Honor and Defense Tournament Armor in the Late Medieval Ages by Helena von Sadovszky Chivalric tournaments and contests were a form of battlefield, in which armor played a significant role. Largely because armor was a symbol of chivalry and functionality intertwined with what it meant to be a knight. ‘L’arnès del cavalier’ (The Knight’s…
Author: Noelle Weaver
Noelle is a Classics and Music double major, and former editor for The Trident.
The Sistine Chapel Ceiling: A Renaissance Icon of the West
The Sistine Chapel Ceiling A Renaissance Icon by Noelle Weaver I recently had the opportunity to visit Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel: The Exhibition in Dayton. The art exhibit takes high quality images of the different pieces of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome and presents them on canvas for individual to-scale viewing. It…
La Ofrenda- A Retelling of Orpheus
La Ofrenda is your Friend A Hispanic Retelling of the Orpheus Myth We’ve been telling each other the story of Orpheus for thousands of years. Countless operas have been composed, myths and stories told, and it’s even on Broadway in a folk pop musical Hadestown. It’s a myth that has stirred the imagination for generations….
The Art and Myth of Orpheus
The Art and Myth of Orpheus by Jenna Nahhas Some stories, unlike their heroes, refuse to die. The Greek myth of the musician Orpheus and his attempt to bring back his dead wife Euridice from the Underworld has been told and retold for thousands of years. Ovid recorded the myth in Latin, it was turned…
Fairy Romance in the Breton Lai
Fairy Romance in the Breton Lai Love between Mortals and Fae in Aural Medieval Tales by Noelle Weaver Today, we refer to love stories generally as romances, with different genres like the romantic comedy or dramas coloring the tone from goofy escapades to dramatic love confessions in the rain. However, a romance in the…
“Costubers”- The Medieval and Renaissance Clothing Historians of YouTube
“Costubers” The Medieval and Renaissance Clothing Historians of YouTube by Noelle Weaver In a time when fast fashion means that everyone has access to clothing at any price range as often as they like, retailers provide new lines multiple times a season, and the average woman has over a hundred pieces of clothing in…
A Brief History of Christmas Carols
A Brief History of Christmas Carols Where our Christmas Classics Come From by Noelle Weaver The Christian holiday of Christmas was established and set on December the 25th on 354, set in between the Roman festival of Saturnalia and Kalendae. It seems like we’ve been extra eager for Christmas to come this year: we’ve been hearing…
Allhallowtide: The Season of Dead Souls and Saints
Allhallowtide The Season of Dead Souls and Saints By Noelle Weaver While we have widespread Halloween celebrations on October 31st in the US, this popular holiday is followed closely by two holy days in the Roman Catholic church. The Hispanic community’s Day of the Dead or DÃa de los Muertos has come into pop culture…
The Green Knight Film Review (The Finale)
The Green Knight Film Review Part III: The Conclusion By Noelle Weaver A24’s The Green Knight is an adaptation of the classic medieval story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Most of the middle of the film, the rising action as Gawain wanders through the wilderness, is comprised of original scenes. Despite this straition from…
 Of Spirits and Celebration: Samhain and the History of Halloween
 Of Spirits and Celebration: Samhain and the History of Halloween  by Helena von Sadovszky Samhain is a Celtic pagan religious festival typically celebrated from October 31 to November 1. It is one of four yearly fire festivals; Samhain marks the midpoint between the fall equinox and the winter solstice. As such, Samhain celebrates…