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Sally Wilde | A blog about writing medieval crime fiction
Source: Sally Wilde | A blog about writing medieval crime fiction
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Scribal complaints: Early medieval English copyists and their colophons « Dutch Anglo-Saxonist
“God helpe minum handum” – God help my hands. Making manuscripts was hard work, as these early medieval English colophons reveal. Source: Scribal complaints: Early medieval English copyists and their colophons « Dutch Anglo-Saxonist
Tagged with: anglo-saxon, complain, english, historic, historical, history, manuscript, medieval, monk, scribe, writing
Posted in History, Writing
Posted in History, Writing
An African Abbot in Anglo-Saxon England – Medieval manuscripts blog
Source: An African Abbot in Anglo-Saxon England – Medieval manuscripts blog
The Last Kingdom — katieandbooks
The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell. I like to read about Anglo-Saxon England. It is, admittedly, a topic about which I know a fair amount compared to my colleagues but, considering we only had one term class about it, my…
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Bede’s World reborn
The Venerable Bede was an English monk who spent almost his whole life at the dual monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow in the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria. He wrote about the evolution of early Eng… Source: Bede’s World reborn
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Posted in History
English Historical Fiction Authors: The Christians Are Coming! (The islands of Iona and Lindisfarne)
Source: English Historical Fiction Authors: The Christians Are Coming! (The islands of Iona and Lindisfarne)
Tagged with: anglo-saxon, christian, druid, england, historical, history, iona, lindisfarne, pagan, religion, religious
Posted in History, pagan, Travel
Posted in History, pagan, Travel
The Anglo-Saxon Monk: Blog – The Anglo-Saxon Monk
The Anglo-Saxon Monk lingers over the laundry duties of a medieval priory and discovers more than just soap and wat er Source: The Anglo-Saxon Monk: Blog – The Anglo-Saxon Monk
Maps of Britain and Ireland’s ancient tribes, kingdoms and DNA
I found this absolutely fascinating. I’ve always loved maps, and this is the first time I’ve found a succession of maps showing the differing tribes of the isles throughout time in such a clear progression. At the bottom are some…
Tagged with: ancient, anglo-saxon, britain, british, bronze age, celt, celtic, dna, england, english, evidence, history, ireland, irish, kingdoms, map, maps, migration, neolithic, old, roman, romano-british, scotland, scottish, stone age, tribes, vikings, wales, welsh
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Posted in History, pagan, Travel
The dark side of the Anglo-Saxons | History Extra
The new film adaptation of The Hobbit will no doubt reinforce the widely held image of Anglo-Saxon England as a lost rural idyll. Yet, says Ryan Lavelle, the reality was far less cuddly, blighted by s Source: The dark side…
Anglo-Saxon and British Kingdoms c. 800 – Interactive Map – HeritageDaily – Heritage & Archaeology News
Interactive map of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms and British kingdoms around c. 800 Source: Anglo-Saxon and British Kingdoms c. 800 – Interactive Map – HeritageDaily – Heritage & Archaeology News
Tagged with: anglo-saxon, archaeology, britain, british, british isles, historical, history, interactive, jutes, kingdoms, map, picts, vikings
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Posted in History
Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 