European maps from the Middle Ages are full of strange lands, legendary races and fabulous monsters. Only the Church with the help of God was able to provide protection against these horrors. The ...

Chet Van Duzer's "Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps" (British Library, 2013) charts the evolution of the mythical creatures that adorned atlases from the 10th century through the 17th ...

MedievalMadness. 7 Bizarre Medieval Monsters You’ve Probably Never Heard Of. Posted: June 5, 2025 | Last updated: June 5, 2025. European maps from the Middle Ages are full of strange lands ...

Of course, certain creatures appeared in the stories and artworks of the Middle Ages and Renaissance much more than others. In many ways, the dragon, the griffin, and the unicorn were the three ...

Charity teaches medieval history at the UW, and she wrote a new book based on her research and seminars on the origins and meaning behind some of Europe’s most famous monsters. It's titled ...

Known or suspected "aspidochelones" (fabled sea creatures, variously described as large whales or vast sea turtles) in several 13th-century medieval manuscripts.

The ancient Norse sagas are filled with mythical creatures, but some of these sea monsters may have been whales displaying behaviours that have modern-day scientists mystified.