Read more.

Croatian Jewelry Medieval Jewelry and Burial Assemblages in Croatia have been studied to provide relative and absolute chronologies    Read more.

Conferences...

Royal Dynastic Loyalties The Royal Studies Network connects scholars who are working on monarchal topics in any geographical or temporal context. Conference in 2016 announced    Read more.

The 91st Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America 2016 The 91st Annual Meeting of the Medieval Academy of America will take place on February 25-27 2016 in Boston    Read more.