Daily Medieval

A synod, from Greek σύνοδος (sinoðos, "assembly") is a council of Christian authorities, usually to decide issues of doctrine or a...

St. Adrian of Canterbury Yesterday's post on the Leiden Glossary mentioned its two chief contributors, Adrian of Canterbury and The...

You can get your own copy here The Leiden University Library in the Netherlands, founded in 1575, was an important part of the Enlighten...

King Oswy (also Oswiu or Oswig), who was a friend of Benedict Biscop , ruled Bernicia, a small section of Northumberland between what is n...

The cleric and writer called the Venerable Bede has cropped up many times here; his learning is known to us by his translation of parts of ...