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# Medieval Wall

Medieval Wall is a blog about art, culture and history of middle ages.

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## Posts

- [Veliki Tabor](https://medievalwall.com/architecture/veliki-tabor/) - Veliki Tabor is one of the best preserved medieval castles in Croatia. It is located in region of Hrvatsko zagorje, known for many aristocratic castles. After receantly finished conservation it shined with new glow and again became a very popular destination.
- [Knights](https://medievalwall.com/society/knights/) - Medieval warriors of noble descent, who fought on a horse, were called knights. They preferred using a sword as a weapon, and seldom spears and axes. They appear in Europe along with feudalism, and the period they were most active in was between the 11th and 13th century. By the end of the Middle Ages, knights are replaced by infantry mercenaries, after gradually losing in significance.
- [Charlemagne: Private Life – The First Part](https://medievalwall.com/historical-figures/charlemagne-first-part/) - Charlemagne, one of the greatest European medieval rulers, lived from 747 to 814. In the first part of series of articles about Charlemagne, we will get closer with his private and family life and give an insight into his appearance and characteristics.
- [The Rise and Development of the Byzantine Empire](https://medievalwall.com/art-of-different-countries/rise-development-byzantine-empire/) - Byzantine Empire, one of the longest medieval state formation, had a very specific artistic expression. In the first of several articles which will deal with this topic, we will get acquainted with some of its eminent emperors, buildings whose construction had prompted and art that developed in the Byzantine Empire in the first three centuries of its existence.
- [Medieval Weaponry](https://medievalwall.com/society/medieval-weaponry/) - Medieval weapory can be divided into attacking and defensive, and also into cold weapons and firearms. Most popular were cold weapons, although by the end of this period the use of firearms increases, and they subsequently supersede the cold weapons.
- [Images of Byzantine Emperors in Mosaics of Hagia Sophia](https://medievalwall.com/painting/byzantine-mosaics-hagia-sophia/) - Hagia Sophia holds preserved one of the largest corpuses of mosaics imaging Byzantine emperors.
- [The Heirs of Stjepan Držislav](https://medievalwall.com/nations/the-heirs-of-stjepan-drzislav/) - The newly started war in Croatia resulted in occupation of Dalmatia by Venetians, led by doge Pietro Orseolo, and the same policy was continued by his son Otto. The new ruler Krešimir III and his coruler Gojislav were at first in good relations with Pietro Orseolo and Basil II, who's authority they formally acknowledged.
- [Demetrius Zvonimir and Stephen II](https://medievalwall.com/nations/demetrius-zvonimir-stephen-ii/) - By leading an active foreign policy, Zvonimir maintained the power of the Kingdom at the same level as did his predecessor, and throughout his reign Croatia continued facing feudal system that was infiltrating from the west of Europe. Zvonimir's son Radovan died before his father, thus after king Zvonimir's mystical death, he is succeeded by the last descendant of the Trpimirović dynasty, Stephen II, who will rule for only two years. Read more on this topic in the last article of the series "Trpimirović, a dynasty of Croatian rulers".
- [Frankish feudalism](https://medievalwall.com/society/frankish-feudalism/) - Frankish feudalism peaked during the Carolingian dynasty in the second half of the 8th century. One-hundred-and-fifty-year long rulership of this dynasty has made a major contribution and is absolutely most creditable for the complete build-up of the (western) European feudalism.
- [Feudalism](https://medievalwall.com/society/feudalism/) - Feudalism represents a social system of rights and obligations whose foundation lies in land ownership and personal relations in which vassals hold land as fief granted by an overlord (senior), while feudal society imposes as a system of organization based on interdependence of people in which the overlords, subordinated to each other, govern the villagers who cultivate the land thus creating them living conditions.
- [Demetrius Zvonimir](https://medievalwall.com/nations/demetrius-zvonimir/) - During Krešimir's reign, Zvonimir, who was ban at the time, successfully ended a conflict with the Istrian margrave Ulrich I Weimar Orlamünde, and by doing so obtruded himself as Krešimir's heir.
