A review of van Liere, Frans. An Introduction to the Medieval Bible

Sounds good to me -- see the end.van Liere, Frans. An Introduction to the Medieval Bible. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2014. Pp. xv, 320. $28.99. ISBN: 978-0521684606.   Reviewed by Matthew Gabriele        Virginia Tech        mgabriele@vt.eduToo often in our teaching and our research we (myself included) neglect...

Two great women of the medievalist variety

From the Medieval Review.  Many of my readers either know Waddell or will be glad to learn of her.FitzGerald, Jennifer.  Helen Waddell and Maude Clarke: Irishwomen, Friends, and Scholars. Bern: Peter Lang, 2012. Pp. xvi, 293. €44.40/$62.95. ISBN: 978-3034307123.FitzGerald, Jennifer, ed. Helen Waddell Reassessed: New Readings. Bern: Peter Lang, 2014. Pp. ix, 342. €56.00/$72.95....

Longsword on the New York Times site

This video link will probably disappear sooner rather than later but in the meantime it's an interesting look at one variety of HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts).  These people are inspired by the techniques of the late medieval German masters, but though they strive for historical authenticity in their moves they are not interested in other kinds historical re-enactment...

Malian music: Tinariwen on NPR

A "Tiny Desk Concert" from 20...

A critical view of the late King Abdullah of Saudi Arabi

From the Intercept:It’s not often that the unelected leader of a country which publicly flogs dissidents and beheads people for sorcery wins such glowing praise from American officials. Even more perplexing, perhaps, have been the fawning obituaries in the mainstream press which have faithfully echoed this characterization of Abdullah as a benign and...

"Tournament Culture in the Low Countries and England" by Mario Damen

This article is available in the following book:Hannah Skoda, Patrick Lantschner and R. L. J. Shaw eds., Contact and Exchange in Later Medieval Europe. Essays in Honour of Malcolm Vale (Woodbridge 2012) 247-266.And also at:https://www.academia.edu/1760499/Tournament_Culture_in_the_Low_Countries_and_England.It is particularly interesting for its discussion of non-noble participation...

Mary Carleton, the Heroine Bigamist

Janice Liedl introduces us to a "bad girl" celebrity of the 17th centu...