Author: Simon Trafford, Lecturer in Medieval History, School of Advanced Study, University of London

A group of friends sit around a table sharing stories and sipping mead. The men sport beards and the women sip from drinking horns – but these aren’t Vikings, they’re modern-day hipsters. The 21st century has seen a revival of mead, a fermented alcoholic drink made from water and honey. In the past 20 years […]