BL, Cotton Vitellius C.iii – Thijs Porck

3 May 202024 May 2020 thijsporck Archaeology, BL, Cotton Vitellius C.iii, BL, Harley 585, Bodleian Library, Auct. F. 3. 6, Medieval medicine, Old English

Dwarf begone! Five early medieval ways to rid yourself of dwarfs

Are dwarfs getting you down? Here are five early medieval remedies that may help!

1 Mar 202024 May 2020 thijsporck Animals, BL, Cotton Tiberius B.v, BL, Cotton Vitelius A.xv, BL, Cotton Vitellius C.iii, Cambridge, UL, MS Ii.1.33, Manuscripts, Parker Library, CCCC MS 302, Tolkien

The Medieval in Middle-earth: Anglo-Saxon Elephants and Tolkien’s Oliphaunts

Learn more about the medieval material that inspired Tolkien's Oliphaunts!

26 Mar 20185 Aug 2018 thijsporck BL, Cotton Vitellius C.iii, BL, Royal 12 D XVII, Brussels, Bibliothéque royale, 8558-63, Medieval medicine

Early Medieval Magical Medicine: An Anglo-Saxon Trivia Quiz

An Anglo-Saxon trivia quiz that will test (and/or increase) your knowledge about magical medicine in early medieval England!

11 Mar 20185 Aug 2018 thijsporck Animals, BL, Cotton Vitellius C.iii, BL, Royal 12 D XVII, Leiden Glossary, Medieval medicine

Creepy Crawlies in Early Medieval England: Anglo-Saxon Medicine and Minibeasts

What roles do worms, spiders and earwigs play in early medieval medicine? And why should you throw a dungbeetle over your shoulder?

12 Feb 20185 Aug 2018 thijsporck Art, Bayeux Tapestry, BL, Add. 32246, BL, Cotton Julius A.vi, BL, Cotton Vitelius A.xv, BL, Cotton Vitellius C.iii, Medieval medicine, Monsters, Parker Library, CCCC MS 191

Half-assed humanoids: Centaurs in early medieval England

With the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse, centaurs are one of the most recognisable creatures of Greek mythology. However, these horse-human-hybrids also make their appearance in the cultural record of early medieval England.