Etiket: medieval
Rare medieval coin back in Coevorden after 650 years
Archaeologist Matthijsen found the coin two years ago in a field in Rosmalen, where he used his metal detector to extract a complete coin hoard with a total of 389…
Moving find in Italy: medieval skeletons show “a child safely under mother’s care” | Abroad
Two medieval skeletons, believed to be of a mother embracing her young child, have been discovered in Italy. The discovery was made during renovation work at Piazza Costa in Fano,…
Flying penis on legs: medieval obscenity surfaces in Alkmaar
“A unique find for Alkmaar.” This is how city archaeologist Nancy de Jong describes the ‘penis on legs with wings’ that emerged during an excavation in the city center. It…
Gang van Mina Koes brings the medieval chariot game back to life
The Gang of Mina Koes brings these bygone times back to life with a traditional chariot game, to be seen eleven times this weekend and next weekend in the southwest…
Gang by Mina Kroes brings the medieval chariot game back to life
The Gang of Mina Kroes brings these bygone times back to life with a traditional chariot game, to be seen eleven times this weekend and next weekend in the southwest…
Discover medieval flavors and dishes in Damme
Discover medieval flavors and dishes in Damme Since last year you can get to know medieval dishes again, thanks to food archaeological research by Jeroen Van Vaerenbergh. He put together…
Professor Van Oostrom writes an unparalleled book ‘De Reynaert’ about the cunning medieval fox and also discusses the often censored parts about sex | review ★★★★★
All his life, Professor Frits van Oostrom has followed the trail of the medieval fox Reynaert with his cunning pranks. He wrote De Reynaert, an unparalleled book about the crown…
Dutchman finds golden medieval treasure with metal detector: “I never dared to hope” | Abroad
If you see someone walking with a metal detector, you quickly think: “as if they are ever going to find something”. Yet there is always the chance to stumble upon…
Simple and basic life: Ernst lived 20 years as a Medieval man
Ernst Boers is champion of sustainable living. He lived and worked for twenty years under medieval conditions and cooked on a wood fire every day. Ernst strives for a simple…
Controversy over Borja’s ‘Ecce Homo’ style restoration of a Galician medieval jewel
Hundreds of ferrolanos they go up every Easter Monday to Mount Chamorroas tradition dictates, to venerate its patron saint, the Virgin of the Northwhose image presides over the hermitage located…