Lecture – Discover the Labyrinth: Uncover Medieval History Around the Baltic Sea!**
By Ölands Museum
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Join us on an exploration through the universe of labyrinths, where the legend of the Minotaur in Daedalus’s labyrinth at Knossos intertwines with the poetic art of Dante and Virgil. We journey through the ages, using the method of questioning to tackle unsolved mysteries: when, where, how, what, who, and why?
We encounter the first labyrinth symbol on a ceramic shard from pre-ancient Pylos, dated to 1200 BC, and follow its path through legends—imprinted on ancient coins and depicted in Roman floor mosaics—leading us to the labyrinths of Gothic cathedrals in the 13th century AD. Europe’s medieval pilgrimage routes guide us northward, where the stone labyrinths known as “Trojaborg” greet us by the hundreds around the Baltic Sea. Along the Kalmar Strait, several appear to have sight lines between the coast and the island of Öland. Will we manage to unravel the mystery behind the medieval practice of labyrinths?
Your guide is Christina Fagerström, freelance journalist and archaeologist, presenting a lecture with PowerPoint based on her Master’s thesis “Labyrinth Routes Around the Middle Age Baltic Sea.”
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