#Medieval

Incunabula

incunabula

A classic example of the appropriation of medieval imagery by 21st century fascist movements: Old Turkic Runic script as used in the 8th century, repurposed today to reference a fantasized

álvaro⁷

taeemh94

okay so I actually find your take of the story interesting but I also find it very flawed since you could literally flip it 1. You say Eldians are descended

Mateusz Fafinski

Calthalas

Putting your name on money transfers to buttress or appropriate authority in times of crisis is very much a Medieval Thingᵀᴹ. Offa gave the pope dinars signed with his name

Rebecca Levitan

LevintheMed

today's #fragmentfind is a miniature ancient Roman articulated bronze skeleton from the 1st cent BC or AD. Although it initially seems morbid, this guy served as a 'momento mori' -

Kaitastic of ash and elm

Always5Litres

By popular demand 1 like = one kaitastic fact 1. The higher in dimensions you go the closer to God you get, humans are 3 dimensional but angels and demons

Tweeting Historians

Tweetistorian

Who is this 'Abd al-Wahhāb, and why do I keep calling him "black-Arab" or "black-skinned" rather than "Afro-Arab" or some such? It turns out he's black due to a medical

Sara Charles

sarajcharles

Here's a thread about the iron gall ink I have just made. I’m not artistic, crafty or very in tune with nature, but as someone who researches medieval manuscripts, I

Paths Peculiar

PathsPeculiar

[thread on XP for gold] #DnD is a game about burglary, and this is apparent in the older rules. The reason I like "XP for gold" is that it downplays

Axel Folio, PhD, carries soup for the family

ISASaxonists

For those who ask for #antiracist tips & recommended readings, I've compiled all previous threads with info in this meta-thread for easy access. Use as a resource. Bookmark to have

N Shackleton-Jones

shackletonjones

The education debate is just medieval, theological nonsense. Recently, I’ve found it hard to completely ignore.So I’ll explain one more time, then shut up about it for a bit…(1/6) I

Jamie Hall

PrimitiveMethod

Something I have often wondered is how hard it is to do openwork, but without the modern jeweller's saw. Nowadays, we'd say fretwork, or piercing, but it's quite different to

Bane Folk

banefolk

Distracting myself with the absurdity & beauty of humanity and taking you with me. A thread about the ancient indigenous origins of battle rap and how it is connected to

Wrath Of Gnon

wrathofgnon

While most of the developed world has lost the ability to make decent towns or cities, the famous thatched roof villages of Japan show how we might be able to

Dr. Amanda H. Steinberg

MENALibAHS

Hi, new followers! Despite my recent sort of snarky tweet, I actually try to keep this account positive. I usually tweet about: Islamic art (my job), medieval Arabic literature

Amit Majmudar

AmitMajmudar

THREAD ON MYSTICISM1/ always wondered why the medieval church persecuted mystics like Meister Eckhardt who believed in the annihilation of the soul in God (unio mystica) which is a commonplace

Tweeting Historians

Tweetistorian

Good morning #Twittistorian friends! This is @sliptonmedieval; This week I am tweeting about #Imagesashistory. Yesterday we looked at medieval clerics' fears that misread images could create heresy. Today: how images