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An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: The Battle of the Birds, 671
In the year 671, a fight broke out among English and foreign birds; the English birds triumphed, or did they?
Sitting down in early medieval England: A catalogue of Anglo-Saxon chairs
From the not-so-humble folding chair to the drinking-bench! Learn more about seating types in early medieval England.
Paws, Pee and Pests: Cats among Medieval Manuscripts
Cats leaving paw-prints and pee-stains in medieval manuscripts. An old blog post and its aftermath.
“A conspicuous specimen of Anglosaxon poetry”: A student summary of Beowulf from 1880
One of the earliest student summaries of Beowulf survives in the drafts of a work by Dutch schoolmaster G. J. P. J. Bolland (1852-1922).
The Marvels of the East: An early medieval Pokédex
The early medieval author of 'The Marvels of the East' collected various monsters that could rival Pokémon's finest, as this blog post reveals.
Anglo-Saxons in the Low Countries: Boniface in Dorestad
1300 years ago, the Anglo-Saxon missionary Boniface arrived in Dorestad. This blog reports on an exhibition held in celebration of this event.
How Cnut became Canute
How did the spelling for the name of Cnut the Great, Viking king of England from 1016 to 1035, change from to ? The Normans may be to blame...
An Anglo-Saxon Anecdote: How beer and bees beat the Viking siege of Chester in c. 907
How to defeat a Viking siege? Tenth-century Anglo-Saxons prove the answer, apparently, could involve bees.
“Do not give your books to children!” and other medieval tips for taking care of books
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!
Thijs Porck 