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The Curious And Precarious Life Of A Medieval Jester — 01 Jun 2022

The Curious And Precarious Life Of A Medieval Jester

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

History & Tradition

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The medieval jester has become an iconoclastic figure in society, regularly appearing in the TV shows, films, and video-games of the modern era. The classic jester, replete with flamboyant colorful dress and a nimble wit to match, was a popular...
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The Curious And Precarious Life Of A Medieval Jester — 01 Jun 2022

The Curious And Precarious Life Of A Medieval Jester

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

History & Tradition

0

The medieval jester has become an iconoclastic figure in society, regularly appearing in the TV shows, films, and video-games of the modern era. The classic jester, replete with flamboyant colorful dress and a nimble wit to match, was a popular...
Read More

The Curious And Precarious Life Of A Medieval Jester — 01 Jun 2022

The Curious And Precarious Life Of A Medieval Jester

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

History & Tradition

0

The medieval jester has become an iconoclastic figure in society, regularly appearing in the TV shows, films, and video-games of the modern era. The classic jester, replete with flamboyant colorful dress and a nimble wit to match, was a popular m...
Read More

The Curious And Precarious Life Of A Medieval Jester — 01 Jun 2022

The Curious And Precarious Life Of A Medieval Jester

By Jake Leigh-Howarth

History & Tradition

0

The medieval jester has become an iconoclastic figure in society, regularly appearing in the TV shows, films, and video-games of the modern era. The classic jester, replete with flamboyant colorful dress and a nimble wit to match, was a popular m...
Read More

Scenic view of typical narrow alleyway lined laundry lines in the Medieval Centro Storico of Naples ( lazyllama/ Adobe Stock) and Munaciello according to popular imagery ( Lady of a times /CC BY-SA 4.0) — 06 May 2022

Mischievous Munaciello, A Folletto Character Of Neapolitan Folklore

By Alessandra Filiaci

Mythology & Mystery

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Every country in the world has its own rich folklore, every city and village has its own legends about fantastic creatures and supernatural beings told by grandparents to parents to children, enriched with ever new twists, embroidering a tapestry...
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Scenic view of typical narrow alleyway lined laundry lines in the Medieval Centro Storico of Naples ( lazyllama/ Adobe Stock) and Munaciello according to popular imagery ( Lady of a times /CC BY-SA 4.0) — 06 May 2022

Mischievous Munaciello, A Folletto Character Of Neapolitan Folklore

By Alessandra Filiaci

Mythology & Mystery

0

Every country in the world has its own rich folklore, every city and village has its own legends about fantastic creatures and supernatural beings told by grandparents to parents to children, enriched with ever new twists, embroidering a tapestry...
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Furta Sacra: Medieval Trafficking In Saintly Relics — 02 May 2022

Furta Sacra: Medieval Trafficking In Saintly Relics

By Dr Marion Dolan

History & Tradition, Philosophy & Spirituality

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It is hard to imagine that the gruesome topic of bodysnatching and the ghastly, gory and gorgeous world of relics would be a main focus of religious veneration throughout the Middle Ages. Through time it has been a human instinct to revere physical...
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Furta Sacra: Medieval Trafficking In Saintly Relics — 02 May 2022

Furta Sacra: Medieval Trafficking In Saintly Relics

By Dr Marion Dolan

History & Tradition, Philosophy & Spirituality

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It is hard to imagine that the gruesome topic of bodysnatching and the ghastly, gory and gorgeous world of relics would be a main focus of religious veneration throughout the Middle Ages. Through time it has been a human instinct to revere physical...
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The Wonder Of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II Stupor Mundi — 26 Jan 2022

The Wonder Of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II Stupor Mundi

By Dr Marion Dolan

History & Tradition

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Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (1194-1250) was known as the Wonder of the World, Stupor Mundi, because there had never been anyone like him; nor will there ever be another to match him. Like many Medieval kings he ruled as a skilled soldier,...
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The Wonder Of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II Stupor Mundi — 26 Jan 2022

The Wonder Of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II Stupor Mundi

By Dr Marion Dolan

History & Tradition

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Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (1194-1250) was known as the Wonder of the World, Stupor Mundi, because there had never been anyone like him; nor will there ever be another to match him. Like many Medieval kings he ruled as a skilled soldier,...
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Venturing Into The Symbolic Landscape Of Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest — 21 Jan 2022

Venturing Into The Symbolic Landscape Of Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest

