Mappa Mundi Mad

Our First and Second Form pupils participated in an Academic Enrichment session entitled "Mirror to a Mediaeval World" brought to life by the School's historian, Mr Evans.  They were all given a copy of the Mappa Mundi, dating back to the year 1300, and a magnifying glass with which to discover the history, biology, geography, mythology and religious messages written in this wonderful map.

It was like a game of Pictionary and the pupils were fascinated to find the key features of the World - as it was understood 700 years ago - depicted on the map. 

The Mappa Mundi, housed in Hereford Cathedral, depicts the inhabited part of the world as it was known then, roughly equivalent to Europe, Asia and North Africa, is mapped within a Christian framework. Jerusalem is in the centre, and East is at the top. The British Isles is at the bottom on the left.