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New from the Podcast: "Written in Copper: Charters, Kinship, and Medieval South Asia" with Dr. Mekhola Gomes

August 26, 2026

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Illustration from a medieval manuscript: A lute player leads a line of people, three with deer, rabbit, and donkey heads, holding hands. A taller man with a club observes.

Announcing the Notre Dame Medieval Mystery Cycle!

August 19, 2026

The Medieval Institute is excited to announce a staging of the Notre Dame Medieval Mystery...

An Interview with CJ Jones, the New Robert M. Conway Director of the Medieval Institute

August 17, 2026

Medieval illumination: Three men and an orange-gowned woman gesture toward an old, white-bearded man emerging from earth.

New Medieval Manuscript Discoveries: Lost Writings of St. Augustine and a Lost Copy of Cædmon's Hymn

July 06, 2026

Saul and the Witch of Endor, miniature…

Two men, one in blue tunic and red cap, one in red robe, point at flaming feet and legs emerging from rocky holes.

New from our Research Blog: “Discovering Universal Salvation"

June 01, 2026

Virgil shows Dante the suffering of the simoniacs…

New from the Podcast: "Zoroastrian Priests under Islam: Remapping Religious Landscapes with Dr. Kayla Dang"

May 25, 2026

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Four medieval manuscript illustrations show various fantastic animals: a lion with a person, a beaver eating a snake, a sea monster, and a spotted dog eating a fish.

New from our Research Blog: “Connecting with the Public through Medieval Animals"

May 18, 2026

As medievalists and scholars who spend our days reading, researching, and teaching the Middle Ages,...

Medieval illustration of a beige grasshopper on a green mushroom, with a dark caterpillar on the ground among plants.

New from our Research Blog: “Song and Sustenance: The Fable of the Ant and the Cicada"

May 06, 2026

In the well-known fable of The…

Medieval illustration of two rams butting heads. One is light-colored with wavy wool, the other dark with tight curls.

New from Our Research Blog: "Aries Across the Ages: Bighorn Sheep, Medieval Rams, and Springtime Symbolism"

April 29, 2026

Since relocating from England and returning to my hometown in Colorado somewhat unexpectedly, I’ve been...

New from our Podcast: "From Damascus to Byzantium: Tracing Christian-Muslim Relations across the Middle Ages with Dr. Manolis Ulbricht"

March 25, 2026

Medieval illumination depicts robed men debating, a procession, and a bishop in blue with a mitre addressing hooded figures.

New from our Research Blog: "Pinpointing the Great Schism"

March 23, 2026

The election of Arnulf of Chocques as Patriarch…

Mike Waddell, a bald man with glasses, smiling in a dark jacket and light blue shirt against a light wall.

Alumni Spotlight: Michael Waddell (Ph.D. ’00)

March 02, 2026

The Medieval Institute is pleased to present our Spring 2026 Alumni…

A pointillist painting depicts Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, its golden Gothic facade, towers, and spire rising above trees. An arched stone bridge crosses the Seine in the foreground under a dotted blue sky.

Bridging Time and Place: The 150th Anniversary of the University of Notre Dame Art Museum

February 16, 2026

February 17 – June 14, 2026 Notre Dame, IN: With origins dating from 1875, the...

New from our Podcast: "Preaching without Permission?: Women Preachers in Medieval Islam with Dr. Linda G. Jones"

January 21, 2026

Stylized gold and purple numbers "2026" are surrounded by celebratory yellow and purple fireworks on a dark purple background. "HAPPY NEW YEAR" is written below the numbers.

Happy New Year!

January 12, 2026

Medieval brown ink drawing on aged parchment shows five figures. A tailed creature sits left, while four men drink from cups and horns. A pitcher and goblet sit on a stand.

New from our Research Blog: “An Old Norse Saga Guide to Surviving the Holidays"

December 19, 2025

Ornate, patinated green bronze door framed by carved white stone, topped with a golden mosaic depicting Saint Andrew holding an X-shaped cross.

New from our Research Blog: “Laycus of Amalfi on the Azymes"

December 17, 2025

Medieval illumination of the Nativity: Mary, in blue, kneels by baby Jesus in a manger, Joseph, in teal, sits nearby. Two angels, an ox, and a donkey are present. Gold text "Gloria in excelsis Deo" with a sunburst is on a dark blue background.

Merry Christmas from the Medieval Institute!

December 15, 2025

An ancient cream-colored manuscript page with handwritten dark Hebrew script. A circular illustration features a stylized smiling face, possibly a sun or moon, with arrows pointing from its perimeter.

New from our Research Blog: “How to Do Things with Diagrams? A 13th Century Kabbalistic Experiment with a 12th Century Cosmographic Cycle”

December 08, 2025

Jewish Kabbalistic writings often construct elaborate systems to assist their metaphysical speculations on the divine...

New from our Podcast: “Facts and Fiction: Rewriting the First Crusade with Dr. Thomas Smith”

November 17, 2025

If you've ever written a letter, you probably weren't thinking about who might be reading...

A detailed illustration shows Dante Alighieri in a white robe and laurel wreath, standing amid yellow and orange flames with an open book in his hands. The background is a mix of swirling clouds and celestial bodies.

Exhibit explores global reach of Dante's "Divine Comedy"

September 29, 2025

The University of Notre Dame's Zahm Dante Collection ranks among the top Dante Alighieri-related collections...

Carved wooden statue of St. Anne, the Virgin Mary, and the Christ Child. Mary, wearing a crown, sits holding the infant Jesus, who reaches toward St. Anne, seated beside them holding a book. The statue is light brown and rests on a dark rectangular base.

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art acquires important medieval sculpture of the Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

September 01, 2025

South Bend, IN: The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art gratefully adds an important German limewood...

New from the Podcast: "The Medieval Mind in the Lone Star State: Teaching Medieval Political Thought with Cary Nederman"

August 27, 2025

New from the Podcast: "For the Love of Country: Understanding Patriotism with Takashi Shogimen"

June 23, 2025

From the Podcast: From Parchment to Pixels: Online Public Medievalism with the Medieval Studies Research Blog Editors

April 30, 2025

Listen now This month, we're sitting…

A medieval illustration depicts three birds on an aged, lined page. A small, brown bird faces a hen with a red comb. To their right, a larger grey bird, possibly a duck or goose, stands facing right.

From the Medieval Research Blog: "Medieval Golden Goose Fables: Eggs, Greed, and Demanding Too Much"

April 23, 2025

Medieval manuscript detail with a central diamond-shaped design featuring the number 116 within it, surrounded by decorative flourishes and six lines radiating outwards.

New from the Research Blog: "Notaries in Medieval and Early Modern Ireland"

April 14, 2025

Signum manuale…

New from the Podcast: "Bringing Beowulf to the Page and Stage: Dramatizing the Medieval World" with Dr. Richard Fahey

March 26, 2025

A young man in a short-sleeved floral patterned shirt and glasses stands while smiling in front of the Alhambra.

Francisco Cintrón Mattei Wins the Grand Prize in the Middle Ages for Educators Sweet 16 Competition

March 24, 2025

Francisco J. Cintrón Mattei, PhD Candidate, Medieval Institute, University…

A group dressed in medieval-style clothing gathers around a small fire. Blue smoke drifts around them. A bearded person in the center holds a skull adorned with metal and green tassels. Other individuals wear horned helmets and furs, some holding axes or spears.

New From the Research Blog: "From Grendelkin to the NorthFolk NightMarket: Storytelling, Wintering and an Immersive Dramatization of Beowulf"

March 10, 2025