Monsters – Thijs Porck

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.

29 Jan 20185 Aug 2018 thijsporck Beowulf, Monsters, Student Doodle Editions

Grendel’s Mother: A Student Doodle Edition

For a bonus question on their exam, my students used their artistic talents to draw their own rendition of Grendel's mother from the Old English poem Beowulf.