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Lübeck, Germany

Medieval Courtyards of Lübeck

The small alleys in Lübeck's Old Town are a result of medieval urban sprawl.
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A Surprising Fact About Medieval Europeans: They Recycled

The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore shows us that Medieval Europeans reused parchment, building materials, and even Classical sculptures.
Jessie Guy-Ryan June 19, 2016
A kingly feast, from the Bayeux Tapestry.
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I Tried a Medieval Diet, and I Didn't Even Get That Drunk

The Regimen Sanitatus Salernum was the Middle Ages' most famous health manual. How does it hold up?
Sarah Laskow June 16, 2016
objects of intrigue

The Secret Messages Hiding Inside 17th Century Engagement Rings

They make the modern diamond ring look rather boring.
Ella Morton June 14, 2016
The Statue of St. Anthony's Pig
La Alberca, Spain

Statue of St. Anthony's Pig

An ongoing medieval tradition of communal pig husbandry is honored with a handsome granite sculpture.
objects of intrigue

How One Man's Desire to Flaunt His Wealth Became a Book of Psalms

It provides a searing glimpse of the toils of medieval laborers.
Urvija Banerji May 24, 2016
Unfinished house with strange chimneys
González Catán, Argentina

Campanópolis

An Argentinian businessman facing terminal cancer built this whimsical medieval village using salvaged materials.
Knightly grace.
restaurants

Behind the Scenes at Medieval Times, Where Knights Battle and Pepsi Is Plentiful

We sent two staffers to spend the day at the dinner theater's New Jersey outpost.
Urvija Banerji and Ella Morton April 20, 2016
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The Gruesome Legend of Swedish King Might Actually Be True

Forensic evidence gives credence to mythic life (and death) of Erik the Lawgiver.
Jessie Guy-Ryan March 19, 2016
Krakow, Poland

Rynek Underground

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
Göttingen, Germany

Gänseliesel

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.
Euganean Hills
Cinto Euganeo, Italy

Euganean Hills

A sudden, striking cluster of hills south of Padua has been attracting visitors for centuries.
maps

Can You Spot the Monsters in This Medieval Map of the World?

Urvija Banerji February 22, 2016
Jajce Fortress, with town below
Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jajce Fortress

The remains of the last Bosnian fortress to fall to the Ottomans are still standing.
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Flyting Was Medieval England's Version of an Insult-Trading Rap Battle

Tao Tao Holmes January 14, 2016
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'Mind-Blowing' Archaeological Find: Wooden Prosthetic for a Medieval Foot

Megan Gannon January 11, 2016
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Ritualistic Cat Torture Was Once a Form of Town Fun

Tao Tao Holmes January 8, 2016
Church of Sant Pere amidst the ruins
Corbera d'Ebre, Spain

Poble Vell de Corbera d'Ebre (Corbera d'Ebre Old Town)

The ruins of a bombed medieval village memorialize the destruction of the Spanish Civil War.