Medieval Warfare Blog

Alfred and the Great Army

This entry was posted on October 9, 2013 by Misc Authors.

In 864 AD, the Viking nuisance became a lot more serious. For nearly a century, Scandinavian seafarers had been making brief raids on the coasts... Read more

Choosing the themes of Medieval Warfare

This entry was posted on October 2, 2013 by dirk.

Recently, there have been some questions regarding the as-of-yet unfixed themes of Volume IV. Previously, we often used a poll to decide the themes of... Read more

Midget Ninja & Tactical Laxatives. Bizarre Warfare through the Ages

This entry was posted on September 13, 2013 by dirk.

I don’t have to tell our readers about the importance of historical science. The hard efforts of professionals and amateurs alike of mapping the course... Read more

Contemporary myths of the Crusades: A few selections and connections to the Albigensian Crusade

This entry was posted on August 21, 2013 by Misc Authors.

In our contemporary world, many common misconceptions regarding the Crusades are perpetually thrown around as a result of distorted histories. Political correctness has led many... Read more

To be or not to be...

This entry was posted on August 12, 2013 by dirk.

During my time as a history student at the Radboud University in Nijmegen, the first two years were filled with mandatory courses. This, of course... Read more

Manuel’s revenge – Byzantine victory at Hyelion

This entry was posted on July 15, 2013 by Misc Authors.

Mere months after the Seljuq victory at Myriokephalon, Sultan Kilij Arslan dispatched a 24,000 man elite force to ravage the Byzantine territory of the Meander... Read more

‘Squeaky Carcas’

This entry was posted on June 27, 2013 by dirk.

Working myself through the usual editing processes for a new issue – which, of course, requires a lot of reading and re-reading of all articles... Read more

Living in the shade of history

This entry was posted on June 6, 2013 by dirk.

One of the most bizarre things I encountered during my trip to Istanbul was when I decided to leave the paths tread by many a... Read more

The Mary Rose

This entry was posted on May 30, 2013 by dirk.

Granted, the topic of this blog might be more suitable for a magazine on early modern warfare. Still, the term ‘medieval’ has only relatively recently... Read more

Watching history happen

This entry was posted on May 16, 2013 by Misc Authors.

You don’t have to go far in watching films set in medieval times to encounter the depiction of warfare; whether warfare is central to the... Read more