It was a medieval custom to decorate the interior walls of ... Mary's perfections or her Immaculate Conception are images taken from the Old Testament mainly. In these symbols the Immaculate ...
Christmas symbols we all know and love. N othing says “Christmas” like the sights, smells and sounds of the season: From ...
killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring 19 others. Amid all the chaos, Kim noticed the medieval imagery. Shields were decorated with black eagles and sonnenrads, wheels with zigzagging spokes, ...
The Earthly Paradise was a vibrant symbol at the heart of medieval Christian geographies of the cosmos. As humanity’s primal home now lost through the sins of Adam of Eve, the Earthly Paradise figured ...
A 12th-century stone carving discovered in northern Germany may depict Otto of Bamberg, a bishop and missionary.
On Turning the Past of Old Norse Studies into a Future of Old Norse ... of national identities rooted in the medieval past. Though the 'medieval' is often deployed as a stigmatic symbol of all that is ...
Subscribe to his newsletter, “Modern Medieval ... symbol of something to me. Spring is here. Time to clear. Burn. Plant.
The brooch is made of silver and copper alloy and is more than 1,000 years old A "fascinating" rare early Medieval brooch that ... wyverns that later became a symbol of Wessex.
Although remote from the old town, it’s a must visit for every ... a decorative exterior often painted and embellished with medieval symbols. More attractions are yet to come, including the ...
During an archaeological dig at the former site of a Pictish fort, a volunteer unearthed a rare metal ring with a red ...
Archeologists studying a burial site near a medieval monastery spotted a rare find when examining one of the bodies: the faint remains of a series of Christian symbols tattooed on the person's foot.
The Earthly Paradise was a vibrant symbol at the heart of medieval Christian geographies of the cosmos. As humanity’s primal home now lost through the sins of Adam of Eve, the Earthly Paradise figured ...