Medieval

The article tells us of medieval performers and entertainers called minstrels, with the first people of this profession appearing around the 12th century. While their activities also included juggling, acrobatics, and music playing, they were best known for their storytelling. However, until now, there has been little information on what their performances were actually about.Recently, a medieval comedy routine has been discovered in the manuscript of a tutor known as Richard Heege, which gives us a nice good glimpse into…

The remains of numerous individuals unearthed on the former site of the Hospital of St. John the Evangelist, taken during the 2010 excavation. Credit: Cambridge Archaeological Unit/St John's College A series of 'bone biographies' created by a major research project tell the stories of medieval Cambridge residents as recorded on their skeletons, illuminating everyday lives during the era of Black Death and its aftermath.…

I’ve been excited for Pax Dei since developer Mainframe Industries showed off the sandbox MMO earlier this year. As per the announcement back then, the MMORPG is preparing for an upcoming Alpha test starting on November 14. I had the opportunity to jump onto the test server a few days early and get a feel of what it would be like to live in this medieval fantasy world. Screenshot by Destructoid A massive open world Nicknamed “Home Valley”, this Alpha test focuses primarily on the peaceful gameplay aspects of Pax Dei.…

The keep from the southeast. Questenberg, Lkr. Mansfeld-Südharz. Credit: Felix Biermann, State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt. Jahresschrift für mitteldeutsche Vorgeschichte (2023). DOI: 10.11588/jsmv.2023.1.100718 Castles served to enforce law and order during the Middle Ages and the early modern era. Often, they had facilities to hold people captive. The Questenburg near Sangerhausen…

P.9 recto of the Heege Manuscript. ‘Red herring’ appears 3-4 lines from the bottom of the page. Credit: National Library of ScotlandAn unprecedented record of medieval live comedy performance has been identified in a 15th-century manuscript. These boisterous texts – which include jests at the expense of kings, priests, and peasants; advocate for audience inebriation; and surprise them with physical comedy – provide fresh insights into the renowned British sense of humor and the significant role minstrels held in medieval…

Elements for reconstructing the volume of collapsed rockslide material in the Sabche cirque and the initial rockslide failure surface. Maps of the base (a) and top (b) of the rock-avalanche brecciated deposits, including the interpolation constraints, and present-day residual thickness of the breccia deposits (c). d, Sabche rockslide scar identification from the transverse curvature (m−1) computed from the high-resolution (2-m pixel) topography. The…

I can’t wait to build my homestead in the wilderness of the Heartlands Look, I’ll admit it. I’m a sucker for innovative MMORPG’s, especially those that can successfully pull off sandbox-style gameplay. A few months ago Finland studio Mainframe Industries revealed their own medieval sandbox MMORPG Pax Dei. While MMORPG gamers are very familiar with the medieval era, Pax Dei looks to immerse players in an open-world playground where you choose the role you want to play. Everything in the world is produced by other players…

A disgraced knight, unjustly blamed for a murder, joins forces with an outcast teenage girl. He hopes to clear his name. She just wants to cause some chaos. And she’s well equipped to do so: Nimona (voiced by Chloë Grace Moretz) is a shape-shifter. She can effortlessly morph from rhino to eagle, whale to mouse. She is sparky fun: an irreverent antihero with a talent for destruction. Unfortunately, she’s also the very monster that the knight, Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed), has been trained to kill.A medieval-futurist…

As It Happens6:33Scientists map medieval town that's been buried beneath the sea for 661 yearsRungholt was once a booming trade town where residents reaped profits from the land's bountiful natural resources — until a changing climate and rising sea levels ripped it all away.The story may sound eerily familiar, but it happened 661 years ago. Now — thanks to advancements in technology that allow scientists to identify structures buried deep beneath the Earth's surface — researchers are learning more about this medieval…

"Nuns Convent of the Sacred Heart in Rome," painted by Karl Bryullov. Credit: Wikiart Medieval religious music is often perceived as being simple, and not particularly flashy or lavish. It often had a function that goes beyond simply being pleasant to listen to, says a University of Oslo researcher. "In the Middle Ages music wasn't…