Archive - Via Mediaevalis

Swine, Acorns, and the Art of Conversation

The Medieval Year: Tenth Day before the Kalends of December

Nov 22 •

There Was a Thing Called Pain

The dance of life in medieval culture

Nov 19 •

“It’s Hard to Live”

Pleasure and pain in a brave new world

Nov 17 •

Of Angels and Faeries

The poetic angelology of the Middle Ages

Nov 12 •

The Age of Angels

Twice or thrice had I lov’d thee,

Nov 10 •

As Meadow Flower He Flourisheth

Medieval insights into the symbolic life

Nov 8 •

Why the Sky Is Blue

This is the concluding essay in a series on the transformative role of symbolism in medieval life and in our lives.

Nov 5 •

The Sacristy as the Virgin’s Womb, the Altar as My Heart

Symbolism in a medieval church

Nov 3 •

A (Visual) Litany of (Anglo-Saxon) Saints

The Kalends of November: þes dæg Eallum Halgum

Nov 1 •

October 2024

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