The medieval Magazine
Editors: Sandra Alvarez and Danielle Trynoski
Website: www.medievalists.net (This digital magazine is published bi-monthly.)
Cover Photo: Norman re-enactor at the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings in October, 2016. (Photo: Medievalists.net)
Table of Contents
Regular Features
Medieval Minded ~ Stephen
Spinks
Talk the Talk – Old French –
‘Abalsamé’
Travel Tips – Ireland
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4 Letter from the Editors
6 The Sirens: From Sage to Cannibal, From Goddess to
Prostitute by Minjie Su
14 Book Review: 1066 & The Battle of Hastings in a Nutshell
by Charlie Fenton. Reviewed by Sandra Alvarez
21 A hungry stomach rarely despises common food – Medical
Advice and Food Consumption in the Early Modern Period
by Giovanni Pozzetti. Reported by Sandra Alvarez
35 Bayeux and Brexit: What the Tapestry Says About the UK’s
Shared European Heritage by Kathryn Hurlock
50 News: Frozen in time: Glacial Archaeology on the Roof of
Norway
54 Book Excerpt: Joan of Arc: and 'The Great Pity of the Land of
France' by Moya Longstaffe
63 Our Cover