#medieval

Show HN: A medieval world where growth and citizens are pure functions of time

A cozy, historically grounded real-time medieval settlement simulation set in Northern Germany around 1500, at the dawn of the early modern era. - retrogames23/samenland

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In the medieval period, curiosity was seen as a largely vacuous interest in novel or forbidden information

In the medieval period, curiosity was seen as a largely vacuous interest in novel or forbidden information

Arts & Letters Daily · EN

Gods House Tower in Southampton, England

GHT as we know it today was constructed over several hundred years and has held many different uses over that time. The oldest part of the building – originally known as God’s House Gate – was built in 1189 and named due to its proximity to the nearby God’s House Hospital. The original gate was built to give access to the Platform Quay and was used to guard the town from attack by sea. In 1338 Southampton was raided by the French and – with no defensive walls to protect the town – Southampton was pillaged. The invaders rampaged through the streets setting fire to houses and pillaging the cella

Atlas Obscura · EN

Muurhuizen (Wall Houses) in Amersfoort, Netherlands

If you want to feel a medieval vibe while walking only a few minutes from the city center? Take a stroll through the Muurhuizen street. This is unlike other places in the Netherlands, it's a really quiet street, almost without cars. Do keep in mind it's a residential place, and people still live here. A little bit of history: Around 1380, a booming economy forced Amersfoort to expand and construct a new outer city wall. The original wall was dismantles, and from 1500, residents began building houses directly themselves along its old foundation, using the salvaged stone and brick. Because these

Atlas Obscura · EN

May 15, 2026

In this issue: Defense in Depth, Medieval Style Human Trust of AI Agents Mythos and Cybersecurity Is "Satoshi Nakamoto" Really Adam Back? Mexican Surveillance Company ICE Uses Graphite Spyware FBI Extracts Deleted Signal Messages from iPhone Notification Database Hiding Bluetooth Trackers in Mail Medieval Encrypted Letter Decoded What Anthropic’s Mythos Means for the Future of Cybersecurity Claude Mythos Has Found 271 Zero-Days in Firefox Fast16 Malware A Ransomware Negotiator Was Working for a Ransomware Gang Hacking Polymarket DarkSword Malware Rowhammer Attack Against NVIDIA Chips Smart Gla

Bruce Schneier Crypto-Gram · EN