#Medieval

Jamie Hall

PrimitiveMethod

The Sutton Hoo ship burial is famous for several reasons - the quality of the metalwork, the apparent wealth of the person buried there, and their connections to an international

Scott Hamilton RTM

SikotiHamiltonR

1/4 'Ata is a tiny, remote island with sheer cliffs. Why would its inhabitants build a fort? Archaeologist David Burley is one of the few living humans to have visited

Subhrajyoti

subhra2jyoti

#Thread on a ‘bird’s eye view’ of the grandeur and prosperity in Medieval India between 8th-15th century CE through the eyes of Arab and European scholars, travellers and chroniclers, before/during

Mykael Udy

mykael_yuddy

"Christianity is inherently a peaceful and tolerant religion."This rhetoric is repeated almost every day by Christians, and it's a nonsensically ignorant stance.The Crusades are still a sore subject in the

True Indology

TIinExile

Bhagavata Purana(8.18.5) says Lord Vishnu took birth as Vamana on Shravana Dvadashi. This is exactly the time of Uthradom (Onam Eve). The Onam festival is celebrated for four days until

Sir Mike, but "Count Mikcula" themed 🦇

mshaw555

King Arthur has been depicted for centuries as being bound to his mythical sword, ExcaliburBut what if I told you there was more to this story, and that the truth

Ally Fogg

AllyFogg

Only just happened upon this thread which I think you should read because it is very good. I don't disagree with any of it but I would like to add

Dr. Erik Wade

erik_kaars

As a historian of sex & Christianity, lemme say that people mad at @LilNasX for giving Satan a lap dance in a music video should read literally any medieval theologian,

Katy Whitaker

artefactual_KW

Morning everyone! I’m Katy and I’m going to tweet about #archaeology, #geology and #landscape. But mostly, about #sarsen stone in the county of Wiltshire, UK. Thank you to @lornarichardson and

madelyn‎ ♡s fred

sokkasfred

harry potter characters and tattoos I think they would get, a very unnecessary but necessary thread. 1. harry I think all of harrys tattoos would be meaningful to him. I

Hamza

wingsforus

For one like each (by mutuals), I will offer a history hot take in this thread. Ashoka the Emperor, while being a complicated figure, is massively overrated white his biggest

Frédéric Moreau 🚎

goodclimate

Parc Josaphat Walk part II. From L-R, the vertical archery range, the clubhouse of the Guild of Archers of St Sebastian (est. 1598), perfect for socially-distanced Brasserie de la Senne

The National Wallace Monument

TheWallaceMon

Yesterday we released Episode 4: 'Will the real William Wallace please stand up?' in our series of educational videos. Here we discussed what we know about the real #WilliamWallace. As

Rachel Lees 🦁🐳🥋🗺

rachelees69

US History in under 2 minutes.Medieval Europe uses land to create an aristocrat class. Kings get into debt via endless wars, gifts land to keep 1% class happy. The 1%

Dreadful in an Astonishing Way 🦋

postedbygaslite

Finished reading the Winternight Trilogy by @arden_katherine, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It’s enchanting, smart, and written with the confidence of an author who knows her themes.I’m going to discuss

Allan Cudicio

AllanCudicio

#ForgottenAfricanArchitecture(1/15) I was very inspired by @1ncognito___ 's thread on African architectures so I am adding some of my research material. I hope it helps inspires others, including #gamedev folks.