Bøger om År 1–1500

Continuing his exploration of the alternative paths that British history might so easily have taken, Timothy Venning turns his attention to the Hundred Years War between England and France.

Was wäre, wenn nicht Siegfried der Drachentöter, der eigentliche Frauenheld, sondern Kriemhild, burgundische Königstochter und spätere Frau des Hunnenkönigs Etzels, die Heldin des Nibelungenliedes wäre? Wer mag den verschollenen Urtext, auf den die berühmtesten drei Handschriften beruhen, die alle um das Jahr 1200 entstanden sind, zu Pergament gebracht haben? War es etwa kein Spielmann, Ritter oder Kleriker, sondern eine Nonne in der Passauer Abtei Niedernburg?Zwischen Wahrheit und Fiktion zeichnet Conny Burians autobiografisch erzählter Roman die Lebenslinien gleich zweier Frauen nach, Kriemhild und Hilde, und lässt beide, Protagonistin und Verfasserin des größten deutschen Heldenepos, in neuem Licht erscheinen.

Die wahrsagerische Befragung der Götter war ein alltäglicher Bestandteil der römischen Religion. Im Allgemeinen waren die antiken Römer mit vielen Divinationsformen vertraut, die auch heute noch praktiziert werden, wie das Pendeln, das Handlesen oder das Schriftorakel.Dieses Buch bietet eine systematische Betrachtung aller religiösen und weltlichen Arten der Wahrsagung, die im alten Rom bekannt waren. Die Berücksichtigung soziohistorischer und literarischer Kontexte macht dem Leser das Phänomen römischer Wahrsagung verständlicher und ermöglicht Bezüge zur Gegenwart.

During the late Middle Ages, conflict raged between France and England as they battled in pursuit of power, the throne and beyond. It became known as the Hundred Years' War.Hella S. Haasse's epic masterpiece brings this period to vivid life, as the novel's infamous characters move across a panoramic tapestry woven together by criss-crossed bloodlines and intense rivalries. There is the mad King Charles VI and his heartless Bavarian wife Isabeau; the King's dashing brother Louis, Duke of Orléans and hissensitive Italian Duchess, Valentine. Their son, Charles, inherits a ferocious feud with the powerful and scheming Duke of Burgundy. Meanwhile, their bastard son becomes the right arm of Joan of Arc.Charles of Orléans is the central character of this astonishing novel, a man caught up in deadly dynastic rivalries who survives because he is captured by the English at the Battle of Agincourt and made their prisoner for thenext 25 years. In that time he perfects his craft as a writer and becomes one of the great French poets of the era.In a narrative that spans decades, we also bear witness to the reign of three English Kings: Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V, the brilliant leader of the English army, who changes the face of war at Agincourt.First published in the Netherlands in 1949 and never out of print, In a Dark Wood Wandering is a timeless classic.

Rome has fallen, and in the empire's wake, Europe is fractured, ruled by barbarian tribes and petty kings.One such kingdom has never had a name. Nestled in a beautiful valley in the Iberian Peninsula, the Unnamed Kingdom is a harsh place. Slaves labour under threat of the whip, and all are at the mercy of the cruel king's whims.Eubulus, the Master of the Army, has long dreamed of more. Of true freedom, of a kingdom without kings. While serving the throne, he has sought revolution, though it has cost him dearly.Now, his daughter is due to die at the king's command. There is no more time to waste.The kingdom must fall.Telling the tale of the rise and fall of a post-Roman kingdom through the eyes of kings and slaves, The Unnamed Kingdom is a sweeping epic of romance, revolution and tragedy.

Brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of European history through one the greatest imperial networks ever built'A delightful, novel and authoritative history from the ground up' JUDITH HERRIN'Epic and witty ... Fletcher is a thoroughly enjoyable narrator because she peppers her learned prose with wry humour' TOBIAS JONES, Observer'Fletcher is a rare thing: an academic who writes beautifully and accessibly about big subjects ... utterly riveting, filled with golden nuggets' CHARLIE CONNELLY, New European'All roads lead to Rome.' It's a medieval proverb, but it's also true: today's European roads still follow the networks of the ancient empire, as Rome's extraordinary legacy continues to grip our imaginations.Over the two thousand years since they were first built, the roads have been walked by crusaders and pilgrims, liberators and dictators, but also by tourists and writers, refugees and artists. As channels of trade and travel, and routes for conquest and creativity, Catherine Fletcher shows how the roads forever transformed the cultures, and intertwined the fates, of a vast panoply of people across Europe and beyond.Reflecting on his own walk on the Appian Way, Charles Dickens observed that here is 'a history in every stone that strews the ground.' Based on outstanding original research, and brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of history through one of the greatest imperial networks ever built.

Die Schwestern Celia und Iulia werden kurz vor der Hochzeit mit einem Franken und einem Römer von sächsischen Piraten entführt. Während Iulia dem verrückten Anführer verfällt, trifft Celia auf den jungen Sachsen Wido. Gemeinsam gelingt die Flucht aus der Siedlung der Piraten. Der fränkische Söldner Marius unterstützt sie auf der Suche nach Celias verschwundenem Vater. Sie finden ihn in einem Verlies eines gallischen Geheimbundes und töten dessen Anführer. Auf der Flucht vor den gallischen Kriegern fliehen sie in Widos Heimat nach Saxonia und finden Aufnahme bei Bele, einer Frau mit vielen Fähigkeiten. Im Land der Sachsen fühlen sie sich sicher, doch ihre Feinde haben anderes im Sinn.

It is one hundred years after the Black Death and with Europe still in ruins, many continue to die. Now, no longer able to feed their only child, Aiden Selwyn's parents are forced to give him up and three days walk through the English countryside, they arrive at an isolated monastery. The abbot takes him in without hesitation, but all is not as it seems and after reaching adulthood, Aiden discovers their true intentions. Having made a daring escape, he wanders the countryside, committed to doing what he believes is God's work. It is at this point that the course of his life takes a sudden turn when he meets Aelianna, a beautiful black-haired woman living alone in the woods. And after suspecting her to be a practitioner of the black arts, he suspends his judgment long enough to fall in love with her. For a time, life is idyllic and Aiden has finally found peace. But the evil he has discovered to also be inherent in people finds them out, testing both his strength as well as his deep love for Aelianna. Heretic is a story of the things that can sometimes scar one's life. It is a story of resolve and transformation, that even the most misguided can be reborn with a new sense of purpose.

1362. Winchester. Seven months ago, accused of bringing plague and death from Winchester, Bea Ward was hounded out of Meonbridge by her former friends and neighbours. Finding food and shelter where she could, she struggled to make her way back to Winchester again.Yet, once she arrived, she wondered why she'd come.For her former lover - the love of her life - Riccardo Marchaunt, had married a year ago. And she no longer had the strength to go back to her old life on the streets. Frail, destitute and homeless, she was reduced to begging. Then, in January, during a tumultuous and destructive storm, she found herself on Riccardo's doorstep. She had no plan, beyond hoping he might help her, or at least provide a final resting place for her poor body.When Bea awakes to find she's lying in Riccardo's bed once more, she's thankful, thrilled, but mystified. But she soon learns that his wife died four months ago, along with their newborn son, and finds too that Riccardo loves her now as much as he ever did, and wants to make her his wife. But can he? And, even if he can, could she ever really be a proper merchant's wife?Riccardo could not have been more relieved to find Bea still alive, when he thought he had lost her forever. She had been close to death, but is now recovering her health. He adores her and wants her to be his wife. But how? His father would forbid such an "unfitting" match, on pain of denying him his inheritance. And what would his fellow merchants think of it? And their haughty wives?Yet, Riccardo is determined that Bea will be his wife. He has to find a solution to his dilemma... With the help of his beloved mother, Emilia, and her close friend, Cecily, he hatches a plan to make it happen.But even the best laid plans sometimes go awry. And the path of love never did run smooth...The Merchant's Dilemma is a companion novel to the main series of MEONBRIDGE CHRONICLES, and continues the story of Bea and Riccardo after the end of the fourth Chronicle, Children's Fate. It is a little more romantic and light-hearted than the other Chronicles but, if you've enjoyed reading about the lives of the characters of Meonbridge, you will almost certainly enjoy reading The Merchant's Dilemma too!

