I saw a Couillard launch a water bomb at a 1000 year old fortress wall today. So nerdy, but so awesome. #nerdy #medieval #warfare

Snailfight. ‘The Rutland Psalter’, England ca. 1260. British Library, Add 62925, fol. 48r.
#medieval #MedievalArt

Découvrez un extraordinaire brûlot politique du XIIIe siècle qui n'épargne aucun aspects de la domination et remet en cause l'autosatisfaction arrogante de l'Occident ; avec Maud Perez Simon et Pierre Olivier Dittmar, médiévistes, spécialistes de ce manuscrit. Sur la chaîne https://www.twitch.tv/bandes_dessinees , lundi 14 à 21H30

@pierre_olivier_dittmar #moyenage #medieval #manuscrits #enluminures #miniatures #antiracisme #pamphlet

We have two Exilian YouTube channels: this one, The Exilian Channel, has a wide range of talks, panels, and interesting information to dig into, especially in recent years all the videos from our Coding Medieval Worlds workshops, along with project trailers from across the Exilian community. Do take a look!
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheExilianChannel

Turku Castle, ca. 1280

#sometimesitsnowsinapril
#turku #finland #medieval #castle

PLP105: Dagger Chamber #art #MastoArt #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #Photoshop #Sketch #SpeedPaint #Fantasy #Environment #Interior #Weapon #Dungeon #Medieval

St. Luke writing his #Gospel. ‘The Arnstein Bible’, Arnstein ca. 1172. BL, Harley 2799, fol. 173v.
#medieval #MedievalArt

Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Village, Dartmoor

This settlement, situated about 350m above sea level, consists of a cluster of C13 granite longhouses, in which people lived at one end and animals at the other, on land that was originally farmed in the Bronze Age. Hound Tor was probably deserted in the early C14 as widespread falling temperatures and rising rainfall caused crop failures and cattle disease, that hit this upland community badly.

Study reveals hidden role of medieval female scribes in manuscript production

For centuries, the image of a monk laboring on a manuscript has been the dominant portrayal of medieval scribal work. However, in a newly published study presented in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, an old truth is revealed: women played a significant role in manuscript production...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/03/role-of-female-scribes-in-manuscript-production/

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The #Medieval Manuscript That Features " #Yoda ", Killer Snails, Savage Rabbits & More: Discover The Smithfield Decretals | Open Culture

https://www.openculture.com/2025/04/the-medieval-manuscript-that-features-yoda-killer-snails-mischievous-devils.html

> As much as you may enjoy a night in with a book, you might not look so eagerly forward to it if that book comprised 314 folios of 1,971 papal letters and other documents relating to ecclesiastical law, all from the thirteenth century.

Not sure I posted this here: a pretty long listen, but I did an episode of the Maniculum podcast where I sat down and talked to the hosts, Zoe and Mac, about the great medieval Georgian epic the Knight in Panther Skin with a view towards re-using and understanding it anew as inspiration for modern fantasy/TTRPGs.

I hope someone out there finds it interesting! Thoughts welcome if you have time for a listen :)

https://www.themaniculumpodcast.com/episodes/episode/97dda4e1/the-party-therapist-the-knight-in-panthers-skin

#Lion. Sextus Pacitus, De medicina ex animalibus, England or France, ca. 1190. BL, Sloane 1975, fol. 80v.
#medieval #MedievalArt

Church of the Holy Cross in Nin, Croatia

The “world’s smallest cathedral” is a remnant of one of Croatia’s medieval royal towns.#medieval #royalty #cathedral #section-Atlas
Church of the Holy Cross

**Mystery ‘hairy’ material used to make handcrafted medieval book covers finally revealed**

Vishwam Sankaran

_DNA analysis revealed that eight of the skins were from harbor, harp, and bearded seal species likely sourced from their populations in Scandinavia, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, and “perhaps Barents-White Sea region”._

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/medieval-books-cover-material-mystery-b2730137.html.

#Medieval #Books #Vikings #Norse #Scandinavia @medievodons

Medieval Small Props Pack: small collection of random props
Download for free:
https://rg-poly.itch.io/medieval-props-small-pack-low-poly
CC0 License
The pack is available in the following formats:
.blend
FBX
GLB ( for Godot)
FBX with correct transforms for Unity

Have Fun :)

European folklore is full of strange humanoids said to inhabit far-off lands, such as headless people with their faces in their chests, one-legged people who hop everywhere, people with ears so huge they use them as blankets, and people who run quickly despite having backwards feet.