How ‘Abracadabra’ Became a Magical Word in the Medieval World
https://www.medievalists.net/2025/03/abracadabra-magical-medieval/
University of Cambridge: Modern Magic Unlocks Merlin’s Medieval Secrets. “A fragile 13th century manuscript fragment, hidden in plain sight as the binding of a 16th-century archival register, has been discovered in Cambridge and revealed to contain rare medieval stories of Merlin and King Arthur…. the digital results of the project are now available for everyone to explore online via the […]
Women Played a More Important Role in Producing Medieval Manuscripts Than Previously Thought
New research suggests that women were the scribes of at least 1.1 percent of manuscripts in the Latin West between 400 and 1500 C.E.
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Woke up this morning thinking about African history. I often think about that.
This time it was the West African kingdoms of Mali. Mali was an empire that ruled over an area from Lake Tchad to the Atlantic, and who, like its predecessor Ghana, was known for it's splendour and culture. Most known to Europeans was probably Mansa Musa, (reigned 1312-1337). Here you can see him depicted on a Catalan atlas from 1375.
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In this riveting exploration of 
imaginary Italian towers, we dive deep into the history of... wait, where are we again? 
With all the excitement of a medieval-themed #gelato menu, this masterclass in verbosity manages to make the Guelph-Ghibelline Wars sound as thrilling as a bowl of lukewarm PseudoGaspacho. 
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The Kidnapping Scandal at Amesbury Priory https://www.medievalists.net/2025/03/kidnapping-scandalamesbury-priory/ #MedievalHistory
*1412* Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund of Luxembourg orders Gebhard von Ense, Johann von Droste and Gebhard von Kettle to write out the lists of the princes' debts.
Archive: State Archive in Wrocław
Collection: Files of the Hatzfeldt estate in Żmigród, Milicz district
Estimated date: 1412-06-10 - 1412-06-10
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Rare medieval sword and axes unearthed near Biskupiec, Poland
Researchers have come across an extraordinary find close to Wielka Tymawa, a village in Poland’s Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Members of the Biskupiec Detectorists Association “Gryf” stumbled upon a cache of medieval weapons...
More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/medieval-sword-and-axes-unearthed-in-poland/
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British Library Medieval Manuscripts Blog: Medieval Women manuscripts now online. “It’s the final week of our major exhibition Medieval Women: In Their Own Words and we have some fantastic news! Several important items from our Medieval and Renaissance Women digitisation project are now available to consult online, including handwritten volumes, charters, and rolls. All these manuscripts […]
In the most random events I got two usually expensive books about foreigners and foreign goods in the Tang Dynasty for dirt cheap. I fucking love used bookstores cause you never know what you'll find.
I especially am excited for the mummy book cause when I skimmed it had a lot about immigrant clothing in Tang China.
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Prague Astronomical Clock located in Old Town Square, Prague, Czech Republic. The oldest parts of the clock are thought to date back to 1410.
100 Medieval Words That Meant Something Totally Different
This video shows how I make a replica of a medieval fire cover.
Archaeologists uncover 7th-century pagan cult site with ritual offerings in the Netherlands
https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/7th-century-pagan-cult-site-the-netherlands/
This morning I woke up with a realization, my MMC for this novel is a Tang soldier and while I have tons of books and articles on merchants, frontier poetry and Chang'An. I have nothing on military structure, organization and life. #histodons and #ChineseHistory enthusiasts, what are some good books and articles in English and Chinese on the Tang military?
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