This blog post calls attention to a late medieval text which provides some practical advice to preserve books so that they may 'last forever' -some of these rules remain topical today!
Flashed after the Flood: Seeing naked fathers in Anglo-Saxon England
This blog post calls attention to three Anglo-Saxon responses to the story of Cham seeing his father Noah’s nakedness (Genesis 9:23). This intriguing biblical tale inspired one Anglo-Saxon artist to draw what may be one of the most x-rated illuminations of the early Middle Ages.
The Battle of Maldon: A Student Doodle Edition
My students' artistic renditions of The Battle of Maldon document how well (or how badly) my students remembered this Old English poem.
Alcuinundrums: Seven brain teasers from the early Middle Ages
This blog post calls attention to Alcuin's mathematical puzzles and invites you to a game of medieval brain training!
Thijs Porck 