A close companion of Saint Boniface, Lull became Archbishop of Mainz after him in the 8th Century. He also re-founded the monastery in Hersfeld. At the annual festival, which attracts thousands of ...

The Convent of St Gall, a perfect example of a great Carolingian monastery, was, from the 8th century to its secularization in 1805, one of the most important in Europe. Its library is one of the ...

For the next five years, his work on behalf of the Institute of Archaeology of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem uncovered items still being investigated over half a century later. The two ...

Martin Heijdra has pointed out to me that Perushek's account may refer to either of Princeton's two Nara-period manuscripts, so it is not completely certain if GM 220 or another eighth-century ...

The yearly differences follow the elliptic, and all such phenomena can be understood." (from Master Kuan's Geomantic Instructor), 8th century CE By the time of the T'ang dynasty (7-8th century CE) , ...

Swift and deadly, the Vikings dominated the seas of northern Europe from the late eighth century to the 11th. Sails were adopted in Scandinavia by approximately the seventh century. Only fragments ...

Located in the desert sands near the Nile in modern Sudan, the ancient culture of Nubia played a decisive role in shaping Egypt from the eighth century B.C., serving as that kingdom’s 25th ...

Natural cowry shells originally served this function. Around the eighth century BC replica spades and knives began to appear reflecting the region of their origin - knife money developed in areas ...

NARA--Researchers here uncovered evidence of what appears to have been a prominent imperial residence 1,300 years ago, making Prince Toneri (676-735), one of the sons of Emperor Tenmu, the likely ...

These Vikings were also the great international traders of the 9th and 10th centuries: ...

The Old Town of Corfu, on the Island of Corfu off the western coasts of Albania and Greece, is located in a strategic position at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea, and has its roots in the 8th century ...