The manuscript consists of the four Christian gospels written in Latin and is famed for its rich illustrations and masterful ...

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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 ...

A new exhibition at the British Library explores the public, private and spiritual lives of such figures as Joan of Arc, Christine de Pizan and Hildegard of Bingen Medieval women’s lives were ...

An aerial survey has revealed hundreds of medieval archaeological features thousands of feet above sea level along the famous Silk Road—a network of ancient trade routes that connected ...