From the Medieval Research Blog: Longfellow’s Tales of the Wayside Inn: Early American Medievalism and Ethnonationalism March 20, 2023 American mythology is filled with larger-than-life figures, like the axe-wielding Paul Bunyan and the rattlesnake-handling...
Fellow Organizes Pilgrimage for Healing and Liberation March 06, 2023 Medieval Institute Public Humanities Fellow Annie Killian, Ph.D., has organized a series of spring-semester events...
From the MI Podcast: "Crossing Religious Borders" with Spencer Hunt February 27, 2023 Listen Now Check out this latest episode of Meeting in the Middle Ages, the Medieval Institute's...
From the Medieval Research Blog: "Wolves and Ravens and Bears, Oh My! The Northman and the Beasts of Battle" December 19, 2022 King Aurvandill and young Hamleth take part in Heimir the Fool’s animalistic ritual in The...
From the MI Podcast: "The Exciting Adventures (and Misadventures) of Stained Glass"—Rachel Koopmans (Ph.D. '01) discusses her research December 05, 2022 Listen Now Check out this latest episode of Meeting in the Middle Ages, the Medieval Institute's...
From the MI Podcast: Weigh your Books! Andrew Irving (Ph.D. '12) discusses medieval manuscripts and liturgy in the August episode October 24, 2022 Listen Now Check out this recent episode of Meeting in the Middle Ages, the Medieval Institute's...
From the Medieval Research Blog: "St. Augustine: Florida’s Medieval City" September 19, 2022 Along oyster beds, sand dunes, and marshy coastal lowlands rise the church spires and walls...
VIDEO: Looking back on our 75th Year August 15, 2022 As our 75th anniversary year closes, look back with us on a season of celebration...
Education Counts Michiana: The Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame June 27, 2022 Many of the institutions and ideas of the modern day can trace their roots back...
Technology in the Middle Ages? You bet! Popular author John Farrell visits ND and South Bend to discuss March 30, 2022 Author John Farrell speaks at the St. Joe County Public Library. If you are wearing...
Medieval Institute partners with Adams High School for hands-on course in medieval history March 14, 2022 Why the Middle Ages Matter is a newly designed course meant to introduce local high...
The Common Good and the Creation of the Cosmos: MI Home Game Activities Provoke Discussion on Big Ideas November 24, 2021 On Friday, November 5th and Saturday, November 6th, the Medieval Institute offered two opportunities to...
How an MI Fellow and PLS professor’s research on the lives of medieval nuns inspired the bestselling novel Matrix November 15, 2021 Lauren Groff’s bestselling historical novel Matrix captures a medieval world that Notre Dame Program of...
Boo! Ghost Stories and Pumpkin Decorating Bring Seasonal Fun to MI Tailgate November 10, 2021 On October 30th, a cloudy Saturday, a crowd of young and old fans of the Middle...
ABC57 Highlights Medieval Institute 75th Anniversary and Fall Tailgates November 08, 2021 On Saturday, October 30th, local news outlet ABC57 featured the Medieval Institute's 75th anniversary and...
From the Medieval Research Blog: "How to Slay a Dragon (and Reach a Public Audience)" November 03, 2021 We are excited to congratulate Cait Stevenson (Ph.D '19), long-time blogger for the Medieval Institute Research Blog, on...
Thor's Swordsmith Brings Forge and Fire to MI Tailgate November 01, 2021 David DelaGardelle's portable, propane-fired forge, pattern-welded sword heating inside On Saturday, October 23rd, David DelaGardelle of...
Persian Rock-Crystal Vase, German Prayer Book, and Italian Devotional House: what do these objects tell us about the Middle Ages? October 13, 2021 Professor Margaret Meserve (History) discusses the House of San Loreto As part of its 75th...
Indiana Public Broadcasting’s Justin Hicks Moderates 75th Anniversary Roundtable "Post-Pandemic Labor Markets" October 11, 2021 From top left to bottom right: panelists Dan Graff, Tamara Kay; moderator Justin Hicks; panelist...
Medieval Institute's 75th Anniversary Highlighted in the ND Observer September 29, 2021 This year, the Notre Dame Medieval Institute is celebrating its 75th anniversary since its inception...
Falcons and Hawks Visit Notre Dame for Medieval Institute Tailgate September 22, 2021 Mark Booth and Elsa the majestic Gyrfalcon. Photograph by Barbara Johnson. Mark Booth, Royal Falconer and...
Medieval Combat Lecture and Demonstration Thrill and Delight September 16, 2021 Joe Wright and Jen Pan, two members of Theatrica Gladiatoria, re-enact the medieval combat manual...
From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: The Late Medieval Clerical Proletariat & the Vocational Crisis in Modern Academia September 06, 2021 Educational training was the cornerstone of ecclesiastical and monastic life in the early medieval period,...
Celebrate 75 Years with Us! August 23, 2021 Started 75 years ago by Fr. Philip Moore, CSC (pictured above, bottom left), the Medieval...
From the Medieval Studies Research Blog: A Peculiar Lombardic Liturgical Calendar and its Easter Homilies April 05, 2021 Saint Maximus of Turin, Anonymous (Italian, Piedmontese), Carte Sciolte, n. 390, Archivio Storico della Città,...
