Medieval Blogs and Blogs Related to the Middle Ages

Fascinating and informative musings on plant varieties and their uses during the Middle Ages, at this blog dedicated to the plants and gardens of The Cloisters, a branch of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Medieval scholar Jonathan Jarrett shares thoughts and insights from his current projects and most recent reads. Substantive and satisfying.

Richard Nokes, professor of medieval literature at Troy University, Alabama, provides this Beowulf-inspired blog.

Matthew Gabriele and Larry Swain's "intermittently-updated blog about both the continuing relevance of the period known as the Middle Ages to the modern world and modernity's continuing fascination with the 'medieval.'" The authors are both open-minded and extremely knowledgeable.

Insightful, informative, and often fun commentary from "Another Damned Medievalist," a history prof teaching at several colleges.

Carl Pyrdum offers this "tonic for the slipshod use of medieval European history in the media and pop culture."

Curt Emanuel is the self-described "Medieval History Geek." Though an amateur, Curt is very well-read and informed, and he is conscientious about referencing his sources. The blog includes some helpful tips for all you amateurs out there who'd like to take medieval studies a little more seriously.

Both spiritual and scholarly, "Michelle of Heavenfield" brings seventh century England to the web with thoughtful examinations of period sources and the commemoration of the early medieval saints.

A community for those who hold advanced degrees or those who are pursuing undergraduate or graduate degrees in medieval-related fields.

"A medieval studies blog" maintained by Jeffrey Jerome Cohen, Washington, D.C.

From Karen Larsdatter, news relating to medieval material culture, especially archaeological finds and museum exhibits.

Steve Muhlberger is a professor of history at Nipissing University. In addition to info about his classes, you'll find interesting history-related news items and Web resources.

Larry Swain's "place to report news, calls for papers, news items, and other things of interest to the Late Antique, Patristic, Early Medieval, and Book Arts folk and to just chat about things medieval."

General medieval and modern church-associated commentary from a self-described "Benedictine Anglican Medievalist."

Lots of news items, posted by David Beard.

Peter Konieczny provides frequent and substantive news items related to medieval studies.

"Opinionated musing on things digital and medieval, particularly those that are Celtic, involve digital manuscripts, digital text, or otherwise strike my fancy," by Lisa Spangenberg

Ponderings on a variety of subjects, written in Middle English. Too funny.

"Cronaca is a compilation of news concerning art, archeology, history, and whatever else catches the chronicler’s eye, with the odd bit of opinion and commentary thrown in. Since history does not seem to have come to an end, other posts reflect a historian’s-eye view of current events." By David Nishimura.