Steven Till – Author of medieval fiction

Satellite detects evidence of another Viking North American settlement

by Steven
April 7, 2016

From the NY Times: A thousand years after the Vikings braved the icy seas from Greenland to the New World in search of timber and… Read More »

The wealthy and lead poisoning in the Middle Ages

by Steven
March 14, 2016

Article from the University of Southern Denmark: “Being rich in the Middle Ages led to an unhealthy life” Summary: In the Middle Ages only wealthy town… Read More »

Archaeologists discover ancient Anglo-Saxon Island

by Steven
March 9, 2016

From Fox News: Experts in the U.K. have discovered the remains of an Anglo-Saxon island, which they are touting as a site of huge archaeological… Read More »

Digitizing the medieval world

by Steven
February 8, 2016

From Philly.com: At Lehigh University, a visitor to the Linderman Library can plunge into the Middle Ages and study a 15th-century text that shows the… Read More »

Medieval Glossary: Danegeld

by Steven
January 8, 2016January 8, 2016

Danegeld Tribute paid to the Danes (Dane Gold). *term retrieved from Netserf Medieval Glossary From the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: AD 1050. The same year King Edward abolished… Read More »

Norman castle discovered beneath a Gloucester prison

by Steven
December 9, 2015

From the BBC: A “huge” Norman castle wall has been discovered during the redevelopment of the former Gloucester prison. Archaeologist Neil Holbrook said the “massive… Read More »

Was Stonehenge first constructed in Wales?

by Steven
December 8, 2015December 8, 2015

From The Guardian: Evidence of quarrying for Stonehenge’s bluestones is among the dramatic discoveries leading archaeologists to theorise that England’s greatest prehistoric monument may have… Read More »

Viking connection to Northeast Scotland

by Steven
November 23, 2015November 23, 2015

From the Archaeology News Network: Their exploits are more linked to the Northern Isles and the west coast of Scotland, with monastries raided, islanders murdered… Read More »

Hiker finds a 1,200-year-old Viking sword

by Steven
October 26, 2015

From Fox News: Goran Olsen was enjoying a leisurely hike recently in Norway when he stopped near the fishing village of Haukeli, about 150 miles… Read More »

50 graves discovered at medieval pilgrimage site in England

by Steven
October 7, 2015

From Fox News: The skeletal remains of about 50 medieval individuals have been discovered in shallow graves near the pilgrimage site of a famous seventh-century… Read More »

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