Early medieval encounters: Travelling Arabs and Anglo-Saxons
Channel: Dr Thijs Porck
Date: 2024-02-14

Did you know that people travelled long distances in the Early Middle Ages? Learn more about a tenth-century Arabic description of Britain, the travels of St. Willibald through the Middle East and some pro-tips on using a calabash!

This is the second of four videos on cultural contacts between early medieval England, Northern Africa and the Middle East. This video series is sponsored by Leiden University's Jusitce, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion [JEDI] fund. 

Script and on camera: Fatima al Moufridji and Thijs Porck
Camera and editing: Thomas Vorisek, Leiden University

Image credits:
Drawings by Thijs Porck (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
JEDI Fund logo: Art by See you Sioe