The legendary Sohei warrior monks of medieval Japan were quite the opposite of the image of modern Buddhist monks. These spiritual figures were not just about quiet reflection and harmonious ...

When we think of medieval friars, we may well picture Robin Hood’s jolly Friar Tuck, known for his rotund figure and love of food and drink. But it turns out some of these monks were full of ...

The monks may not have even realized that the skins were from seals. The creatures were rarely depicted in medieval art, and during this period, there was no French word for "seal." That leaves ...

In popular imagination, scribes and manuscript illuminators of the Middle Ages were men: Monks hard at work in ... The team then worked with chemists to figure out where the thousands of blue ...

Evidence found at the ancient Soutra Hospital site, in Scotland, suggests the medieval Augustine monks also knew how to amputate limbs, fashion surgical instruments, induce birth, stop scurvy and even ...

Languages: English, Spanish A study of medieval human remains from a castle in Spain has unraveled fascinating insights into a group of warrior monks. Researchers examined the remains of 25 ...

Figure makes medieval seal matrix unusual - coroner Medieval monks were riddled with worms, study finds Detectorist 'over the moon' as cross fetches £12k The 24.6mm (0.9in) seal, which dates to ...

LEVEQUE: It gives a lot of information about life in the Middle Ages and how monks were actually connected to the world. CHANG: Elodie Leveque and Matthew Collins, two of the researchers who ...

By Jack Tamisiea Medieval scribes filled ... a major Cistercian figure. According to Dr. Collins, the color of seal fur may explain the monks’ penchant for using the animals’ skins.