Medieval Fair Lecture Series

Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series

English Sailors thought that they had found a northern sea route to the Slavic countries. Little did they know, that 500 years before, King Canute ruled the North Sea empire and already knew the route.

This information was found at the Medieval Fair free Lecture series put on by the Norman Public Library.

            “This is the fifth of sixth lectures that we put on for people who are interested in medieval history,” said the Medieval Fair director Ann Marie Eckart.

            Many professors have come and talked at the different lectures, and at this one Randi Eldevik who is an Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma State University came and talked. He went into detail about what the Middle Ages knew that the Renaissance forgot.

 “Different professors do different things when they come and talk,” Eckart said. “Some of them bring slide shows or different artifacts and some are very hands on. One of them taught about medieval dance and demonstrated to the class how to medieval dance.”

            The Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series is put on once a year at the Norman Library. There is still one more lecture and  if you’re interested in attending contact Ann Marie Eckart at ameckart@ou.edu.