Poetry and Literature

Jul 14, 20223 min read

Hildegard von Bingen Speaks Once Again

Have you ever wondered what it was like to live the life of the medieval nun, writer, and composer Hildegard von Bingen? Psychic medium...

Jun 3, 20223 min read

How Anachronistic was "Ever After"?

Ever After met with box office success and today, scores an impressive 91% on Rotten Tomatoes. But how historically accurate was this...

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Sep 26, 20212 min read

Surprising Results on The Medieval Vinland Map

The Viking map of the world, called the Vinland Map, has been a source of debate for decades. Now it appears it may not be what it seems....

Sep 1, 20212 min read

Medieval Parchment Shows Merlin in a New Light

Academics recently translated a few fragments from a long-lost manuscript about King Arthur’s wizard and mentor Merlin. What they found...

Aug 11, 20211 min read

Love the Green Knight? The Book's Even Better

How does the exceptional 2021 film the Green Knight stack up to the original Arthurian knight's tale? Here's your chance to compare the...

Dec 30, 20202 min read

Undergrads Find Hidden Text in Rare Manuscript

Three undergrads, while tinkering with an imaging system that they had created for class, stumbled across long-lost handwriting in a...

Oct 22, 20192 min read

Medieval Bawdy Poem Resurfaces

A fragment of the most popular sexual poem of the medieval period was recently found in a manuscript binding… again.

Aug 14, 20192 min read

Poem Reveals Medievals Got their Freak On

An early example of poetic erotica suggests that our medieval ancestors were more sexually progressive than originally thought.