English Heritage has created this fun interactive map of English myths. You can click on castles, ancient monuments, and other notable places to get details about the myths behind them. https://mythsmap.english-heritage.org.uk I’m a little sad it doesn’t have Scotland…
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Interactive map of English myths
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The Anglo-Saxon Mappa Mundi – The Archaeology and Metal detecting Magazine
Source: The Anglo-Saxon Mappa Mundi – The Archaeology and Metal detecting Magazine
The History Girls: IF IT’S CHRISTMAS IT MUST BE CHINON… the festive season itinerary for Henry II
Source: The History Girls: IF IT’S CHRISTMAS IT MUST BE CHINON… the festive season itinerary for Henry II
The History Girls: Corhampton Church – a Saxon gem in Provincia Meanwarorum
Source: The History Girls: Corhampton Church – a Saxon gem in Provincia Meanwarorum
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Posted in History, Travel, Writing
Posted in History, Travel, Writing
Who wears the pants? |
I went on a search to find out when fall fastenings on men’s trousers gave way to fly fastenings and fell down a lovely research rabbit hole. How did it come about that men wore trousers and … Source: Who…
Fairs and Markets
Even people who lived in the countryside in the fourteenth century were not always self-sufficient in food. Many tenants preferred to grow crops for money, rather than grow everything that they nee… Source: Fairs and Markets
Living The History – NAMING NAMES – a 13th century Primary source @ Elizabeth Chadwick
naming names Source: Living The History – NAMING NAMES – a 13th century Primary source @ Elizabeth Chadwick
An African Abbot in Anglo-Saxon England – Medieval manuscripts blog
Source: An African Abbot in Anglo-Saxon England – Medieval manuscripts blog
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
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…
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Posted in Art, Jewelry, Photography
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)
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Posted in History, pagan, Travel
Posted in History, pagan, Travel
Holloways: Roads Tunneled into the Earth by Time | Atlas Obscura
Source: Holloways: Roads Tunneled into the Earth by Time | Atlas Obscura
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
A Tour to Kent — kisstortaliving
While London has endless attractions to offer, we thought it would be nice to take a day trip out of the city, and visit southeast England, more specifically, the county of Kent. We booked a tour through Golden Tours, and…
British Atlantis: archaeologists begin exploring lost world of Doggerland – Telegraph
Archaeologists at the University of Bradford will be taking deep sea core samples to find the DNA of Doggerland to reconstruct the environment Source: British Atlantis: archaeologists begin exploring lost world of Doggerland – Telegraph
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…
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Posted in History, pagan, Travel
Posted in History, pagan, Travel
How Unrecognizable Was The English Language Just 300 Years Ago? – The Writer’s Circle
It\’s like English for time-travelers. Source: How Unrecognizable Was The English Language Just 300 Years Ago? – The Writer’s Circle
New Review for Better To Have Loved!
Long and Short Reviews was kind enough to review my book, Better To Have Loved, today. This is part of a Review Tour with Goddess Fish. Stay tuned for more stops! “An interesting tale. This story is told…
Better To Have Loved is on tour!
Better To Have Loved is on tour! Goddess Fish has arranged a Review Tour starting on Monday, May 31st. Come by the blogs and have a look! May 31: Long and Short Reviews June 7: LibriAmoriMiei June…
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Posted in Writing
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…
Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 