Kreiner is a professor of history at the University of Georgia specializing in the early Middle Ages, and the author of The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction It’s ...

Cipher Monk, a relaxing number puzzle game inspired by a brilliant but forgotten 13th-century Cistercian monk number system, has launched.

“Medieval ... script. The little icons on the screen displaying your pitch or instrument choice include little shields, wings, and alchemy flasks. My favorite is the tonsure-bedecked monk ...

Books with furry covers are indicative of medieval monks’ role in international trade, researchers said. Lévêque, et al (2025) Royal Society Open Science At the end of the ninth century ...

A renewed scholarly debate emerged over the exact number of phalluses depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry, the famous medieval embroidery ... However, Christopher Monk, an expert in Anglo-Saxon ...

This shade matched the monks’ undyed vestments. “In medieval Europe, you don’t really have anything that’s pure white,” Dr. Collins said. “It must have been quite magical.” ...