This week in the internet medievalverse: critters, “wicked” people, a modern tune on an ancient Chinese musical instrument, and more!
- The Great Medieval Water Myth – Les Leftovers
- Article about the misconception that medieval people didn’t drink water with references for further reading
- Cheese Chunks Adorn Ancient Mummies – Discovery News
- Pieces of kefir found on Chinese mummies
- Viking Clothing Guides – Looking for the Evidence
- Awesome guide based on extant finds of Viking clothing
- Hear Super Mario played on an ancient Chinese instrument – CNET.com
- The instrument is called a sheng, and it’s awesome!
- Second Oldest Church in Germany Uncovered – The Local
- “This is the only surviving Carolingian cathedral in Germany.”
- No Rest for the Wicked: Dante’s Inferno – British Library Medieval Manuscripts blog
- Images from an illuminated version of the Inferno.
- The Medieval Bestiary
- A very handy site for looking up animals in illuminated manuscripts. In case you were wondering what spiders looked like in manuscripts or something. Surely I’m not the only one who does stuff like that, right?
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