Knights travel to battle in an illustration from a Medieval manuscript.
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For the 50th anniversary of Tolkien’s death, I want to celebrate some of his major contributions to the study of medieval literature.
A stone statue of Dewi Sant inside St Davids Cathedral in Pembrokeshire.
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Much of what we know about the life of the sixth century monk, St David, comes from medieval texts written several centuries later.
“Medieval football” is still played annually on Shrove Tuesday in some parts of the UK.
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Pancake Day isn’t just about pancakes.