Medieval Era
From Weapons and Armour to Kings and Queens and all things in-between!
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/charles-the-simple
31st Jul 2021 - Born in 879 A.D. - Charles was the 3rd Son of King Louis (The Stammerer) of The Franks. He was of The Carolingian Dynastic Line. Half brother to Carlo …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/robin-hood
31st Jul 2021 - Given Modern views, it is easier to say “what” Robin Hood as seen in surviving Medieval ballads was not. He was not the dispossessed Earl …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/gregorian-chant
31st Jul 2021 - Gregorian Chant – which is also known as Plainsong or Plainchant, was first used in early Medieval Churches in Western Europe (as early as the 6 …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/bayeux-tapestry
31st Jul 2021 - Perhaps no one artifact is as recognized as the iconic Bayeux Tapestry. Technically, it is NOT, as Centuries of mis-identification has labeled it - a …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/bulgars
31st Jul 2021 - These Turkish, Nomadic people migrated onto the Steppes of Southeast Europe around the 6th Century A.D. Dividing into two groups, one went into The Ba …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-concordat-of-worms
31st Jul 2021 - The Worms Concordat was a compromise document drafted in 1122 A.D. - between The Catholic Church and The Holy Roman Empire. A debate had been on going …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/frelag
31st Jul 2021 - Felags were “societal organizations” or associations that a Viking was more or less expected to join. Warriors would “bond” in …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/beastiary
31st Jul 2021 - Prior to The Middle Ages, (Ancient Greece, 2nd Century B.C.) - Bestiaries were written studies (by Scholars), of known and unknown animals. They were …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/psalter
31st Jul 2021 - In The Middle Ages, religious books were reserved for only the most wealthy. It was they (after all), who were educated enough to use them. The litera …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-great-schism
31st Jul 2021 - The Great Schism was the crisis of The Papacy that split Western Christianity from 1378 until 1417. By the time of Pope Gregory XI permanently returne …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/norse-hersir
31st Jul 2021 - The 8th to 10th Century AD Norse (Viking) Title of “Hersir”, was an awarded Position given to the Highest Ranking Military Commander of a …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/ecorcheurs
31st Jul 2021 - The Ecorcheurs were a type of Bandit that roamed 14th Century France. Born from the chaos and carnage of The Hundred Year War, these Men lived off Vil …
