Articles about Medieval Things and Medieval Life

Medieval Articles

This is a listing of the various articles I have here on the medieval website. There are a wide variety of articles and reviews about all things medieval.

Articles:

Siege Engines - A look at the common types of siege engines like Trebuchets, catapults and Siege Towers.
A Visit to King Richard's Faire -also includes a great youtube video that I shot while there.
The lives of two medieval women. These two women lived in the period of time between the Black Plague and the Renaissance. This was a time of a changing of life and culture and it laid a lot of the groundwork for the modern day. The first woman is the Prioress of a 15th century Nunnery and the second is a housewife of 14th century Paris. Both lives were very interesting and somewhat as expected, rich and interesting. Both these accountings are historically accurate, well documented, and quite fascinating.
. A look Inside Higgins Armory Museum - They have lots of great armor and weapons, and a magnificent collection of polearms.
. A blacksmith's shop inside a castle. Want to see a real blacksmith shop inside a real castle?
Medieval Pastimes and Sports: So, what did people of the Medieval period and middle ages do in their spare time? Times could be very difficult but they still had an interesting range of pastimes and sports.
all about Medieval Jobs - What was life really like during the Middle Ages? What kinds of jobs did they do? During the Middle Ages there were a lot of interesting jobs. I take a look at some of them and tell you a little bit about the Guilds of the time> Medieval Jobs
all About Medieval Guilds - This is a companion article to the one on medieval jobs. Guilds could grow to be very powerful. This article lends you some insight into how guilds worked. Did you know that there was a guild called The Company of Merchant Adventurers
The symbology and significance of the Round Table in King Arthur's Court - Everyone is familiar with the story of King Arthur and the Knight's of the Round Table But did you know the symbolic meaning of the Round Table?
Medieval Music - A brief overview of the music of the 900 year Medieval period. Much of the music of the period is lost forever because there is little written record of it. But the church did write, record and further music so some of it still remains such as the Gregorian Chant. (There is a Gregorian Chant you can listen to)
Medieval Names - looking for a medieval name? Maybe for a video game character? Here are lots of medieval names and a guide to titles and nicknames.
A brief history of Medieval writing and scripts. I have included a lot of pictures of medieval writing. This is an interesting look at how writing changed over the middle ages and includes things like the gothic script.
Medieval Jobs: A look at the wide variety of jobs in the Middle Ages. Some are well known but others are not so well known.
Choosing What to wear when attending a Medieval Wedding by Rose Smith
How to Live a Medieval Life!
Medieval Mystique: The Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries
A Look at the Dark Ages: A time when things were really Medieval Times were bleak and an estimated 100 million people were killed by war, poverty and plague
Medieval Names, Words, and Places An interesting collection

Book Reviews:

Book Review: The Compleat Gamester A Medieval book of Games

Weapons/Armor::

Armor of the Medieval Horse with an illustration
"The Bardiche". This is an unusual polearm that saw use from as early as the 13th century. It is not as well known as other polearms and is kind of a cross between a poleaxe and a halberd. The Bardiche
How is a sword made? This is a brief article on the six basic steps to making swords.
Unusual Medieval Weapons - Over the centuries of the Middle Ages some very peculiar weapons were created and used - or maybe not used more than once! Read my essay and learn about some of these unusual weapons
Medieval Polearms - I have a very complete and extensive section on the Medieval Polearm including drawings of many of the different types from Halberds to Lucerne Hammers and Pikes. Medieval Polearms
How to mount a sword on the wall
A Guide to Medieval Weapons - How to put medieval weapons in your world in ways that makes sense, also a list of common medieval weapons.
The History of Medieval Armor This article takes a look at the medieval period of time between the 5th century and 16th century and how armor developed over this span.
What is the Weirdest Medieval Weapon ever invented?
A look inside an Armory Museum - This is an armory of medieval weapons located in Massachusetts and it is quite fascinating, particularly the amazing collection of suits of armor and polearms.
Acquaint Yourself With The Medieval Weapons And Medieval Swords by Andrew Preston
Medieval Sword Shapes and how they changed over the centuries
What is a Medieval Sword? There are actually two definitions and you can read about them and see pictures of them.
How to make a sword An overview of the process of blacksmithing your own sword.
The History of the Sword From the Bronze age through the present
The Sword Makes the Man about the types of swords and the personalities that wield them

Castles:

The Secrets of Medieval Castles - All about how Medieval Castles were more than just palaces with walls around them. They had built in secrets.
A Typical day in the life of a Medieval Castle - Ever wonder what life was like living in a castle in the Middle Ages?
A famous siege of a Medieval Castle: Richard the Lion Hearted Castles is taken
Medieval Castles of America -

DVD Reviews:

DVD Review - This is a review of a History Channel DVD about a medieval castle siege that took place a thousand years before there were medieval castles! Alexander took the island of Tyre which was located a half mile off the shore of Lebanon. And the island had a massive stone wall surrounding it. It was for all practical purposes a castle. And Alexander the Great sieged and took it by building a land bridge out to it and creating a new type of siege engine called the Torsion Catapult. The land bridge out to the island is stil there over 2,000 years later. Quite amazing. My review of Alexander the Great & the Catapult

DVD Review: Life in Medieval Times - This is well researched and well presented. If you want to learn about this interesting period of time (1066-1485) you will get a lot out of this DVD. The rise of the guilds, the Magna Carta, knighthood, family life, farm life, etc. Life in Medieval Times

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