Glossary Badorf Ware Type of early medieval pottery. Read More Castellum A Roman fort. Read More Cist A stone coffin or chest. Read More Clergy Ordained people who perform religious duties. Read More Crowdfunding Public funding. Read More Crucifix Cross with the figure of Jesus Christ. Read More Emporium Trading place. Read More Entre-Fenêtre Long and small tapestry. Read More Filigree & Granulation Intricate threads of gold and silver on jewellery. Read More Hagiography A saint’s life. Read More Hiberno-Norse Descendants of mixed Scandinavian and Irish ancestry. Read More Ingot Metal currency pieces. Read More Kesi Patterns in silk. Read More Late Antiquity The period between the Roman Empire and the Middle Ages. Read More Limes Border of the Roman Empire. Read More Mint A place where coins are made. Read More Numismatics The study of physical currency. Read More Romanesque A medieval art style. Read More Sceatta Glossary term for money. Read More Scribe Medieval writer or copyiist. Read More Scriptorium Writing room in a medieval monastery. Read More Sericulture Production of silk. Read More Skræling Old Norse word for indigneous people of Canada. Read More Terp(en) Medieval inhabited artificial mounds in the Low Countries. Read More Wergild Compensation of a medieval crime. Read More Ætheling Heir to a throne. Read More