By jim willis

History & Tradition

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The site of Sherwood Forest, legendary home of ‘Robin Hood and his Merry Men’ lies a bit more than 240 kilometers (150 miles) west of London. In the 1200s, which is usually considered by many to be the time Robin trod these woods, Sherwood...
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Venturing Into The Symbolic Landscape Of Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest — 21 Jan 2022

Venturing Into The Symbolic Landscape Of Robin Hood’s Sherwood Forest

By jim willis

History & Tradition

4

The site of Sherwood Forest, legendary home of ‘Robin Hood and his Merry Men’ lies a bit more than 240 kilometers (150 miles) west of London. In the 1200s, which is usually considered by many to be the time Robin trod these woods, Sherwood...
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Roger II receives the Royal Crown from the hand of Jesus Christ. Mosaic of the 12th century in S. Maria dell'Ammiraglio (Martorana) in Palermo. (CC BY-SA 4.0) — 29 Dec 2021

King Roger II Of Sicily: Christian Sultan And Half Heathen King

By Dr Marion Dolan

History & Tradition

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One of the most successful, but little known kings who reigned during the Middle Ages was Roger II (1095-1154) who controlled the island of Sicily along with Apulia and Calabria in Southern Italy. Historically Sicily had been occupied by Greek...
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Roger II receives the Royal Crown from the hand of Jesus Christ. Mosaic of the 12th century in S. Maria dell'Ammiraglio (Martorana) in Palermo. (CC BY-SA 4.0) — 29 Dec 2021

King Roger II Of Sicily: Christian Sultan And Half Heathen King

By Dr Marion Dolan

History & Tradition

0

One of the most successful, but little known kings who reigned during the Middle Ages was Roger II (1095-1154) who controlled the island of Sicily along with Apulia and Calabria in Southern Italy. Historically Sicily had been occupied by Greek...
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03 Apr 2019

The Green Children of Woolpit – An Otherworldly Tale That Just Might be True

By nrushton

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The story of the Green Children of Woolpit, Suffolk, has always been one of the strangest medieval folktales, and that's up against some pretty stiff competition. If you don't know it, it goes a bit like this…
A Strange Tale
The s...
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03 Apr 2019

The Green Children of Woolpit – An Otherworldly Tale That Just Might be True

By nrushton

0

The story of the Green Children of Woolpit, Suffolk, has always been one of the strangest medieval folktales, and that's up against some pretty stiff competition. If you don't know it, it goes a bit like this…
A Strange Tale
The s...
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“Bust of a child” first century AD (Public Domain), Antique bust of girl (Nerissa’s Ring/CC BY 2.0) and On A Misty Morning (Vinoth Chandar/CC BY 2.0); Deriv — 02 Jun 2017

The Green Children of Woolpit – An Otherworldly Tale That Just Might be True

By nrushton

Mythology & Mystery

0

The story of the Green Children of Woolpit, Suffolk, has always been one of the strangest medieval folktales, and that's up against some pretty stiff competition. If you don't know it, it goes a bit like this…A Strange TaleThe story is set at...
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“Bust of a child” first century AD (Public Domain), Antique bust of girl (Nerissa’s Ring/CC BY 2.0) and On A Misty Morning (Vinoth Chandar/CC BY 2.0); Deriv — 02 Jun 2017

The Green Children of Woolpit – An Otherworldly Tale That Just Might be True

By nrushton

Mythology & Mystery

0

The story of the Green Children of Woolpit, Suffolk, has always been one of the strangest medieval folktales, and that's up against some pretty stiff competition. If you don't know it, it goes a bit like this…A Strange TaleThe story is set at...
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The Fool with Two Demons / Master of the Ingeborg Psalter — 27 Jan 2017

Fantasies from Evil Spirits? Faeries in the Medieval Imagination

By nrushton

Mythology & Mystery

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“There are also others who say that they see women and girls dancing by night whom they call elvish folk, or faeries, and they believe that these can transform both men and women or, by leaving others in their place, carry them to elf-land; all...
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The Fool with Two Demons / Master of the Ingeborg Psalter — 27 Jan 2017

Fantasies from Evil Spirits? Faeries in the Medieval Imagination

By nrushton

Mythology & Mystery

0

“There are also others who say that they see women and girls dancing by night whom they call elvish folk, or faeries, and they believe that these can transform both men and women or, by leaving others in their place, carry them to elf-land; all...
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