Medieval authors had a unique approach to history: often created for a patron and inspired by ancient examples, they might blend facts, personal experience, and fantasy.
Theme: Recording the past
James G. Clark, "Writing history in the Middle Ages: Time, models, and sources," 22-23.
Robert Jones, "Writing war in the Middle Ages: Sources and models," 24-27.
James G. Clark, "Matthew Paris: An enigmatic and innovative historian," 28-33.
Cristian Bratu, "Seeing is believing: Making history personal," 34-37.
Thomas Denholm, "From epic to chronicle: How chanson de geste shaped medieval war stories," 38-41.
Features:
Clay Vagrant, "Defending the Song Dynasty: Wars and geopolitics of medieval China," 8-13.
Charlotte Wood, "Liturgical or knot?: The use of combs in medieval worship," 14-17.
Alice Isabella Sullivan, "Being an artist in the Middle Ages: What we know," 18-21.
Robert Jones, "Medieval chivalry in the modern world: An ongoing fascination," 42-43.
Karl Gagesch, "The Transylvanian Saxons: Origins, commercials centers, fortifications," 44-49.
Murray Dahm, "Dropping your Aitches: The Battle of Hedgeley Moor, 25 April, 1464," 50-53.
Kathryn Walton, "A medieval phenomenon: The Alexander Romance," 54-55.
Rowdy Geirsson, "Book review: The Viking Eastern Baltic," 56.
Jonathan H. Jones, "Bok review: Alfred's Dynasty - How an Anglo-Saxon King and His Family Defeated the Vikings and Created England," 57.
Medieval World
Located in Zutphen, the Netherlands, Karwansaray Publishers produces both books and magazines with a historical focus. Our four magazines - Ancient Warfare, Medieval World: Culture & Conflict, Ancient History, and Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy - are released on a bi-monthly basis in both paper and digital formats.