Wie konnten Abwesende politische Prozesse im Venedig der Renaissance beeinflussen? Wie wurden entsprechende Praktiken tradiert? Antworten auf diese Fragen gibt die Briefsammlung des Amtsträgers Ludovico Foscarini (1409-1480). Seine Briefe entstanden als Reaktion auf ein Dilemma: Nur als Statthalter und Gesandter konnte Foscarini in der Konkurrenz mit anderen venezianischen Adeligen bestehen. In der Peripherie war er aber von den Verteilungswettkämpfen abgeschnitten, die in der Zentrale in geheimen Abstimmungen abliefen. Kunstvolle Briefe an andere Politiker und politisch einflussreiche Intellektuelle sollten das Problem lösen. Diese Briefe nutzten humanistische, juristische und theologische Metaphern, um Themen anzusprechen, die außerhalb der offiziellen Gremien tabu waren. Foscarini legte eine didaktisch aufgebaute Briefsammlung mit den wirksamsten seiner Briefe an - ein Erfahrungsschatz, den er seinen Söhnen für ihre politischen Laufbahnen hinterließ. Die Publikation kontextualisiert in einer interdisziplinär angelegten Analyse die Einzelbriefe anhand von gelehrten Textvorlagen und Wissensbeständen sowie Archivmaterial. Zusätzlich wird eine Edition dieser für die Geschichte des Humanismus hochbedeutenden Quelle geboten.

An Irish warrior who craves vengeance . . .After losing the woman he loved, Trahern MacEgan will stop at nothing to avenge her death. His body is honed for battle, his soul tortured-and he has sworn never to love again.A woman who has endured suffering . . .Morren Ó Reilly sacrificed herself for her sister's sake, but she holds her head high even as she recoils from a man's touch. When Trahern saves her life, their tentative friendship begins to heal the loneliness inside.A passionate redemptionCan Morren be the light to Trahern's darkness and be made whole again by her surrender?

From best-selling historical fiction novelist, Eric Schumacher, comes the second volume in Olaf's Saga: the adrenaline-charged story of Olaf Tryggvason and his adventures in the kingdom of the Rus.AD 968. It has been ten summers since the noble sons of the North, Olaf and Torgil, were driven from their homeland by the treachery of the Norse king, Harald Eriksson. Having then escaped the horrors of slavery in Estland, they now fight among the Rus in the company of Olaf's uncle, Sigurd. It will be some of the bloodiest years in Rus history. The Grand Prince, Sviatoslav, is hungry for land, riches, and power, but his unending campaigns to expand his kingdom are leaving the corpses of thousands in their wake. From the siege of Konugard to the battlefields of ancient Bulgaria, Olaf and Torgil struggle to stay alive in Sigurd's Swords, the riveting sequel to Forged by Iron.Praise for Sigurd's Swords:"With Sigurd's Swords, Schumacher demonstrates that he stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the very best of those writing historical fiction today." - Theodore Brun, historical fiction author"a perfect blend of thrilling action and masterful story-telling. An absolute recommend!!" - Stacie Tyson, book blogger"Let me introduce you to Historical Fiction author, Eric Schumacher (the next Bernard Cornwell). His Viking novel Sigurd's Swords (Olaf's Saga, Book 2) is a 5-star read." - The Shield Maiden Blog"Eric has crafted a remarkable novel that was impossible to put down!" - Myth, Legend & Lore Podcast"Sigurd's Swords is a definite page-turner...one where the last page is just the beginning of the next chapter in Olaf's Saga. 5 stars!" - Hoover Book Review"fabulous from start to finish" - A Thousand Suns blog"Be warned, once started there is no way on Earth that you are going to be able to put this book down. This book is a keeper, and a highly entertaining one at that." - Oh Look! Another Book"Vivid and enthralling, Sigurd's Sword masterfully brings to life a period shrouded in the mists of time." - Anna Belfrage, historical fiction and time travel author"I look forward to reading the third book and highly recommend the series for readers who enjoy multi-layered Norse adventure and action epics." - Linnea Tanner, historical fiction author"If you love historical fiction, especially when it is set in the world of the Vikings, then I think you will really enjoy this novel." - Zoe's Arts and Crafts Blog"I recommend anyone who enjoys adventures of Dark Age warriors and the Viking sagas read this." - Paula Lofting, historical fiction author

