Understanding the Lives of Medieval Pilgrims
From the article “Unearthed relics help chart lives of medieval pilgrims!”
The history of Leicestershire’s medieval pilgrims is set to be revealed for the first time. New research shows how county folk made difficult journeys to distant religious shrines in the Middle Ages.
This important spiritual activity is rarely documented in history books.
Now, thanks to the work of metal detector enthusiasts, a picture of the pilgrims, their travels and daily lives is finally being pieced together from finds turned up in local fields.
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on February 13th, 2010
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