MHM

. The second edition of the Medieval Hunting Meeting (MHM) took place on 23 and 24 October. This edition was dedicated to the theme Setting up the Chase: Where and When? and hosted by the National Palace of Sintra, an icon of UNESCO’s listings in Portugal. Speakers and attendees were welcomed by the Chairman of […]

Preparations for the 2nd Medieval Hunting Meeting are well underway, the coming 23 and 24 October. Organised by NEMUS along with the Institute for Medieval Studies (IEM) at NOVA University Lisbon, this year the MHM enters into a partnership with Parques de Sintra, which has enabled the meeting to be held at the magnificent Sintra […]

. The 1st Medieval Hunting Meeting, organised by NEMUS jointly with the Institute of Medieval Studies (IEM NOVA/FCSH), succeeded in fulfilling its primary purpose of promoting exchange and interdisciplinary debate around the history of the fascinating relationship between humans and canis. This journey through a shared past started with a journey some 8,000 years into […]

at NOVA University Lisbon, 18-19 July 2024 . … In the context of Medieval Europe, what we now classify as canis were divided into two broad groups: domestic and wild – in other words, dog and wolf. The dog (canis lupus familiaris) has almost always been man’s best friend, as a watchful guard, a faithful […]