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3 unusual facts about medieval Europe


Lure of the Temptress

When the party arrives at Turnvale they are not confronted by a peasant revolt.

Popular revolt in late-medieval Europe

The Jacquerie was a peasant revolt that took place in northern France in 1356-1358, during the Hundred Years' War.

Fourth, the 14th century crisis of famine, plague and war put additional pressures on those at the bottom.


993

The fantasy role-playing game Dragon Warriors is set in a fantasy world called "Legend" modeled on medieval Europe in an era approximate to this year.

Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex

Geoffrey founded two hospitals in Berkhamsted, one dedicated to St John the Baptist and one to St John the Evangelist; the latter is still commemorated in the town with the name St John's Well Lane.


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1994 plague epidemic in Surat

Much like the Black Death that spread through medieval Europe, some questions still remain unanswered about the 1994 epidemic in Surat.

Atelier

In medieval Europe such a way of working was often enforced by local guild regulations, of the painters' Guild of Saint Luke if there was one, and those of other guilds for other crafts.

Dolorous Stroke

Richard W. Kaeuper, Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe, 1999.

Double truth

In medieval Europe, the Church was specifically opposed to "Latin Averroists" (see Averroës), such as the prominent Averroist Siger of Brabant.

Dr. Maximus

Ibn Arabi, a 12th Century philosopher known as Dr. Maximus in medieval Europe

How the Irish Saved Civilization

How The Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe is a non-fiction historical book written by Thomas Cahill.

Life of Adam and Eve

Brian O. Murdoch, The Apocryphal Adam and Eve in Medieval Europe: Vernacular Translations and Adaptations of the Vita Adae et Evae, Oxford (OUP), 2009.

Metallurgy

This includes the ancient and medieval kingdoms and empires of the Middle East and Near East, ancient Iran, ancient Egypt, ancient Nubia, and Anatolia (Turkey), Ancient Nok, Carthage, the Greeks and Romans of ancient Europe, medieval Europe, ancient and medieval China, ancient and medieval India, ancient and medieval Japan, amongst others.

Quiver

While popular in cinema and art for depictions of medieval European characters (such as Robin Hood), this style of quiver was never used in medieval Europe.

Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor

With the support of Sigismund, Stibor become one of the most influential men in late medieval Europe, holding titles as Duke of Transylvania and owning about 25% of Slovakia of today including 31 castles of which 15 were situated around the 406 km long Váh river with surrounding land that was given to him by Sigismund.

Tempestarii

On the Tempestarii and Magonia see Valerie I. J. Flint, The Rise of Magic in Early Medieval Europe, Princeton Univ.