#Medieval

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KLobstar

when i was a movie theatre projectionist, the other projectionist, Matt, would bring clam chowder for lunch every single day, refusing to put it in the fridge even though the

Jenny Grant

SilenceInPolish

This weekend, the city of #Breda celebrates the #75th anniversary of its liberation by #Maczek's 1st Polish Armoured Div.For Maczek, the victory at Breda was second only to Falaise.A thread

Santhosh D'Souza

santhoshd

Recently decided to read Golwalkar/Savarkar's writings from cover to cover. Not having had the benefit of a Shakha education and with a nation-wide NRC looming, thought it'd be prudent to

Kathleen Sperling

wipinsanity

I thought that, in this craziness, knitters might be seeking projects that aren't too big, not too involved yet not boring, knittable from stash, with easy and fast finishing, and

Dr. Javad T Hashmi

DrJavadTHashmi

This is why WikiIslam is *not* a reliable source to use. Here again, we see the gullible & credulous approach to the historical sources, especially when it can be weaponized

NewbieDM

newbiedm

Gary Gygax describes this book in its foreword as “integral to Dungeon Mastering a true AD&D campaign”. Lets flip through TSR’s Deities and Demigods, released in 1980, and written by

Dr Leonie Hicks

LeonieVHicks

The first in a series of threads about aspects of #Norman #MedievalHistory: Mont-Saint-Michel (suggested by @AnotherAspirin). This is a fascinating site, which I finally visited last year. 1. Let's start

S. Qiouyi Lu · ae/aer · 💛🤍nb💜🖤 · 💚🤍aro🖤🏹

sqiouyilu

are you aware of china's footbinding tradition? this is absolutely fascinating to me, my impression is that the average person doesn't know much about china, and I thought footbinding was

Growing Robin 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧🇦🇹

MovingRobin

Can we finally talk about the species inappropriate places we live in?Or do you need to be locked into your shoeboxes for a little longer?Read on if you are ready!

Sean W. Anthony

shahanSean

-=[On the Origins of the Flying Carpet]=-Many regard flying carpets as the quintessential symbol of the magical folklore of the Arabian Nights, but the flying carpet is quite rare in

brick

1312x40

THREAD: On the Gorgon and female rage(also: look, the Gorgon is female.) What is a Gorgon? Our earliest literary record of the term is in the Iliad (~900 BCE), Bk

Tweeting Historians

Tweetistorian

My thread about Islamic responses to antiquity provoked a lot of conversation, so I thought I'd do a follow-up thread to clarify a few points. I'm grateful for the questions,

Śrīkānta

shrikanth_krish

It is Navaratri seasonWhile there is a strong association of the festival with Shri Rāmachandra, the primary theme of the festival in much of India is the worship of the

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End_of_time_

Tw // Torture, gore, death, misogynyMediaeval era in Europe, lasting approximately 1000 years (from 5th to 15th century) was one of the most violent eras in history. This era gave

Dr. Stephennie Mulder

stephenniem

Unless they want to deal in looted objects, collectors, dealers, and auction houses have to get serious about transparent #provenance. A few facts @Yael_Rice and I have gathered over the

💀🕸deejay but spooky! 🎃👻

kitsuneartemis

Happy October! Today I'm celebrating my favorite month by going down the list of my top 20 favorite mummies! These include individuals, groups, and types; just as well, they're chosen