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What’s wrong with medieval pigs in videogames?

Some medieval videogames claim historical authenticity, but one particular farm animal is often overlooked...

100th blog: Get medieval on your summer!

This is the one-hundredth article published on Leiden Medievalists Blog! To celebrate this milestone, the editorial team shares some of their favorite medieval things to do this summer.

Cultural History

De doop van Jacoba van Beieren

Jacoba van Beieren is een icoon van de Nederlandse middeleeuwse geschiedenis. Toch kennen we haar exacte geboortedag niet. Recent is aan het licht gekomen op welke dag ze werd gedoopt en wie haar peetouders waren. Vanuit een middeleeuws perspectief was dat vele malen belangrijker.

Literature

Self-Thematicity in Masʿūd Saʿd Salmān’s Prison Poetry

This blog discusses the theme of isolation in the works of a medieval Persian poet.

Archaeology

Medieval Malaria: Skeletal evidence for this parasitic infection in the Netherlands

Malaria, a debilitating and often chronic disease, was a major health problem up to the 20th century in the Netherlands. But was this also the case for the medieval period?

Military History · Archaeology

Aqueduct warfare: Water infrastructure and sieges in post-Roman Europe

Aqueducts were impressive feats of Roman engineering which supplied cities with fresh water. In the early middle ages, however, they also posed a ‘security risk’ in siege warfare.