‘Wij’ en ‘zij’ in Middelnederlandse ridderepiek. De verteller van de middeleeuwse Roman van Limborch laat er aanvankelijk geen twijfel over bestaan wie hij tot de ‘onzen’ rekent en wie de ‘ander’ is. Dit overzichtelijke wereldbeeld van ‘wij’ en ‘zij’ raakt behoorlijk ontregeld wanneer de nobele Saraceen Demophon ten tonele verschijnt …. Edwin de Vette • December 09, 2022
Ademar of Chabannes's notebooks: A glimpse into the working methods of a medieval scholar A recent study afternoon held at the University Libraries, Leiden, introduced scholars and members of the public to one of the most unique manuscripts in our collection – VLO 15, the notebooks of Ademar of Chabannes. Irene O'Daly • November 25, 2022
Looking Back at “Practices in Comparative Medievalism” On September 23, 2022, researchers and guests at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) organised a one-day conference on “Practices in Comparative Medievalism”. Here is everything you need to know about it. Alicia Rojas Costa • November 10, 2022
A stitch in time: in search for the daily activities of the early medieval inhabitants of Oegstgeest Bone and antler pins and two-pointed bone rods found in Merovingian Oegstgeest had multiple functions, as revealed by archaeological microwear analysis. Cynthia Kromotaroeno • October 28, 2022
Early medieval England in long-term perspective: the English Landscapes and Identities project We live in the digital era, and archaeologists are increasingly engaging with 'big' data. A recent project at Oxford sought new answers about the landscapes of early medieval England from the longue durée. Letty ten Harkel • October 14, 2022
"Horribiles vultus": race and racism in Byzantine Africa A passage in a sixth-century epic narrative ‘On the Libyan War’ reveals the role of race and racism in defining communities in Byzantine North Africa. Jip Barreveld • September 30, 2022
Farrowed futures: Prognostic pigs and pig prognostics in the Middle Ages Could medieval pigs foretell the future? The answer may surprise you. Thijs Porck • September 16, 2022
'Op Romereis' met Alfred de Grote in de vroege Middeleeuwen Koningszoon Alfred reisde op jonge leeftijd naar Rome; een reis met grote politieke gevolgen! Song Tan • September 02, 2022
Automated Reading of Medieval Manuscripts: An Alternative for Palaeography Classes? New technologies may well blow the ‘dust’ off traditional scholarly skills such as palaeography, which risk being scratched from curriculums. In the ‘Digital Editing’ class in Leiden University’s Dutch department, students helped train a computer to automatically read medieval manuscripts. Bram Caers • July 20, 2022