Elizabeth Lim tops the YA list with a take on ‘Beauty and the Beast’: the New York Times list for the week ended June 7.

Fans of The Lord of the Rings know much more about Durin's Bane, the Balrog in the Mines of Moria, than most members of the ...

In the Middle Ages, disability was often viewed as punishment for sin or some sort of penance, but the treatment received by Individual 2399, as well as his burial spot on a high hill under the ...

In a scenic meadow just beyond Cloverdale, California, lies a kingdom you won't find on any map. There's a king and queen, and thousands of loyal subjects — living like the Middle Ages never ...

Hated by their contemporaries they earned nicknames like Accursed, Hater of Sunlight and Monster during the Middle Ages. In this video we discuss three individuals who acted with violence ...

The world-famous Harlem Wizards will bring their dazzling basketball tricks and community entertainment to Willoughby Middle School Gym at 7 p.m. Feb. 15. The Wizards will take on a team of local ...

Dark origins The very first Merlin was not a wizard. Sources from the Middle Ages speak of a Welsh bard or poet from the sixth century, Myrddin Wyllt, who lived in the court of Gwenddoleu, the ...

The “Dark Ages” is a misnomer. The period between Antiquity and the Renaissance, known as the Middle Ages, saw amazing advances in art, science, and philosophy. Around 1300, scholars in Europe ...

An evil dragon. A soldier-saint. Good versus evil is at the heart of the new podcast series Firebreaker. The Catholic video production company Coronation Media released the first episode of a ...

Indigenous and critical race approaches to narratives of the Middle Ages help reveal more accurate histories, and combat the misuses of ‘the medieval’ for hate.

But this was not the case. In “A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages,” Anthony Bale describes a variety of medieval commoners taking long journeys on foot and horseback and by ship.

What the Middle Ages can teach us about humanity and faith Historian Mark Gregory Pegg’s book ‘Beatrice’s Last Smile’ offers a new look at the historical period through its people and ...