A mysterious 1,300-year-old Viking ring inscribed with runes has been discovered in England, and it could rewrite the history ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who hasn’t heard of the seven deadly sins. Jones instead asks readers to look at the ...

Lorrha & Dorrha Archaeological and Historical Society are excited to announce that our conference will take place on July 18.

Caroline Golum used a crowdfunding site and a credit card to raise funds for her movie about a 14th-century mystic. Then she ...

Printing Museum, Tokyo to present research findings on the Vatican Apostolic Library’s Greek Manuscripts at “How Masterpieces Are Born: ...

Ohio University’s medieval society is part of the international non-profit, the Society for Creative Anachronism, meant to provide people with community and educate them on activities and combat from ...

Using the many blocks in Minecraft's open world, one creative player builds an elaborate fort with a striking ...

Far from being a metaphor for racial tension, chess reveals world where people could engage as equals On the chessboard, black and white pieces are lined up against each other for an unrelenting ...

I’ve always had an interest in the Middle Ages and medieval timelines. And while I don’t hark back wishing I was around at the time of the Bubonic Plague or being at constant risk of being burnt at ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a lost medieval town nestled in a remote forest — and new evidence is revealing what the city looked like before its sudden decline. Researchers uncovered the remains of ...

Byzantine Emperor Theophilos and his court, as depicted in the Skylitzes Chronicle. Credit: Skylitzes Chronicle, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain. Greek minuscule is a style of Greek handwriting that ...

Handwriting is one of those things most people don’t really give a second thought to today – we live in a world where we are surrounded by text and the vast majority of the time it is printed rather ...