The Medieval Magazine No.66 | Page 2

The Medieval Magazine May 2, 2016

A New View of the Rok Runestone

What a 15th-century astrological treaiise reveals about your fortune. Watch out Scorpio!

A Medieval Astrology Guide

Robin Hood and Deadpool: Dark Humour and Heroes

Daniele Cybulskie looks at how heroes are depicted - in the Middle Ages and in the present day.

Sandra Alvarez reviews Toni Mount's latest book.

Book Review: Medieval Medicine: Its Mysteries and Science

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A new interpretation of the inscription has now been presented – an interpretation that breaks completely with a century-old interpretative tradition. What has previously been understood as references to heroic feats, kings and wars in fact seems to refer to the monument itself.