We know more about Viking Iceland than in other parts of the Viking world thanks to the Icelandic sagas, which tell stories that are now being confirmed by archaeology.
Under the highest dome of the Hagia Sophia are the seraphim mosaics. Rediscovered within the last 20 years, these 700-year-old mosaics depict the highest-ranking angels.
In 13th- and 14th-century Italy, the bitter rivalry between the Guelphs and Ghibellines led to conflicts within the cities, split between the pro-papacy and pro-empire factions.
“Knowledge is power.” Here is a brief overview of the eight most influential universities that shaped Europe’s knowledge and way of thinking in the Middle Ages and beyond.
After the fall of Rome in the 5th century, the papacy began to gain influence in the Western World, shaping the politics, culture, and society of the Early Middle Ages.
Charlemagne’s thirty-year conquest of the Saxons ended three generations of war, concluding at the end of the 8th century with the absorption of the Saxons.
The Mongol-Turkic Khanate known as the Golden Horde dominated Eurasia and Eastern Europe in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Sheela-na-gigs are ancient stone carvings of women. Though their origins are shrouded in mystery, they have taken on a new role in the modern world.