After witnessing the brutal death of his brother at the hands of the Steward Knights, Mason Grey turns to vengeance. Using his Gifts to read and control the minds of others, he climbs the ranks of the Dark Army, determined to earn the coveted Shadowstone-a powerful tool against the light-wielding Stewards. But when he is wounded in battle, he finds himself recovering in the home of a chatty peasant girl...without the use of his Gifts. Even worse, the girl mistakes him for one of the Stewards he despises.Seria Gayle longs to be seen as more than the town washerwoman. When she finds an injured Steward in the woods, she welcomes the chance to use her healing skills and hopes it will earn her some respect. But as she nurses the sullen stranger back to health, she discovers he is nothing like the knights she has long admired.When Mason's true identity is revealed, Seria is devastated and humiliated. But she is offered a chance at redemption by the very prince that Mason hates. Now Mason struggles between two choices: accept the Shadowstone to avenge his brother or pursue this newfound light in the form of a peasant girl. With time running out and war looming, will Mason and Seria defy their own convictions for a chance at love or stand against one another like they've sworn to do?

There are few artists whose work is more universally known and loved than Raphael. His paintings grace the walls of the Vatican, his many serene Madonnas are famous the world over. That he was able to crowd so much achievement into his brief lifetime, is remarkable even for an Italian living in the Renaissance, when artists poured out paintings and sculpture in profusion. Elizabeth Ripley has brought Raphael to life with lovely, well-written text, illustrated with color reproductions of the artist's own works. With Raphael we visit Urbino, Florence and Rome. We meet Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Castiglione, and two great popes-personalities who played vital roles in his life. The charm, the beauty and the gentleness that endeared Raphael to those who knew him, is portrayed here along with his amazing genius.All paintings are in full color, with a few extra sketches and paintings new to this edition.

What if there existed a second Voynich Manuscript that continued where the first one left off?

Gabrielle is a flame haired, fire hearted French princess who dreams of becoming a Valkyrie warrior queen like her Viking ancestors from Normandy. Sent to Paris to learn the proper etiquette for a future French queen, she is called home to le Château de Beaufort for a forced marriage to a man she loathes when her father the king's precarious health takes a sudden turn for the worse. Chivalrous, solitary knight Sir Bastien de Landuc suffers an impossible love for Gabrielle, the unattainable princess he can never have. Without a title of nobility, he is ineligible to compete in the tournament for her hand in marriage, despite his unparalleled equestrian skills and inimitable swordsmanship. Yet, Yuletide wishes for a wondrous winter solstice in the glorious Crystal Castle might make impossible dreams come true. Can the valiant knight win the coveted hand of his Viking Valkyrie?

An examination of the fabrics, garments and cloth of the Iberian Middle Ages, bringing out in particular the international context.

