Discover the history of the Norwegian forest cats (known in Norwegian as ‘Norske skogkatter’), the pets of the well known Vikings. Source: Norwegian Forest Cats, The Pets Of The Vikings
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Norwegian Forest Cats, The Pets Of The Vikings
Tagged with: Antiquity, britain, Bukovina, celts, denmark, Faroe Islands, Genetics, Germanic languages, Greenland, iceland, ireland, middle ages, Norse mythology, Norsemen, norway, scandinavia, sweden, Transylvania, Video games, vikings
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Posted in History
The History Girls: Corhampton Church – a Saxon gem in Provincia Meanwarorum
Source: The History Girls: Corhampton Church – a Saxon gem in Provincia Meanwarorum
Tagged with: ancient, bede, britain, british, Carolyn Hughes, church, Corhampton, england, historical, history, medieval, Meon Valley, Meonwara, Saxon church, the history girls, tide dials, Wilfrith, yew trees
Posted in History, Travel, Writing
Posted in History, Travel, Writing
Why Are There Violent Rabbits In The Margins Of Medieval Manuscripts? | Jon Kaneko-James
Finally, there’s this image of a dog jousting against a rabbit who is riding a snail-man. Source: Why Are There Violent Rabbits In The Margins Of Medieval Manuscripts? | Jon Kaneko-James
Tagged with: art, books, britain, bunnies, bunny, Christian Mythology, Cute Violent Rabbit, Devil, Drolleries, folklore, history, Illuminated Manuscript, Killer Rabbit, medieval, Medieval Chronicles, Medieval Rabbit, Monty Python Rabbit, Rabbit's Revenge, Rabbits, Social History., Strange Creatures, Violent Rabbit, World Turned Upside Down
Posted in Art, History
Posted in Art, History
Secrets of Carreg Cennen Revealed – living+eucatastrophe
Carreg Cennen, a twelfth-century castle eventually brought to ruin during the War of the Roses, guards the top of a limestone cliff just outside the village of Trap in the Brecon Beacons. At the ba… Source: Secrets of Carreg Cennen…
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
Tagged with: anglo-saxon, bede, britain, england, english, historical, history, jarrow, monk
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Posted in History
My Locations at the DragonCon Art Show
Labor Day Weekend is Nerdigras in Atlanta, Georgia! 80,000+ geeks and sundry nerds descend upon 5 downtown Atlanta hotels and have a geekfest. I will, as always, have my beaded jewelry and photoprints at the Dragoncon Art Show, located in the Hyatt, two…
Tagged with: ancient, architecture, art, art show, artist, atlanta, auction, author, bead, beaded, beadweaving, beadwork, beadwoven, beauty, bid, blog, blogging, book, britain, british, castle, celt, celtic, coast, convention, dragon, dragoncon, druid, druid's brooch, ebook, england, faerie, fairy, famine, fantasy, festival, fiction, filming locations, game of thrones, georgia, histfic, historic, historical, historical fantasy, historical fiction, history, iceland, ireland, irish, jewelry, landscape, legacy of hunger, legacy of truth, legend, magic, medieval, mountains, myth, mythology, nature, neolithic, new release, northern ireland, novel, old, outlander, pagan, photography, prints, religion, romance, science fiction, scifi, scotland, scottish, series, show, tradition, travel, wicca, write, writing
Posted in Art, Jewelry, Photography
Posted in Art, Jewelry, Photography
BBC – History – Ancient History in depth: Native Tribes of Britain
Explore our map showing the major Celtic tribes who lived in Britain at the time of the Roman Conquest Source: BBC – History – Ancient History in depth: Native Tribes of Britain
M E g A L i T h i A – Stone Circles, megaliths, indexed map of prehistoric stones – M E g A L i T h i A –
Clickable map of the UK showing the distribution of prehistoric stones with links to maps, pictures and details Source: M E g A L i T h i A – Stone Circles, megaliths, indexed map of prehistoric stones – M…
Green Fairy Islands of Wales
The green meadows of the sea, called in the triads Gwerddonau Lion, are the Green fairy islands of wales, often half-seen in the mists. Source: Green Fairy Islands of Wales
English Historical Fiction Authors: Divine Companionship and Eternal Life: Mystery Cults in Roman Britain
Source: English Historical Fiction Authors: Divine Companionship and Eternal Life: Mystery Cults in Roman Britain
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
Posted in History, pagan, Travel
Posted in History, pagan, Travel
10 Fascinating Mythological Creatures Of The British Isles – Listverse
The British Isles are a handful of islands that make up the Isle of Great Britain, the Island of Ireland, and a host of smaller islands in that vicinity (I Source: 10 Fascinating Mythological Creatures Of The British Isles –…
Maps of Britain and Ireland’s ancient tribes, kingdoms and DNA
Remarkable DNA study shows modern Britons still live in same tribal kingdoms as their ancestors in 600 AD. New maps show Celt, Roman, Anglo-Saxon and Viking territories in British Isles. Source: Maps of Britain and Ireland’s ancient tribes, kingdoms and…
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
7 weird and wonderful Georgian beauty treatments | History Extra
In the 21st century, beauty is big business: thousands of column inches are devoted daily to discussing the latest beauty trends, from the simple to the absurd. But, as historical writer Catherine Cur Source: 7 weird and wonderful Georgian beauty…
Jervaulx – the Forgotten Abbey
The Forgotten Abbey Yorkshire is lush with ruined abbeys, golden bones left over from Henry VIII’s rampage across the religious landscape of England. Nestled among it’s rolling dales you can find Fountains Abbey, Rievaulx Abbey, Bolton Abbey, Ripon Abbey,…
Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 