Game Day Festivities: Medieval Combat & Swordsmithing
Join the Medieval Institute for another thrilling tailgate before the Fighting Irish take on the Michigan State Spartans! Our 2026 tailgate will be bigger and better than ever, with the return of Theatrica Gladiatoria and Cedarlore Forge to the tent.
Working Groups
Each year the Medieval Institute sponsors Working Groups, an opportunity for faculty fellows and graduate students to investigate a topic relating to shared research interests. Get to know this year's slate of Working Groups.
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The Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame is one of the leading centers in the United States for the advanced study of medieval culture. The graduate program provides students with superb technical training, but it also equips them with a holistic vision of the Middle Ages, grounded in a mastery of sources and languages and extending to the whole of its life and culture.
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Hugh of St. Victor (d. 1141), Didascalicon 6.3