https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/medieval-ages/RSS feed for Medieval AgesenThu, 24 Jul 2025 19:34:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-discover-mysterious-medieval-knight-buried-beneath-an-ice-cream-parlor-in-poland-180987021/The well-preserved skeleton was buried under a rare limestone tombstone, which suggests the individual may have been an important member of Gdańsk society during the Middle AgesThu, 24 Jul 2025 19:34:49 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-tiny-typo-may-explain-a-centuries-old-mystery-about-chaucers-canterbury-tales-and-troilus-and-criseyde-180986991/The medieval writer made puzzling references to a story called "The Song of Wade," which has been lost to history. Only a few lines quoted—or perhaps misquoted—in a 12th-century sermon surviveWed, 16 Jul 2025 19:50:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-medieval-monks-scribbled-notes-in-the-margins-of-their-books-more-than-1000-years-ago-180986877/A new exhibition in Dublin showcases historic manuscripts written in Irish monasteries. The show also features medieval artifacts, such as a rare book shrine found in a river in the 1980sTue, 01 Jul 2025 18:51:48 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-sinkhole-opened-up-on-a-street-in-england-revealing-the-remains-of-a-massive-medieval-hospital-180986890/Centuries ago, the site was home to St. Leonard's Hospital, a sprawling monastic facility that provided care to sick individuals and supplied meals for prisoners at nearby York CastleFri, 27 Jun 2025 15:47:43 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-medieval-sword-pulled-from-a-dutch-riverbed-is-marked-with-intricate-copper-symbols-180986858/The artifact was remarkably preserved for a millennium in anaerobic clay on a private estate near the city of MontfoortMon, 23 Jun 2025 18:51:01 +0000