- [Medieval Clothing](https://medievalwall.com/cultural-history/medieval-clothing/) - Throughout the entire Middle Ages clothes mostly remained unchanged, and novelties were introduced gradually. By the arrival of the Germanic tribes to European territory, trousers became more common, and an omnipresent element in both female and male clothing throughout the entire period were tunics. Social classes, professions and nations differentiated by clothes, and by the end of this period it assumed somewhat more extravagant shapes, which outraged the ecclesiastical community.
- [Petar Krešimir IV](https://medievalwall.com/nations/petar-kresimir-iv/) - After his ascension to the throne, Peter Krešimir IV was faced with the ongoing schism. The church council held in 1060 was aimed to preserve the unity of Christian West, since Dalmatian cities were politically and traditionally tied to Byzantium.
- [Stjepan Držislav](https://medievalwall.com/nations/stjepan-drzislav/) - After the civil war and Michael Krešimir II's twenty-year long reign, Držislav came to Croatian throne. Thanks to alliance and good relations to the Byzantine emperor Basil II Boulgaroktonos (the Bulgar-slayer), Držislav acquired jurisdiction over Dalmatia.
- [Church Councils and King Tomislav's Heirs](https://medievalwall.com/nations/church-councils-and-king-tomislavs-heirs/) - Apart from the successful campaigns against the Hungarians and Bulgarians, where Tomislav had proven himself as an exceptionally good military strategist, his reign as a duke, and ultimately a king, was marked by two events that were important for the ecclesiastical history of Croatia.
- [Medieval Castles](https://medievalwall.com/architecture/medieval-castles/) - Medieval fortifications are probably one of the most recognizable symbols of this period. Apart from defensive, they also had a residential purpose, thus, they often contain shapes that combine those two functionalities.
- [The age of Kings - Tomislav](https://medievalwall.com/nations/the-age-of-kings-tomislav/) - The 20-year gap with no mention of any notable Croatian ruler is filled by Tomislav, who was Muncimir's successor.
- [Branimir and Muncimir](https://medievalwall.com/nations/branimir-muncimir/) - In order to seize power, Branimir murdered Zdeslav in 879. With Pope's help, he liberated the country from political dependency of Byzantium, and Croatia was briefly connected to Dalmatian cities under the Byzantine government. Branimir is later succeeded by Muncimir, probably the youngest of Trpimir's sons, on the throne of a strong and independent Croatia.
- [Dukes Domagoj and Zdeslav](https://medievalwall.com/nations/duke-domagoj-and-zdeslav/) - After a death of Trpimir, Domagoj became a Croatian duke. He was a member of some other unknown notable family. The reign of duke Domagoj was marked by struggles against Saracens during which he became famous in Christian world.
- [Icons and Iconoclasm](https://medievalwall.com/art-of-different-countries/icons-and-iconoclasm/) - In the Byzantine Empire the worship of icons was widely developed so that lead to customs which were much different from those on the West. At the beginning of the 8th century they took an unexpected rate, which led to open internal struggle, known as iconoclasm.
- [The Age of Duke Trpimir](https://medievalwall.com/nations/age-of-duke-trpimir/) - In the middle of the 9th century Frankish and Byzantine Empire are going through a period of crisis and internal conflicts which allowed the rulers of nearby countries under their influence to take steps towards higher degree of independence. With help of Roman Catholic Church, this weakness of regional medieval superpowers made it possible for the Croatian duke Trpimir to utilized them for straightening his own ruling over the lands he was in charge in.
- [From the Arrival and Settling of Croats to Trpimir Ascending to the Throne](https://medievalwall.com/nations/from-arrival-settling-croats-to-trpimir-ascending-to-the-throne/) - Croatian ruling dynasty of Trpimirović beside short periods of time when they were not in power, governed Croatia and impacted the lives of its occupants for more then a quarter of a millennium.
