Castle GeiersbergSouthern AustriaAsking Price: €1.5 millionSettled on top of a rocky outcrop among the beautiful mountains of southern Austria, Castle Geiersberg dates back to at least the 13th century. The castle once belonged to the archbishops of Salzburg, and then Austrian nobility.The site includes a six-story tower that was built in the first half of the 13th century, walls that are a few decades older, and a chapel dedicated to Saint Anne which dates from the 14th century and includes several 16th century frescoes.
These two neighbouring nations had a tumultuous history during the Middle Ages. Here are five videos examining their changing borders.Danzig HD Mapper created this first video, which looks at the history of Bulgaria from the years 632 to 2017:In the video ‘The Rise and Fall of the Bulgarian Empire’, Youtuber Suomi focuses just on the medieval period:Meanwhile, Bulgaria empire mapping created this video, just focusing on the Byzantine-Bulgarian war of 913-925:Khey Pard provides this video of Romania, which after a brief look at ancient times, begins the medieval period with the establishment of Wallachia in 1330, followed shortly afterwards by Moldova, the two states that would form Romania in the 19th century:Khey Pard also offers this video showing the changing borders within the Balkan peninsula:
The Ames Library is partnering with Indiana University Bloomington and a consortium of higher-learning institutions in a three-year grant for The Peripheral Manuscripts Project: Digitizing Medieval Manuscript Collections in the Midwest. The project will create a digital repository and catalog of medieval manuscripts across Midwestern collections.
By Adam AliThe Mongols presented the greatest threat to the early Mamluk sultanate. To be more specific, it was not all Mongols, but the Mongols of the Ilkhanate who were the enemies of the Mamluks. The Ilkhanate was the khanate established in the south western part of the Mongol Empire. It was founded by Hulegu in 1256 and lasted until its dissolution in 1335.
Are you interested in science and medicine in the Middle Ages? Try our five-issue theme pack from The Medieval Magazine. For $7.99 (US) get these five digital issues of the magazine:Issue 40 – Medicine in the Middle AgesHow a 13th century surgeon treated brain injuries, and what Isidore of Seville wrote about medicine in the 7th centuryIssue 66 – Medieval AstrologyA 15th century guide to your fortuneIssue 59 – Getting High in the Middle AgesLooking at the medical and social issues around using hashish in late-medieval EgyptIssue 80 – Zombies!
Against the Currents of His Day: Brittany, Louis the Pious, and Elite InsurrectionBy Alexander DemeulenaereBrown Journal of History, Vol.9 (2015)Introduction: During Louis the Pious’s 36-year reign, he spent much of his time convening assemblies, securing his borders, and trying to govern his empire, rather than conquering and expanding aggressively as his father and grandfather, Charlemagne and Pepin, had done.