Following the Norman Conquest, Gytha, former countess of Wessex, was heavily involved in the resistance against William the Conqueror.
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An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: How a peasant beheaded himself
Off with my head! A thousand years ago, an Anglo-Saxon peasant beheaded himself. Find out why here.
Digging for early medieval grandmothers in Anglo-Saxon wills
Like many grannies today, Anglo-Saxon grandmothers took an interest in the upbringing of their grandchildren.
The Old English Judith: A Student Doodle Edition
For a bonus point on the exam, I asked my students to draw a scene from the Old English Judith. The results are amazing!
How to cook your dragon and a medieval cure for old age
Cooked dragon flesh as a remedy for old age. Read al about it in the ultimate medieval guide to prevent and cure old age by Roger Bacon (c.1214-c.1294).
Anglo-Saxon bynames: Old English nicknames from the Domesday Book
From Humphrey 'Golden-bollocks' to Alwy 'Beetle-beard' - this blog post deals with the remarkable bynames found for individuals mentioned in the Domesday Book.
An Anglo-Saxon comic book collector: Cuthwine and the Carmen Paschale
Illustrated medieval manuscripts and severed babies. Cuthwine, bishop of Dunwich, had a taste for comics and gory details.
The Medieval in Middle-earth: The Anglo-Saxon Habits of Hobbits
The Anglo-Saxon habits of Tolkien's hobbits! There is more medieval to these halflings than meets the eye...
Beowulf vs the Dragon: A Student Doodle Edition
My students' artistic renditions of Beowulf fighting the dragon document how well (or how badly) my students remembered the Old English poem.
An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: Dreaming of witch-wives, fiery pitchforks and the Battle of Fulford
The Battle of Fulford (20 September, 1066): prophetic dreams of fork-bearing witch-wives, Vikings hurling pitch-forks at Scarborough and bridges made of people. Snorri Sturluson reports...
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