The best way to win an Anglo-Saxon woman's heart? Viking haircuts and weekly baths!
Heads on sticks: Decapitation and impalement in early medieval England
A good way to keep out unwanted visitors and an inspiration to authors and artists: decapitation and impalement in Anglo-Saxon England.
Old English Words & Anglo-Saxon Worldviews
What can Old English words for fingers, anger, old age and pigs tell us about Anglo-Saxon culture?
Richard Morris: The Man Who Popularized Early English
Richard Morris (1833-1894) was a remarkable scholar who laid some of the foundations for the academic study of Old and Middle English. This blog provides an overview of Morris’s publications with respect to Old English and Middle English texts.
An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: A singing ox, some dead pigeons and Saint Edith of Wilton
According to Goscelin of St Bertin, a singing ox and some dead pigeons heralded the death of saint Edith of Wilton (d. 984).
A pug’s guide to medieval Holland
Anglo-Saxon missionaries, converted Vikings and medieval murders. This pug has seen traces of them all. Ten medieval places to visit in the Netherlands.
The Illustrated Psalms of Alfred the Great: The Old English Paris Psalter
Learn more about a beautiful Old English manuscript, featuring the (partly) illustrated Psalm translations ascribed to Alfred the Great!
Boars of battle: The wild boar in the early Middle Ages
During the Middle Ages, the wild boar was admired and feared for its courage and ferocity. Learn more about this warrior among beasts!
Chop chop! Three bizarre beheadings in Anglo-Saxon England
Peculiar Anglo-Saxon beheadings: Read more about heads that trip up blind people, keep shouting and get stolen by Vikings.
A medieval manuscript ransomed from Vikings: The Stockholm Codex Aureus
A medieval book that was looted by Vikings! Learn more about one of the most beautiful medieval manuscripts: The Stockholm Codex Aureus.
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