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Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Books to be written, books to be destroyed - Medieval News Roundup

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Our collection of interesting news, videos and tweets about the Middle Ages. [ View the story "Books to be written, books to be destr...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Historian uncovers cases of ransoms paid to Vikings in the 11th century

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How much were two women worth in 11th century Iberia? For the Vikings the price was a blanket of wolf skin, a sword, a shirt, three scarves...
Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Fourth-century Hebrew inscription discovered in Portugal

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Archaeologists of the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena found one of the oldest archaeological evidence so far of Jewish Culture on the Ib...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012

11th century medallion from Portugal found in a shark off Malaysia

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A medieval medallion, believed to be from the 11th century, was found in the stomach of a baby shark in southern Malaysia, a news report sai...
Wednesday, January 04, 2012

The Inquisition featured on a special issue of Hispanic Research Journal

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Hispanic Research Journal has released its February 2012 issue today, with a special issue entitled Negotiating Power in the Iberian Inquisi...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Pousadas of Portugal: What do you do with old monasteries, castles and palaces? Turn them into inns with character

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As the porter led us to our hotel room, we passed through a hall covered in intricate tiles depicting life in Portugal in the 1700s. Above u...