The Medieval Magazine No. 104 / Vol 4 No 2 | Page 3

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 TalkOld 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