#Saxon

Julian Woodford

HistoryLondon

St Mary Aldermary. Wren's beautiful plaster fan vaulting led Nikolaus Pevsner to describe St Mary's as ‘the chief surviving monument of the 17th century Gothic revival in the City and

Martin Jacques

martjacques

1/6 Isolate China! Build a broad alliance of democracies! So where to start? Five Eyes, of course: US, UK, Australia, Canada and NZ. Anglo-Saxons together. Four former settler colonies. English

Kevin Caliendo, PhD

kacaliendo

Most people who study early medieval history have probably encountered _Anglo-Saxon England_ by F. Stenton. Still a useful book. No question it's important, but have you ever read the end?

Friendless Churches

friendschurches

St Edmund was an Anglo-Saxon Christian king who ruled East Anglia in the 9th century. He was killed in battle by Danish invaders. Legend has it Edmund was captured alive;

Eleanor Parker

ClerkofOxford

Today is the feast of St Mary Magdalene, once known as 'Maudlintide'. A tender medieval prayer to the saint of healing tears, emblem of bitter grief turned to heart-piercing joy:

WarringStates

StatesWarring

'Tis the season to be jolly, so I figure what better time to ramble on about suicide? Thus I present: The Chinese Political Deathwish Thread (1/n) There’s an idea that

Erik Wade

erik_kaars

Thread: Did you know cats feature in early medieval law? The 10th-cent Welsh Laws of Hywel Dda listed the qualities of a good cat: “that it not devour its kittens,

Dr Caitlin Green

caitlinrgreen

Some interesting early maps of Cornwall — new post by me :) https://www.caitlingreen.org/2020/11/some-interesting-early-maps-of-cornwall.html Detail from the Anglo-Saxon world map in Cotton MS Tiberius B V/1, dated c. 1025–50, probably

Erik Wade

erik_kaars

Just summarizing some of the various racist medievalisms that seem to have driven the mob that stormed the US capital. So it starts with the Trump rally, at which Rudy

SocietyofAntiquaries

SocAntiquaries

It is #SuttonHoo day with the release of #TheDig on @NetflixUK Begun in 1938 by archaeologist Basil Brown, the excavations revealed a wealth of Anglo-Saxon artefacts including a 27m long

John M. Reeves

reeveslawstl

THREAD re: standing and the Texas case.1) Let's say you're crossing the street with your best friend, when suddenly, out of nowhere, a car runs a red light, hits your

Gareth Harney

OptimoPrincipi

1) A stranger than fiction Roman ring mystery thread: this enigmatic Roman gold ring was found in a ploughed field near Silchester in 1785. The square bezel has a portrait

AC: Landmarks

ac_landmarks

Let's learn about 1 of the Kings of MERCIA in #ACValhalla: KING CEOWULF IIHistory books villify him for collabing w/the enemy,#Vikings.Today,I'll tell the truth about himI'll focus on why he

Trish

TrudyxHuxtable

Like for instance Hell. In original texts Gehenna was actually a place where the kings of Judah went to sacrifice their children in fire. But in Anglo-Saxon translation Gehenna was

Alf

AlfonzCavalier

Scots is a dialect, writing in an accent and using regional slang words does not change that it just makes you look daft https://twitter.com/ionafyfe/status/1348355793616252930 'Action maun be taen tae gie'

Eleanor Parker

ClerkofOxford

Today is Candlemas, festival of light, 'forðy on ðissum dæge wæs þæt soðe Leoht, Crist, geboren to þam temple' ('because on this day was the true Light, Christ, carried to

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