- [Medieval Ilok Fortress](https://medievalwall.com/architecture/medieval-ilok-fortress/) - The easternmost settlement in Croatia, small Slavonian town Ilok, is a place of rich history and cultural heritage. The monumental remains of medieval Ilok fortification, among other, witness of this. Apart from sumptuous and quality construction, in accordance to contemporary European artistic streams, it also reveals facts about its owners. The most notable of them was Nikola Iločki, after whom Ilok is rightfully called a royal town.
- [Templars Properties in Croatia](https://medievalwall.com/architecture/templars-properties-in-croatia/) - The research of templar history in these parts is very difficult because of a lack of preserved documentation and monuments. Despite that, we are able to form an image of their life and organization. This article talks about the templar preceptories in Croatia, and some of the other important properties.
- [Templars](https://medievalwall.com/cultural-history/templars/) - Although the Templars were one of the most chivalric orders, little is known about them. This has contributed to the fact that they disappeared in the Middle Ages. This article gives a short overview of their activities and organization of the order. In next article we shall process Templars properties in Croatia.
- [St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague](https://medievalwall.com/architecture/st-vitus-cathedral-prague/) - The catehdral of St. Vitus in Prague is one of the most monumental cathedrals in Central Europe. Although primarily built in gothic style, this cathedral clearly displays a mixture of styles, from gothic, renaissance, baroque to even neo-gothic of the 19th century. The cathedral was finally completed in the 20th century.
- [Bronze doors on churches of Xth and XIth century](https://medievalwall.com/sculpture/bronze-doors/) - During the XIth and XIIth century many cathedrals and churches in Europe are equiped with doors made in bronze. Most of them were built in Byzantium, and were later imported in the West. A great number of them was preserved in Italy. The novelty are the doors from Hildesheim, molten in a single piece, using the lost wax method, also featuring a figural decoration.
- [Viking mythology](https://medievalwall.com/nations/viking-mythology/) - Norse mythology, together with Greek and Roman, is probably one of the most interesting and complex. It includes detailed descriptions of both rise and fall of the world of gods, people, and different fantasy creatures.
- [Charlemagne: Carolingian Renaissance – third part](https://medievalwall.com/historical-figures/charlemagne-carolingian-renaissance/) - Charlemagne's reign was characterized not just with warfare, but also with his political achievements. He also made a significant improvement in literacy and culture of the Frankish Empire. Because of the tendency to the ideals of the Ancient Rome, and the very idea of restitution of literacy, culture and art, this period is called the Carolingian renaissance.
- [Paolo Veneziano](https://medievalwall.com/painting/paolo-veneziano/) - Paolo Veneziano is a painter that marked the Venetian art of painting of the 14th century. He is considered to be the founder of the Venetian school of painting, and he was also one of its first official public painters. To get familiarized with his specific artistic expression, one must first perceive the artistic situation of that time in Venice.
- [Charlemagne: Political life and warfare – second part](https://medievalwall.com/historical-figures/charlemagne-political-life-warfare/) - Charlemagne is best known for his war campaigns, most famous of which are those against the Saxons and the Avars. Apart from that, this article will also tell of the structure of the Frankish kingdom, as well as Charlemagne's government in general.
- [Dance of Death](https://medievalwall.com/painting/dance-of-death/) - After deadly epidemics that had slain most of Europe's population, the medieval man starts to think about the imminence of death and how short life really is. People are becoming aware of her presence, so they are portraiting her, more and more often, through different themes. One of those iconographic themes is the Dance of death, with which we will introduce to you in this article.
- [Fortress Medvedgrad](https://medievalwall.com/architecture/fortress-medvedgrad/) - Medvedgrad fortress is located on the southern hillside of Mount Medvednica. It can be seen from nearly every part of Zagreb and its surroundings. Although nowadays rather poorly explored, it is one of the most interesting medieval monuments in Zagreb region.
- [Ambrogio Lorenzetti: Good and Bad Government in Palazzo Pubblico, Siena](https://medievalwall.com/painting/ambrogio-lorenzetti-palazzo-pubblico-siena/) - One of the most interesting fresco cycles of the late Middle Ages was painted in the Town Hall of city of Siena. It stands out with its theme representing good and bad city government.

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