Aachen Reference library
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages
(town, palace) West central German town, known for its hot springs. Aachen’s significance is linked to *Charlemagne, who created
Aachen Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) is situated to the north of the Eifel massif. Its hot springs were known to the Romans, who
Aachen Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture
City in Nordrhein-Westfalia, Germany. It was the birthplace and residence of Charlemagne, ruler of the Frankish Kingdom, and remained associated
Aaronios Reference library
Alexander Kazhdan
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
(᾽Ααρώνιος, ᾽Ααρών), Byz. noble family descended from the last Bulgarian tsar, John Vladislav, whose wife Maria was granted the title ...
Abbasids Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
The Muslim Arab dynasty of the Abbasids ruled a large part of the Islamic lands in the East from 749
Abbreviations Reference library
Ernst Gamillscheg and Alice-Mary Talbot
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
Abraham Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
The Old Testament patriarch Abraham is a character of the first importance in Genesis (14 chapters out of 50 are
active life, contemplative life Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
Formulated by Plato and Aristotle, the doctrine of the two lives came to terms with biblical tradition in the
Adalbert of Prague (c.956–997) Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
(c.956–997)
Bishop, monk and martyr, Adalbert of Prague is the great figure of the christianization of
Adam and Eve Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
Representation of our first parents was early, continuous and frequent during the Middle Ages. These images were based on
Æthelstan (893/4–939) Reference library
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages
King of the Anglo-Saxons (924/5–27), king of the English (927–939), son of *Edward ‘the Elder’,
Afonso IV , king of Portugal (1291–1357) Reference library
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages
Only son of *Dinis I and Isabel, daughter of Pedro III of *Aragon. In 1309, he married Beatriz,
Africa, Prefecture of Reference library
R. Bruce Hitchner
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
The diocese of Africa was first raised to the level of a prefecture for a short period, between ca.332...
Agincourt Reference library
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages
A small village in the Pas-de-Calais which on 25 October 1415 was the site of the greatest English victory of
Agostino di Giovanni (1310) Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture
He is first documented in 1310 in Siena, when he married Lagina di Nese, who was possibly a sister of
Agriculture Reference library
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
The main activity of medieval populations, agriculture had to provide for a diet normally composed of bread or gruel, wine
Aguilar de Campoo Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture
Spanish town in the province of Palencia. The chief monument in the town is the monastery of S María la
Aidan of Lindisfarne, St (651) Reference library
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages
*Bede wrote admiringly of his life and humility while disapproving of his Irish tradition for the dating of *Easter.
Aigues-Mortes Reference library
The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture
Town in Gard, southern France, in the north-western section of the Rhône Delta or Camargue. It is one of the
Aigues-Mortes Reference library
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages
*Louis IX of *France chose this fishing village in the marshes of the Rhône delta in 1240 to be the
