Disease that wiped out over a third of medieval Europe is back — in Colorado
The plague ravaged Medieval Europe, killing 30 to 50 percent of the population. Estimation 200 million. The bacterium that causes it, Yersinia pestis, lives in rodents and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected fleas. It spreads between humans through unprotected contact with bodily fluids of an infected person or by inhaling respiratory […]
Israeli Soldiers, Facing Hezbollah, Use Medieval Trebuchet to Fling Balls of Fire
On Thursday, a video went viral showing Israeli troops using catapults to throw fireballs over the wall near the border with Lebanon and clearing brush. Israeli broadcaster KAN released a video showing a “creative solution” that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers allegedly used to clear dense vegetation near the Lebanese border. We also bless this […]
US-China tensions have gone medieval and could regress further
“The most important characteristic of the world can be summed up in one word: chaos. This trend is likely to continue.”Chinese leader Xi JinpingIn early 2021. This observation is RAND, an American think tank The Corporation describes the current world situation as neo-medieval, based on strong tendencies that parallel the Middle Ages. A Weak State: […]
Czech Republic woman finds ancient trove of medieval treasure
A European woman recently stumbled upon a trove of buried medieval treasure in what archaeologists are calling a once-in-a-decade find. The Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (ARUP) explained in a press release translated into English that the treasure was discovered by a woman walking in Kutná Hora, in the central Bohemia […]
Union for Medieval Times employees will no longer represent them: Report
The American Variety Artists Guild (AVGA) will no longer represent workers at two Medieval Times stores who voted to unionize in 2022. Huffington Post first reported Wednesday. The union said its locations no longer received the support it needed to reach collective bargaining agreements with Medieval Times, effectively forcing the group to abandon its unionization […]
Remains of medieval church, skeletons discovered by archaeologists
Archaeologists recently discovered an early medieval church in Venice’s iconic Piazza San Marco. The Venice Lagoon Municipality’s ABAP Supervisory Board shared a Facebook post about the discovery last month. The Italian organization explained that archaeologists discovered that “parts of the brickwork and floor level are attributed to the ancient church of San Gemignano.” Ancient tomb […]
British scholar, Krisztina Ilko, uses eyeliner, cotton ball to escape medieval tower
Rapunzel thinks nothing of this damsel in distress. A British academic who was trapped inside a medieval tower for seven hours escaped on Thursday using only an eyeliner pen and a cotton ball. Dr Christina Ilko, academic at the University of Cambridge, speaks with a viral tweet How terrified she was of being locked in […]
Virginia woman arrested after swinging medieval sword at cop, neighbor
A Virginia woman is accused of brandishing a medieval sword at a police officer and another person. The Leesburg Police Department announced Monday that officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Edwards Ferry Road on Feb. 8 to execute a warrant against Alexandra C. Hopkins, 35. After the officers encountered Hopkins, she brandished a […]