Was wäre, wenn Jesus erst im Jahr 297 nach Christus zur Welt gekommen ist?Der Autor ist dieser Frage nachgegangen und hat eine Fülle von Beweisen zusammengetragen, die seine Annahme belegen. Durch falsche Hypothesen hat sich im Laufe der Zeit ein verzerrtes Bild des Neuen Testaments und der Spätantike entwickelt. Namensgleichheiten haben Superkaiser entstehen lassen. Dieses Buch stellt die Geschichte des Christentums und des Römischen Reichs in einen bisher ungesehenen Zusammenhang. Eine Verbindung, die bis heute Auswirkungen auf das Weltgeschehen hat.

This book presents a synthesis and analysis of the possessions of non-elite rural households in medieval England. Drawing on the results of the Leverhulme Trust funded project 'Living Standards and Material Culture in English Rural Households, 1300-1600', it represents the first national-scale interdisciplinary analysis of non-elite consumption in the later Middle Ages. The research is situated within debates around rising living standards in the period following the Black Death, the commercialisation of the English economy and the timing of a 'revolution' in consumer behaviour. Its novelty derives from its focus on non-elite rural households. Whilst there has been considerable work on the possessions of the great households and those living in larger towns, researchers have struggled to identify appropriate sources for understanding the possessions of those living in the countryside, even though they account for the majority of England's population at this time. This book will address the gap in understanding.The study combines 3 sources of data to address 2 questions: what goods did medieval households own, and what influenced their consumption habits? The first is archaeological evidence, comprising 14,706 objects recovered from archaeological excavations. The book synthesises this data, much of which is unpublished and therefore inaccessible to researchers. The second dataset derives from lists of the seized goods of felons, outlaws and suicides collated by the Escheator, a royal official, in the 14th and 15th centuries. The work of the Escheator is not well understood, but these lists, relating to some of the poorest people in medieval society (for whom traditional sources such as wills and probate inventories do not exist), provide new insights into the living standards of rural households. The lists typically detail and value the possessions of a household, meaning that it is possible to present a quantitative analysis of non-elite consumption for the first time. The final dataset draws on equivalent lists generated by the Coroner for the 16th century. An interdisciplinary approach is essential, as many objects identified archaeologically do not occur in the written records, and goods such as textiles do not survive in the ground. Drawing these sources together therefore allows the presentation of a more comprehensive analysis of the possessions of medieval households.The introduction lays out the research context in a manner accessible to historians and archaeologists who may not be familiar with work in each other's disciplines. This is followed by a brief summary of the research methodology and the sources underpinning the research. The next 5 chapters focus on addressing the question of what medieval households owned, discussing the evidence for kitchen equipment, tableware, furniture, clothing and personal items. The following 3 chapters discuss household economy, considering the evidence for the production of goods, variation in consumption between town and country and variation in accordance with wealth, firstly through the consideration of these themes at the national scale and secondly through a regional case study focussed on Wiltshire, which has particularly rich archaeological and documentary sources. The volume closes with a concluding chapter which places the research back into its wider context.

