Researchers have unearthed a trove of prehistoric artifacts and animal bones beneath an 11th-century castle in Wales that ...

We often romanticize the Middle Ages, seeing them as a time of chivalry, gallant knights, and castles. Beneath all of this pageantry and myth lies the stark reality of an era defined by brutal warfare ...

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A major archaeological breakthrough in southern Russia is capturing global attention. Researchers believe they have located the legendary lost medieval city of Magas, once the capital of the powerful ...

In the tale, the demon called himself Wiggo. As the Frankish courtier Einhard recounted, a young girl of about 16 began behaving erratically in the early ninth century C.E. Eventually, the girl’s ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across Europe and warfare began to change, castle designs had to adapt. Looming ...

A magisterial history of one of the worst ever pandemics focuses on the individuals caught up in the chaos ...

The Cambridge History of Medieval Philosophy comprises over fifty specially commissioned essays by experts on the philosophy of this period. Starting in the late eighth century, with the renewal of ...

Getting some air: The largest remaining game of "no rules" medieval football, played every year in Ashbourne, England. Credit: Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images The ritual game, eagerly awaited all year ...