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Nanteos Cup: Contender for the Holy Grail Ancient History, Long 19th- 20th centuries, Medieval History / September 14, 2023 / Central and Late Middle Ages, Christian history Fans of Indiana Jones may remember the film about the Holy Grail, and the part where Indy needs to figure out which of the many…
Ouroboros Symbol Through History Ancient History, History of Science, Long 19th- 20th centuries, Medieval History / September 24, 2024 / Ancient Egypt, Eurasia/Middle Eastern history, medieval, religion Today’s post is about the history of a symbol — one which appeared in numerous civilizations across time and whose meaning reflected the concerns of…
Willow Bark Medicine Ancient History, Early Modern, History of Science, Medieval History / November 15, 2023 / medicine, medieval Although my posts for the next few weeks are mostly going to be repeats as the website gets built, I couldn’t help but write up…
Medieval Studies on Sex Medieval History / November 29, 2023 / Christian history, history of sex, medieval The Catholic Church had a tremendous influence in Medieval society. This did not mean that folks didn’t write about sex, however. These two figures from…
