Missionaries – Thijs Porck

5 Jul 20205 Jul 2020 thijsporck Bamberg, Staatsbibiliothek, Patr. 87, BL, Cotton Claudius A.iii, BL, Royal 8 C III, Bodleian Library, Douce 140, Manuscripts, Missionaries

Triangular texts in three manuscripts from early medieval England

Why did some Anglo-Saxon manuscripts have triangular texts? And where did they get this idea from?

20 Jun 20185 Aug 2018 thijsporck Anglo-Saxons in the Low Countries, Medievalism, Missionaries, Redbad (Farmhouse), Saints

‘The last king of medieval Frisia’: Redbad and the Anglo-Saxon missionaries

A blockbuster movie depicting Redbad as an early medieval Frisian freedom fighter? A late medieval Frisian audience would not have agreed.

20 Jul 20164 Aug 2018 thijsporck Anglo-Saxons in the Low Countries, Medievalism, Missionaries, Vikings

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.

5 Nov 201531 May 2020 thijsporck Beowulf, Medievalism, Merlin (BBC), Missionaries, Old English, The Last Kingdom (BBC), Tolkien, Vikings, Vikings (History Channel)

Old English is alive! Five TV series and movies that use Old English

Old English a dead language? Think again! the language of the Anglo-Saxons is making a comeback in modern cinema.

18 Oct 201531 May 2020 thijsporck Anglo-Saxons in the Low Countries, Breca the Pug, Missionaries, Saints

The Latest Miracle of Anglo-Saxon Missionary Saint Adalbert of Egmond (d. c.740)

Learn more about the Anglo-Saxon saint Adalbert (d. 740; Feast day: 25 June). In Holland, water from his holy well is used to brew beer.