Frühe Handschriften bezeugen Ambrosius als den Verfasser der in fünf Bücher umgestalteten lateinischen Version der 'Geschichte des Jüdischen Krieges gegen die Römer', die Flavius Josephus in sieben Büchern griechisch vorgegebenen hatte. Diese Zuschreibung des seit ca. 830 meist unter dem Pseudonym 'Hegesippus' laufenden Werkes wird in dieser Studie u. a. durch Rekurs auf Prosarhythmus, Partikelgebrauch, idiomatische Wortkombination, ferner auf Nutzung und Fortentwicklung von Klassikerzitaten (gemessen an Aelius Donat und Arusianus Messius) gegen die heutige communis opinio gesichert, die Entstehung (im pannonischen Sirmium) auf die Jahre 367-372 eingegrenzt. Der zweite Teil beleuchtet historiographische Technik und Geschichtsdeutung des frühen Ambrosius, seine Entmythisierung des priesterlichen Propheten, Feldherrn und Geschichtsschreibers Josephus, dessen fiktionale Selbststilisierung zum gottgesandten Künder der Zukunft Vespasians er systematisch aus seiner Darstellung verbannt. Detaillierte Analysen erläutern die neue Werkstruktur, ihre an den "klassischen" Geschichtsdarstellern Sallust, Livius, Tacitus und Sueton orientierte literarische Form mit ausgeprägtem vergilischen und sallustischen Kolorit und die spezifisch ambrosianische Sicht auf die römischen Feldherrn und Kaiser von Pompeius und Julius Caesar bis zu Titus und Domitian. Über allem aber steht das Bild des christlichen Interpreten biblischer, vor allem alttestamentlicher Schriften, der die Kritik des Josephus an seinen von der Tradition der Väter abgewichenen Stammesgenossen schon vor dem Bischofsamt zur antijüdischen Polemik zuspitzt und in Anlehnung an Origenes und Eusebius ein Geschichtskonzept entwickelt, in dem die jüdisch-messianische Heilserwartung durch das Erscheinen Christi überholt worden ist.

Den Ausgangspunkt bildet die Beobachtung, dass christliche Autoren seit altkirchlicher Zeit die Gläubigen zur unablässigen, absoluten Aufmerksamkeit gegenüber Gott und sich selbst ermahnen, zugleich aber die Unmöglichkeit einer reinen und dauerhaften Aufmerksamkeit konstatieren und vor Gefahren der Ablenkung und Zerstreuung warnen. Die Beiträge des Bandes untersuchen, wie geistliche Texte, Liturgiken und Bilder diese Spannungen thematisieren und zugleich versuchen, die Aufmerksamkeit des Gläubigen zu schulen. Im Fokus stehen dabei die Kontinuitäten und Diskontinuitäten verschiedener Praktiken und Semantiken von Aufmerksamkeit im monastischen Kontext wie auch im Bereich der privaten, laikalen Frömmigkeit. Der Band versammelt Beiträge aus dem Bereich der germanistischen Mediävistik, der Amerikanistik, Theologie, Geschichts-, Rechts- und Literaturwissenschaft sowie der Indologie, in denen der Frage nach den Praktiken und Semantiken von Aufmerksamkeit und Wachsamkeit in unterschiedlichen Räumen, Epochen und Diskursen auf innovative Weise nachgegangen wird.

Confronting Kabbalah offers a captivating look into the little-known library of Johann Albrecht Widmanstetter. This study paints a vivid picture of a man with a unique perspective on Kabbalah and it explores how Christian Hebraists in the sixteenth century collected Jewish books.

The Last Supper-oft referred to as The Lord's Supper, Communion, or the Eucharist-is one of the sacraments celebrated in Christian churches as a means of communing with Jesus and as a commemoration of His death. But whether or not one is a Christian, when The Last Supper is mentioned, inevitably the iconic painting by Leonardo da Vinci springs to mind. It has become a part of our collective consciousness.Created toward the end of the 15th century, da Vince painted in the mode of the day, so while the beloved masterpiece is most certainly great art, it is not particularly good history. In fact, Leonardo got it all wrong. The question must be asked, was it intentional or did he have an ulterior motive?Conspiracy theorists point to esoteric connections hidden in the picture. Magdalene cults found Mary as one of the desciples. Musical scholars found examples of Pythagorean musical ratios. Numerologists find the painting to be a playground of numerical references. There have been reported connections between da Vinci and secret cults. And of course there is Dan Brown's wildly popular international bestselling novel, The DaVinci Code. Literally thousands of theologians have attempted to explain the Christian symbolism and truth in the picture and to name the disciples as they sit in the picture.Regardless of how beloved or revered the painting was and is, apart from its symbolic representation, it was not a true representation of the real Last Supper.

An historical novel based on the life of the 17th-Century Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi, who defied her rape and torture through masterful paintings.