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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Posted in History
My Favorite Podshows
Lately I’ve been on a Podshow listening kick, and I wanted to share some of my favorites. They run a gamut between writing, Irish, Icelandic, and History. Many of these podcasts have member-only content that you can obtain by becoming…
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Posted in History, music, pagan, Travel, Writing
Posted in History, music, pagan, Travel, Writing
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
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
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
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
Holloways: Roads Tunneled into the Earth by Time | Atlas Obscura
Source: Holloways: Roads Tunneled into the Earth by Time | Atlas Obscura
English magic: how folklore haunts the British landscape
The Land of the Green Man by Carolyne Larrington shows how supernatural stories can help us understand reality. Source: English magic: how folklore haunts the British landscape
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
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
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 –…
The Easter Rising 100 years on | CULTURE FLAWS
This article was originally published on EUI Times here Myth and memory are the foundation stones of the modern Irish state, with Irish national identity resting on the enduring power of pas… Source: The Easter Rising 100 years on |…
Trip to Toronto!
I had been to Toronto before, but I don’t remember it. I’m certain I had, as our family went up to a cabin on a lake in Ontario every year. We would drive up from Dearborn, MI, through the Windsor…
The Easter Rising 1916 (real footage of aftermath) – YouTube
Easter 1916. The Irish rose against the English in a small rebellion that rocked the country, and resulted in their independence.
What Victorian Women Didn’t Do… Much!
Interesting article on what Victorian women didn’t do much, despite our pre-conceptions. Author: Elizabeth Dunn. http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/5-things-victorian-women-didnt-do-much **************** Don’t miss information on Celtic myth and history, as well as practical travel planning tips, and hidden places, in my travel books. –…
Historical Movies and Shows (mostly)
Over the years, I have watched many TV shows and movies that were historical, or at least loosely based on historical plots and themes. Some are very accurate, some, much less so! However, I’ve compiled a list, with brief explanations of…
Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 