What’s wrong with medieval pigs in videogames? Some medieval videogames claim historical authenticity, but one particular farm animal is often overlooked... Peter Alexander Kerkhof • August 06, 2021
100th blog: Get medieval on your summer! This is the one-hundredth article published on Leiden Medievalists Blog! To celebrate this milestone, the editorial team shares some of their favorite medieval things to do this summer. Jip Barreveld, Marlisa den Hartog and Thijs Porck • July 21, 2021
De doop van Jacoba van Beieren Jacoba van Beieren is een icoon van de Nederlandse middeleeuwse geschiedenis. Toch kennen we haar exacte geboortedag niet. Recent is aan het licht gekomen op welke dag ze werd gedoopt en wie haar peetouders waren. Vanuit een middeleeuws perspectief was dat vele malen belangrijker. Margreet Brandsma • July 16, 2021
Self-Thematicity in Masʿūd Saʿd Salmān’s Prison Poetry This blog discusses the theme of isolation in the works of a medieval Persian poet. Asghar Seyed Gohrab • July 09, 2021
Medieval Malaria: Skeletal evidence for this parasitic infection in the Netherlands Malaria, a debilitating and often chronic disease, was a major health problem up to the 20th century in the Netherlands. But was this also the case for the medieval period? Rachel Schats • June 25, 2021
Aqueduct warfare: Water infrastructure and sieges in post-Roman Europe Aqueducts were impressive feats of Roman engineering which supplied cities with fresh water. In the early middle ages, however, they also posed a ‘security risk’ in siege warfare. Jip Barreveld • June 11, 2021
Daily life in the medieval town hall Historians have often refrained from looking behind the front door and façades of yet well-known medieval monuments: town halls. What was going on inside these public buildings? Nathan van Kleij • May 28, 2021
Pig Pharma: Some Uses of Swine in Early Medieval English Medicine In early medieval England, pigs had a variety of uses. More than just something to put on a plate, pork also had medical properties, as this blog post reveals. Thijs Porck • May 14, 2021
The first dialogue in Dutch as a medieval podcast? The dialogue as a literary genre has sunk into oblivion, but new forms of scripted spontaneous conversation (like podcasts) abide to the same rules as their medieval predecessors. Geert Warnar • April 30, 2021
