MEDIEVAL HISTORIES - NEWS 03.05.2016

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Lejre Museum Lejre in Denmark was the mythical royal seat of the Scyldings, renowned in Beowulf and the chronicle of Widukind. A new museum is well worth a detour. Read more.

Lejre – Myth and Archaeology REVIEW: New excellent book tells the story of the mythological royal centre in Gl. Lejre c. 500 -1000 from an archaeological and historical point of perspective. Read more.

Odin from Lejre NEW RESEARCH: Odin from Lejre as challenger of hegemonic orders... Read more.

Dating of Beowulf BOOK REVIEW: Evidence mounts that Beowulf was in all likelihood written in the end of the 7th or beginning of the 8th century, the Time of Bede Read more.

Other Medieval News...

Treasure of 600 Kg Antique Coins Found in Spain 19 amphorae filled with over 600 kg of Roman Coins from Late Antiquity were recently found at Tomares near Sevilla in Spain Read more.

New Medieval Books...

Medieval Natural Disasters and Resilience Natural disasters in the Middle Ages were met with resilience in a number of different ways: migration, rebuilding, re-settlements. Read more.

The Vandals - Rise and Fall of a Barbarian Kingdom The Vandals gave their name to a word still invoking fear: vandalism. But who were they and what role did they play in the history of Late Antiquity Read more.

Conferences....

Monastic Journeys from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages Contrary to received wisdom monks flittered around the Early Medieval Mediterranean. Conference in November explores these Monastic Journeys Read more.

Call for Papers and Book Proposals....

Mortality and Community in Medieval Europe CfP for abstracts for chapters to be included in an upcoming volume on Mortality and Death in Medieval and Early Modern art, history, and culture. Read more.

Medieval Book Production and the Crafts and Tools involved Book production in the Middle Ages required the contribution of parchment-makers, scribes, painters and illuminators, binders, booksellers and their tools Read more.

Gendering the Late Medieval and Early Modern World Gendering the Late Medieval World is a new scholarly book series aiming not only at presenting particular case-studies but also contribute to theoretical and methodological reflections on gender in a wider context. Read more.

Summer School....

Greek Palaeography and Byzantine Epigraphy Summer 2016 a unique possibility to take part in a summer school at Patmos in Greece learning to read Greek and Byzantine manuscripts from the Middle Ages Read more.