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Read More »Every book was a laborious project during the Middle Ages. And according to a first-of-its-kind quantitative review, more than a…
Read More »Variations on the classic Merlin and King Arthur legends span hundreds, if not thousands, of retellings. Many are documented within…
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Read More »An early medieval archeological site in the eastern Netherlands likely hosted cult rituals involving the “devil’s money.” But while the…
Read More »A 13th-century fresco rediscovered in Ferrara, Italy, provides unique evidence of medieval churches using Islamic tents to conceal their high…
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