Explore the achievements and challenges in the Middle Ages. From knights and castles to intriguing Conquerors throughout Medieval History.
William Wallace has become a legend for his heroic guerrilla war against the English. We explore the strategies and successes of Wallace and his compatriots.
The Danish raid on Lindisfarne in 793 CE marks the start of the Viking Age, but Swedish Vikings were raiding the Baltic 50-100 years earlier.
Read on to learn about one of medieval Korea’s greatest-ever monarchs: Sejong the Great.
In Old English poetry, a hero often defeats a monster to prove his worth. Monsters were presented as strange, unnatural symbols of evil.
The First Scottish War of Independence against England began in 1296. Edward I’s invasion and its aftermath became etched into the story of both nations.
Morgan le Fay is the infamous sorceress in the Arthurian legends, but how did this strong and bewitching female character emerge?
Several sources suggest that the Vikings practiced human sacrifice. How common was the phenomenon and in what circumstances did it occur?
The Battle of Catraeth was a famous and crushing defeat recorded in Welsh records. Was it one of King Aedan of Dal Riada’s conflicts?