It’s a clever analogy, but Keene has an even better one. One of his favorite sources of art for the recaps is the “World Chronicle,” a 13th century German tome by poet Rudolf von Ems.

Royalty, nobles and high-ranking churchmen all vied to create the most elaborate transi tomb. ... the medieval art of death is as relevant today as it was to people almost 700 years ago.

A drawing of a musical lion from 14th-century France @WeirdMedieval on X To today’s audiences, medieval art can look outright bizarre. Before the stylistic shifts that defined the Renaissance ...

For many anglophone readers, alabaster—a crystalline form of gypsum—is synonymous with English late medieval sculpture, a misapprehension reinforced by the entry on the subject in the ...

Swarthout is the researcher behind the popular art history-inspired social media account Weird Medieval Guys, which has attracted nearly 700,000 followers on X, formerly Twitter, since she began ...

A rare Arab coin was found under the floor of a medieval noble family’s manor house in Poland. Screengrab from the Muzeum Historii Ziemi Kamieńskiej's Facebook post For centuries, a manor house ...

The intact remains of eight medieval nobles have been discovered during restoration works at a monastery in northeastern Spain. A team of researchers made the "exceptional discovery" at the Gothic ...

Sims Medieval took the franchise in a new direction by giving you more purpose and direction through quests. It also gave you a chance to earn rewards, as well as the ability build up your kingdom ...