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From Paludan's source: A group of eunuchs.

From Paludan's source: A group of eunuchs.

Beyond the Myth: Rethinking the Eunuch and the Stereotype of the Mutilated Body

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Jun 110 min read

It’s All Computus To Me!

It’s All Computus To Me!

It’s All Computus To Me!

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Jun 19 min read

A Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Textiles

A Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Textiles

A Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Textiles

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Jun 110 min read

A Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Irish and Welsh Legal Manuscripts

A Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Irish and Welsh Legal Manuscripts

A Beginner’s Guide to Medieval Irish and Welsh Legal Manuscripts

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Mar 110 min read

Vintage Royal typewriter with ornate details, round keys, and a black finish. It conveys a nostalgic, classic feel, representing early 20th-century design.

Vintage Royal typewriter with ornate details, round keys, and a black finish. It conveys a nostalgic, classic feel, representing early 20th-century design.

Letter from the Editors

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Mar 14 min read

Photograph of a cemetery featuring a prominent white marble angel statue leaning over a pedestal with the name "HILL" engraved on it. The statue is surrounded by green grass, trees creating dappled lighting, and various other gravestones in the background.

Photograph of a cemetery featuring a prominent white marble angel statue leaning over a pedestal with the name "HILL" engraved on it. The statue is surrounded by green grass, trees creating dappled lighting, and various other gravestones in the background.

Angels and Death: Soul Guides to Judgement Bringers

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Mar 19 min read

side-by-side of the Hereford Mappa Mundi and the world map from Kingdom Come: Deliverance. On the left is a zoomed-in view of an old medieval map, with water filled in with dark ink, surrounded by drawings of buildings, shapes, and walls drawn at all angles. Text is mixed in with the images, making the map feel busy and full of information. On the right is a screenshot from a modern video game map, drawn in a storybook style, with forests, rivers, farm fields, and town buildings placed neatly on the map and coloured brightly.

side-by-side of the Hereford Mappa Mundi and the world map from Kingdom Come: Deliverance. On the left is a zoomed-in view of an old medieval map, with water filled in with dark ink, surrounded by drawings of buildings, shapes, and walls drawn at all angles. Text is mixed in with the images, making the map feel busy and full of information. On the right is a screenshot from a modern video game map, drawn in a storybook style, with forests, rivers, farm fields, and town buildings placed neatly on the map and coloured brightly.

Imagined Maps of the Middle Ages

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Mar 19 min read

Early Medieval Aquitaine and Carolingian Dynastic Drama

Early Medieval Aquitaine and Carolingian Dynastic Drama

Early Medieval Aquitaine and Carolingian Dynastic Drama

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Mar 18 min read

Medieval Literature and Society: A Tutorial for Historians

Medieval Literature and Society: A Tutorial for Historians

Medieval Literature and Society: A Tutorial for Historians

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Dec 1, 202510 min read

Who Tells the Story of Dunhuang? Digital Heritage, Power, and Possibility

Who Tells the Story of Dunhuang? Digital Heritage, Power, and Possibility

Who Tells the Story of Dunhuang? Digital Heritage, Power, and Possibility

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Sep 1, 20259 min read

Memories of Inuit and Norse Contact in Greenland

Memories of Inuit and Norse Contact in Greenland

Memories of Inuit and Norse Contact in Greenland

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Jun 1, 20258 min read

What Are A Few More Words? Historical parallels where you least expect them

What Are A Few More Words? Historical parallels where you least expect them

What Are A Few More Words? Historical parallels where you least expect them

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Mar 1, 20258 min read

A Deviant Burial from Early Medieval Dorset

A Deviant Burial from Early Medieval Dorset

A Deviant Burial from Early Medieval Dorset

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Dec 1, 20247 min read

Lost Medieval Kingdoms & How to Find Them

Lost Medieval Kingdoms & How to Find Them

Lost Medieval Kingdoms & How to Find Them

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Mar 1, 202411 min read

How Cities Disappeared in Late Antiquity: The Life and Death of Justiniana Prima

How Cities Disappeared in Late Antiquity: The Life and Death of Justiniana Prima

How Cities Disappeared in Late Antiquity: The Life and Death of Justiniana Prima

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Dec 1, 20237 min read

Pop Culture Picks

Pop Culture Picks

Pop Culture Picks

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Jun 1, 20236 min read

The Halton Cross-Shaft

The Halton Cross-Shaft

The Halton Cross-Shaft

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Mar 1, 20223 min read

The Temple of the Forest: Ecology of Belief in Early Medieval England

The Temple of the Forest: Ecology of Belief in Early Medieval England

The Temple of the Forest: Ecology of Belief in Early Medieval England

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Mar 1, 20215 min read

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