The story of Noah and the Flood is present in both the Bible and the Qur'an. From Noah came three sons who would become the forefathers of the peoples of the world as we know it today according to many medieval interpretations. ...

Een vergelijking in de weergave van Rollo in Dudo van Saint-Quentin's Historia Normannorum en Wace's Roman de Rou. Hoewel beide verhalen sterk overeenkomen en Rollo in beide verhalen als een eerlijke en rechtvaardige heerser ...

This master thesis aims to comprehend the relationship between the Spanish society and the smaller Ledesmine community. During the course of the thesis, it will be proved how different the Spanish society and the Ledesmine ...

Ermold the Black's stated aim in writing the Carmen in Honorem Hludowici Christianissimi Caesaris Augusti was to sing of the arms, deeds, and greatness of his Emperor Louis. To this end, Ermold chooses to recall in verse ...

In the study of early medieval European history there is a lack of research pertaining to chickens. Primarily due to a lack of archaeological evidence caused by low likelihood of chicken bones surviving in the archaeological ...

This thesis focusses on the Kattendijke-kroniek, a chronicle written in the Middle Dutch language around 1491 in the Dutch county of Holland by a still unknown lay author. Many scholars writing on medieval occidental ...