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An early eleventh-century charter from Provence records a land sale paid for with money and a mysterious cloth called zafalbafal: possibly the ‘wool of the sea’.

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The story of the Carolingian empire is often told from the north, centred on places like modern-day France and Germany. But what happens if we shift our focus south? The Carolingian South, edited by S...

Rezension zu / Review of: Waagmeester, Bastiaan: : Pastoral Works. Priests, Books, and Compilatory Practices in the Carolingian Period

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In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern...

In the late ninth and early tenth centuries, an extraordinary number of falcons were given to the ʿAbbāsid caliphs in Baghdad, many of which were white. Gifts from competing dynasties in the northern...

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Spoilers for the first three Foundation books below. And the Pirenne thesis, I guess. Exactly when and how Isaac Asimov (c.1920-1992) encountered Henri Pirenne (1862-1935) is unknown. That the Amer…

This one is a little late to the party, although in my defence that’s because it’s one of the oddest publication experiences I’ve ever had. Still, I am pleased to announce that my…

Cambridge Core - European Studies - Local Priests in the Latin West, 900–1050

Dr Rebecca Merkelbach reflects on her keynote speech at the most recent Saga Conference. Held every three years, Saga Con is the most important meeting of Old Norse scholars, bringing together acad…

Early Medieval Europe is an interdisciplinary medieval studies journal covering European history from the fall of the Roman Empire up until the 11th century.

Tenure-track assistant professor in early medieval history at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen The Saxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) invites ap...

Are you passionate about early medieval Britain?  Do you have advanced knowledge of Medieval Latin and interested in the analysis of Latin letter-writing?  If yes, then you may be interested in this f...

Abstract. This article examines the civil conflict which took place in Burgundy after the death of Duke Henry (r. 965–1002), normally understood as a strug

While virtually all early medieval historians wrote about God, they did not do so in the same way. Rather than taking their comments about God at face value then, as has been the case in much work …

Surviving in three ninth-century manuscripts, the collection of canon law known as the Collectio 400 capitulorum is a remarkable and understudied witness to...

Abstract. This article fundamentally reassesses the interpretation of grants of protection within the Carolingian world. The established view of such grant

Are you an experienced Lecturer who can teach British and European Early Medieval History?  Do you have a passion for Medieval History and are you available for a fixed term contract to start in Septe...

While in much of the world a PhD is the highest university degree one can achieve, in many European countries such as France, Germany and Italy there exists another, further, qualification, known a…

This book traces the categorical construction and discursive employment of the Church Fathers across a variety of textual genres and contexts during the Carolingian era. This study shows that Carol…

Roman Atlantic garum: DNA confirms sardine use and population continuity in north-western Iberia

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The clichéd image of the premodern Mediterranean economy is stagnation until the twin forces of capitalism and Industrial Revolution kick-started growth an