When King Malcolm II of Scotland set out for Durham in 1006, no one expected that…
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Blot-Sweyn: Pagan Uprising and Blood Sacrifice in Sweden
At the end of the 11th century, Sweden witnessed a dramatic conflict between Christianity and paganism,…
Tautvilas and Mindaugas: Betrayal in Medieval Lithuania
In 13th-century Lithuania, the path to power was paved with the corpses of close relatives. Tautvilas,…
Mindaugas: Lithuania’s Only King Exposed
In the 13th century, a new kingdom appeared on the map of Europe—one that would last…
Gregory of Tours: Chronicler of the Merovingians
Gregory of Tours, born as Georgius Florentius around 538 CE, went down in history as the…
The Fate of Holigost: England’s Forgotten Warship
In the 1420s, a dramatic episode unfolded at the mouth of the River Hamble near Southampton.…
Wives of Casimir the Great
Casimir the Great, as the last King of Poland from the Piast dynasty, is known not…
Medieval hygiene. Did people really never wash?
Surely, each of us has heard stories about people of the Middle Ages who did not…
Miecław, the Most Dangerous Rival of the Piasts
Kazimierz, grandson of Bolesław the Brave, managed to hold power for only three years. In 1037,…
The Art of War of the Pomeranians
In the early Middle Ages, Pomerania attracted the attention of its neighbours, who sought to enrich…