My name is Diana and I will be your tutor for Medieval Europe (ATS 1316). I'm really looking forward to exploring medieval history with you all this term.
I thought I'd start things off on our blog by just posting a few images to remind us that while studying medieval history can be serious at times it can also be fun........and even a bit silly!
The first two images are taken from medieval manuscripts depicting medieval university students. Universities as we know them today have their origins in the Middle Ages. The first universities were founded in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries. Many of the practices associated with the first universities continue in ours today. Everything from the names of our degrees to the robes we wear when we graduate! As you can see from the images student life doesn't seem to have changed too much!
Medieval students in lecture |
A medieval student enjoying a drink! |
St Edmund Hall Medieval Feast 2007 |
Hi Everyone,
ReplyDeleteI found the readings very interesting. Benedict seems to have wanted to create a utopian community but what did he base his Rules on? Were they the teachings of Christ or world knowledge of the time?
He acknowledges the "bad" monks or sarabaites but does not seem to want to know they really exist, so what rules do they follow? No rules? How are they contained?
Benedict gave the Abbots their name but who appointed them? Other members within the monastery or from the 'outside' community?
As an aside - did Benedict discover the secret ingredients for the Benedictine liqueur?? Do the monks still make it?
Janice Keirnan