Pity the Middle Ages, so often derided as the dreary placeholder between the classical and modern eras. Or, worse, it’s a catchall for all things retrograde. Want to insult some people? Tell them that ...

Today, the Middle Ages are a sort of paradox; the myth of the “Dark Ages,” which survives quite ably in popular culture, allows space for it to be whatever the popular imagination wants. When people ...

Ideas about Vikings and Norse mythology come mostly from much later medieval sources, leaving plenty of room for ...

When we think of the Middle Ages, a fascinating story stars our ancient companions: dogs. These remarkable creatures were ...

Universidad CEU San Pablo provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation ES. “People have the right to live as they wish, we are no longer in the Middle Ages.” This statement, made ...

This summer visitors to the Getty Center in Los Angeles can explore Book of Beasts: The Bestiary in the Medieval World, an exhibition which looks to a genre of medieval manuscripts called bestiaries.

Last week, an early medieval burial site—since characterized as one of the most significant ever excavated in the UK—was discovered. Buried alongside its inhabitant from the Middle Ages was an ...

T he Middle Ages and early modern period were not a good time for anyone, particularly women who deviated from a very limited ...

From flowing capes and chainmail tunics to banquet-style dining and moody, medieval tablescapes, couples are embracing a regal, “Game of Thrones”-inspired aesthetic for their winter nuptials ...

“People have the right to live as they wish, we are no longer in the Middle Ages.” This statement, made recently by Luxembourg’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn in relation to ...