Newsletter Medieval Histories - March 18, 2016

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Medieval Histories  18.03.2016

Christ from Aunslev - Denmark's Oldest Crucifix Around 900 - 920 a Danish Viking woman lost a crucifix. The pendant - Christ from Aunslev - may witness to an early presence of Christianity in Denmark    Read more.

The Ship Burial at Ladby Curiously enough, Vikings in Denmark were buried in so-called ships-settings, stone-ships created in the landscape to mark out the their graves. Only one viking has ever been found in his ship: the Viking from Ladby.   Read more.

St. Erik of Sweden – A study of the Bones in his Reliquary Erik the I of Sweden (c. 1125 - 1160) was a stout man, used to fighting and a great fan of fresh-water fish. And that he might have died as the legend tells  Read more.

New Research...

Understanding Medieval Glossing A network of researchers dedicated to advancing our understanding of glossing—that is, practices of annotating texts between the lines or in the margins of books - has been formed    Read more.

Conferences...

The Great Household, 1000-1500 The 2016 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium focus on The Great Household in and the politics, religion and daily life, 1000 - 1500. It takes place in July   Read more.

The Medieval House Between Loire and Meuse The Medieval House Between Loire and Meuse - Medieval Histories   Read more.

Anglo-Saxons 2016 Anglo-Saxons 2016 invites participants to celebrate, and reflect upon the culture, history, and influence of the Anglo-Saxons across the medieval world    Read more.

Medieval Heritage Business....

Matrera Castle in Spain and the Vilharigues Tower in Portugal When parts of the Matrera Castle - Castillo de Matrera - slided into the ground in 2013 it prompted a red alert from Hispania Nostra. Officially designated as important cultural heritage, locals set about restoring it. Now the result has caused horror among conservationists.  Read more.

Auckland Castle to be New Touristic Hotspot Plans are being unveiled to turn Castle Auckland, former home of the Prince Bishops of Durham, into a major new touristic hotspot in Northern England. Read more.

Durham Castle and Cathedral Durham Castle and Cathedral is a World Heritage Site. As such it is required to work according to a Management plan. Currently this is under revision and a public consultation is reviving the community    Read more.

Cows, Calves and Vellum at Bede's World - then and now In March the Council in Tyne and Wear announced a solution had been found to save Bede's world. The question though is: which world? what solution?   Read more.