What was it really like to live off the land in the Middle Ages? In this video, we uncover the daily struggles of a medieval farmer – from dawn-to-dusk labor and unpredictable weather to taxes, famine ...

A 600-year-old brass seal found in a farmer’s field features an image of St. Catherine of Alexandria. The depiction is chock full of symbolism, and includes items that show she was martyred.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -The Middle Ages spanned 1,000 years, from about 500 to 1500. The first half was a time of relative poverty and economic stagnation. Then around the year 1000, Europe rebounded.

The Middle Ages, like all historical epochs – like our own – was a time of light and shadow. A time, in short, which, if we approach it without prejudice, still has many lessons to offer us.

They even made it as far as North Africa, the Middle East and North America. The piece of a Viking Age silver bracelet was found in a farmer's field in Innlandet County, Norway, on October 28.

Garbage pits filled with pottery and bones were discovered during construction of an underground train station in Poland, from Middle Ages ...

A recent find in a Polish farmer’s field—a 600-year-old brass seal depicting St. Catherine—helps highlight that storied ... as parish seals from the Middle Ages are rarely preserved.