Early Middle Ages
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Pagan Germanic Religious Beliefs
Although Germanic pagans adopted Roman and foreign gods and goddesses, their primary worship focused on nature and the supernatural, incorporating magic and divination.
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The Bosci
The Grazers took Christian monastic asceticism to new extremes. By being more like animals, those who were never cast from Eden, they hoped to gain God's favour.
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The Life of Saint Boniface
Saint Boniface was a man who brought a great expansion of the Catholic faith, and here is a political and modern evaluation of his life.
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Life and Work in Medieval Monasteries
Some of the most important work carried on during the Dark Ages was done by humble monks copying ancient manuscripts in cold, dark monasteries.
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The Foundation of Hertford 912-913AD
A description of the early years of Hertford and Hertfordshire, and the wars between Saxons and Danes that led to Hertford's foundation.
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Church And State In The Early Middle Ages
The Papacy and the Empire both attempted to lead Christendom in the Middle Ages, to varying degrees of success. They existed in competition throughout the period.
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Monasticism in Early Christianity
Monasticism began in the 3rd and 4th Centuries as a response to laxity within a uniform church, prompting men and women to seek new avenues of faith and worship.
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Cluny and the 10th Century Reform Movement
The dissolution of Charlemagne's empire and the death of Pope Nicholas the Great contributed to growing anarchy and corruption, addressed in 910 by the Cluniac reforms.
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Charlemagne's Empire as a Renaissance
The success of Charlemagne can be viewed through his educational, commercial, military, and bureaucratic reforms as well as his strong support of Christian institutions.
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El Cid Campeador
El Cid - his real name was Rodrigo Diaz - was born in Vivar, in the old Christian Kingdom of Castile, c. 1040/1043.
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The Mongols and Plague
Many people overlook the connection between the Mongol empire and the Black Death. However, the great Eurasian empire may have been responsible for this epidemic.
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Relics in Early Church History
Linking relics with sacred and sacramental practices began in the early second century and expanded rapidly as Christianity replaced old pagan cultures.
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Early Frankish History in Europe
One of many groups of Germanic tribes who existed in the power vacuum of Dark-Age Europe, the Franks soon rose above the rest once united by Clovis.1,2,3
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Reality-TV-Satire "Das Millionenspiel"
1970 sorgte die fiktive Geschichte um eine brutale Menschenjagd als Show-Element für Empörung und Begeisterung in Fernsehdeutschland
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Arthur's Round Table
Where was the Round Table, where Arthur's Knights met as equals?
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The Origin of King Arthur
In ancient poetry there are some interesting parallels to the famous medieval legend of King Arthur.
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Holy royalty: the Merovingians
The Merovingians get the holy treatment in "The Da Vinci Code," yet the first leaders of the empire of the Franks are better known for more earthly accomplishments.
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