In a new blog post, a scholar in Anglo-Saxon nudity doubles down on his belief that the mystery appendage is a phallus, not a ...

Either way, one needs to examine the original embroidery still housed in Bayeux, France, to properly analyze the total penis ...

Filippo Sorcinelli, who has been working with the Supreme Pontiff's Office for Liturgical Celebrations for twenty years, has ...

How analysis of texts from the early medieval period can help us understand comets - and our universe. The dam at Marsh Lake, Minnesota, has created an unexpected opportunity for pelicans.

For centuries, scholars and art historians have speculated about the existence of a fifth panel in Hexham Abbey's medieval ...

A new textbook soon to be taught in Russian schools leans on the works of a 16th-century monk. It fits a pattern of ...

Found in one of Wales’ key historic towns, The Priory Hotel in Caerleon boasts a rich history of its own. The hotel, set ...

In medieval Europe, scribes often wrapped their books in the hairy hides of animals like deer or boar to act […] ...

Hot cross buns aren’t just a sweet snack that appears around Easter. They carry centuries of storytelling in their dough.

Do you prefer yours with sultanas and spices, or Vegemite and cheese? However you eat them, hot cross buns reflect centuries ...

A study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science unveiled that some medieval manuscripts from ... these regions to mainland Europe. French monks likely did not know the origin of ...