‘Social choice in medieval Europe’ by McLean, I, Colomer, J, Lorrey, H

Medieval Europe’s satanic ciphers: on the genesis of a modern myth by Nothaft, CPE

“…According to one of the core elements of this story, the number or symbol for zero was the cause of much anxiety in medieval Europe, as its unusual properties caused it to be associated with the Devil or with black magic. …”

Epidemiological insights from a large-scale investigation of intestinal helminths in Medieval Europe by Flammer, PG, Ryan, H, Preston, S, Warren, S, Prichystalova, R, Weiss, R, Palmowski, V, Boschert, S, Fellgiebel, K, Jasch-Boley, I, Kairies, M-S, Ruemmele, E, Rieger, D, Schmid, B, Reeves, B, Nicholson, R, Loe, L, Guy, C, Waldron, T, Machacek, J, Wahl, J, Pollard, M, Larson, G, Smith, A

“…These data demonstrate the importance of helminth infections in Medieval Europe and provide a baseline for studies on the epidemiology of infection in historical and modern contexts. …”

Music and late medieval European court cultures: Rewriting the cultural history of late medieval Europe by Kuegle, K

The yardsticks by which we measure Rus by Vukovich, A

“…The recent publication by Donald Ostrowski, Europe, Byzantium, and the “Intellectual Silence” of Rus’ Culture, is a further contribution to this debate that revisits the reasons for a differential development between Rus and medieval Europe, focussing on the intellectual contributions of the Eastern Christian Church and Latin Church to their respective spheres of influence. …”

The Holy Cross legend: a unique version in Oxford, Trinity College, MS 29 by Gillhammer, C

“…The Holy Cross legend, a tale which was extremely popular throughout medieval Europe, establishes a typological connection between the tree in Paradise from which Adam and Eve ate, and the tree from which the wood of the Cross was made. …”

Imagining place and moralizing space: Jerusalem at medieval Westminster by Slater, L

“…Monuments and landscape ensembles across medieval Europe recreated the Christian holy places of Jerusalem for local devotees. …”

Forgotten books: the application of unseen species models to the survival of culture by Kestemont, M, Karsdorp, F, de Bruijn, E, Driscoll, M, Kapitan, KA, Ó Macháin, P, Sawyer, DE, Sleiderink, R, Chao, A

“…To correct this survivorship bias, we applied unseen species models from ecology to gauge the loss of narratives from medieval Europe, such as the romances about King Arthur. …”

The ‘Feudal Revolution’ and the origins of italian city communes by Wickham, C

“…This article takes two major moments of social change in central medieval Europe, the ‘feudal revolution’ in France and the origins of Italian city communes, in order to see what they have in common. …”

Transposed appetites: Mary of Jerusalem’s cannibalism in post-Reformation narratives by Groves, B, Neelakanta, V

“…Although there are some key differences—Protestant texts are less implicated in the blood libel literature that dominated medieval Europe—both pre-and post-Reformation narratives confirm the overwhelming appeal of healing flesh, particularly as it pertains to the powerful mediation of Mary’s holy namesake, the Virgin. …”

Close companions? A zooarchaeological study of the human–cattle relationship in medieval England by Holmes, M, Hamerow, H, Thomas, R

“…Across medieval Europe, cattle commanded a major, if shifting, economic and social value, and their use for meat, milk, and traction is well established. …”

Limitations imposed by wearing armour on Medieval soldiers' locomotor performance. by Askew, G, Formenti, F, Minetti, A

“…In Medieval Europe, soldiers wore steel plate armour for protection during warfare. …”