The amazing story of how Eldol of Gloucester killed 70 Anglo-Saxons with a stick and grabbed their leader Hengest by the nose.
The Medieval in Middle-Earth: Rings of Power
As a professor of Anglo-Saxon at the University of Oxford, J. R. R. Tolkien could not help but be inspired by the language and literature he studied and taught. As a result, his fictional world is infused with cultural material of the Middle Ages, particularly Old English language and literature. In this post, I focus … Continue reading The Medieval in Middle-Earth: Rings of Power
Anglo-Saxon props: Three TV series and films that use early medieval objects
Three TV-series and movies that use props based on real Anglo-Saxon objects!
Anglo-Saxons in the Low Countries: Ælfthryth of Wessex in Ghent
During the early Middle Ages, several Anglo-Saxons made their way to what is now the Low Countries, as missionaries, pilgrims, mercenaries and refugees. On this blog, I will regularly shed light on places in The Netherlands and Belgium associated with these visitors from early medieval England. This post focuses on the Belgian town of Ghent, … Continue reading Anglo-Saxons in the Low Countries: Ælfthryth of Wessex in Ghent
An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: The Real Night of the Long Knives
Alfred and the cakes, Cnut and the waves, and Eadmer the flying monk: Anglo-Saxon history is full of anecdotes. On this blog I will regularly highlight some amusing and/or remarkable episodes from early medieval England, along with a selfmade cartoon. This blog discusses one of the events during the Adventus Saxonum, the conquest of the … Continue reading An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: The Real Night of the Long Knives
Thijs Porck 