Early Middle Ages

There are many Christmas markets in Denmark, but one of the nicest is the All Times' Christmas Market at the Middelaldercentret in Nykøbing F, south of Copenhagen.
The medieval houses are decorated with spruce, hearts and light and in the booths you can buy everything the heart desires.

The Paleofestival held annually from 2005 onwards at La Spezia (Italy) is a very popular event involving combining experimental prehistoric archaeology. Museums, parks and archaeological archeotecnicians, Italians and foreigners could meet and promote their activities to an audience largely composed of children and people interested. The museum of the Castle of St.

Whitsun 2018 will be exciting at the Heuneburg! Living history actors depicting prehistory, Iron Age, Roman times, the Middle Ages and modern times populate the Celtic town. How was an armament set up? How were weapons forged? What did a soldier of the First World War carry in his pack? All these questions will be answered!

“Then the Langobards, having left Pannonia, hastened to take possession of Italy with their wives and children and all their goods. (…) Therefore, when King Alboin with his whole army and a multitude of people of all kinds had come to the limits of Italy, he ascended a mountain, which stands forth in those places, and from there as far as he could see, he gazed upon a portion of Italy.

Fostering heritage communities

Heritage communities are a cornerstone of the Council of Europe’s Faro Convention. But how do heritage sites actually become meaningful for everyone? What triggers volunteer engagement and what boosts someone’s sense of fulfilment?