Daily Medieval

Yesterday's post referred to Ohthere of Hålogaland supporting himself partially through whaling. Whaling centuries ago should not be a ...

When King Alfred the Great asked for an Anglo-Saxon translation of Orosius' Historiarum Adversum Paganos Libri VII , or "Seven Boo...

The History written by Paulus Orosius in the 5th century carried influence for a thousand years afterward: "The exceptionality of the...