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Orcas and Otters and Eagles! Oh My!

A couple of months ago a reader sent me a photo of a Pictish stone I hadn’t seen.1 It was absolutely crammed with beasts, including two I hadn’t encountered on a stone before (a bear, and a goat—I think), plus two new combinations: a doe and faun, and an eagle eating a salmon.

It’s a puzzling stone because some of the beasties are incredibly lifelike—the bear is easily recognisable, so much so that you can tell it’s a brown bear, and the doe and faun are lovely!—while others are, well, perhaps the kindest way to describe them is ‘stylised to strangeness’. One beast in particular, the goat, is so odd the only reason it could be a goat is the horn.2 And the eagle eating the fish is so stiff I’m guessing the stone mason had never seen such a thing happen in the wild, so they just took an image of an eagle, swivelled it 90 degrees at the hips, and made it look as though it was lying on top of the fish like a toppled tree. (As I’ve noted elsewhere, some Pictish carvers were not very good at depicting animals in motion. Static and in profile? Yes. In motion and/or turned a few degrees? No.)

Still, I really liked that doe and faun, and I thought that if I rationalised the weird goatish beast just a bit it could at least look interesting. And then of course I thought I’d draw my own version of a Pictish eagle, only without the bother of the fish.

So that’s what I did—trying to represent Pictish style but with a slightly more 21st-century sensibility—that is, a sense of personality and a lot more movement:

I admit I completely forgot about the bear. Eh, maybe another time.

But then I started thinking about all the beasties that might, reasonably speaking, be familiar to Picts of the Early Medieval but that aren’t—as far as I know—represented on any stones.3 Things like dolphins and orcas, beavers, lynx, otters…

I’d already tried my hand at the lynx (though sadly that came out rather stiffly—it gave me much sympathy for the poor old stonemasons of yore) so I thought orcas might be cool. And they were! But. And. It turned out to be a bit difficult to render them Pictish style because—having lived in Seattle for more than 30 years—when I think of stylised orcas I tend to think of First Nations/Native American, particularly Coast Salish, imagery.4

Given that both cultures—Picts and Coast Salish—were working with the constraints of two-dimensional sculpture, it’s not surprising that there is a certain similarity between the two art styles. Anyway, to get the influence out of my system I did a version of the Tulalip Casino logo as it might have appeared on a Pictish stone. It’s a male orca (note the shape of the dorsal fin) with classic predator teeth.

Once that was done I felt better and could buckle down to a proper attempt. I wanted a killer whale, one that looked Early Medieval without also looking like the evil, mustachio-twirling villain of a silent movie. Also, given that traditionally female orcas do more hunting, I wanted her to be a girl.

I was pretty happy with that—and I wanted more of a challenge: to draw something more dynamic, less of a simple profile. So then I came up with this.

So now I couldn’t decide which I liked best. They were pretty different in tone: one serious, watchful, deadly; the other playful and carefree. And then it struck me: they belonged together!

When I worked on the hares I managed to get some dynamic figures—but they were still largely in profile. I wanted a really big challenge—and what better beastie to work with than an otter?

Otters, like hares, are very difficult to draw in simple black and white lines. The first few I tried looked like Frankenbeasts: a blend of seal, weasel and beaver. (One unfortunate version was rather like a manatee…) So then I decided to begin with basics: the dreaded static profile. And here I ran into a different problem: they looked like cute cartoons. However, after studying photo after photo of otters in the wild, then one of an otter skeletons, I finally figured out how to draw something recognisably otterly, vaguely Early Medieval, and with some personality: alert, curious, delightful but not too cute…

But it’s still a profile. Yes, I turned the head (I’ve learnt that’s the best way to animate an otherwise stiff pose) and artistically curved the tail but, still: a fucking profile. None of that otterly twisting, turning, diving playful curiosity that is so characteristic. So then the hard work began.

I’ll spare you the litany of woe, the shouting at my iPad, cursing the universe for making such weird and simultaneously delightful animals, and bellowing at the cats when they deleted six minutes work by thoughtfully tapping the wrong icon, and just show you what I ended up with (click through each image to larger versions).

There are things about all three that I like, and things that I can’t figure out how to fix. I experimented with different ways to draw the head, the paws, the limbs. None are quite as successful in their own right as the one in simple profile. If I had to choose a favourite of these three it would be the last—it feels more alive and proportional than the other two.5 I don’t think it’s a coincidence that it’s also the one that’s least Medievalised. At my level of artistic skill (beginner, self-taught), that mix of Lindisfarne Gospels and Pictish Stones style that I’m fond of does not play nicely with dynamic movement and personality. Could an actual artist do it? Very probably. (And if one of you wants to have a go I would absolutely love to see some otters done right!)

But for now I might be done with drawing. I need to be writing.

1. I’ve searched and searched but can’t seem to find who it was—sorry! ↩︎
2. Hmm. Maybe also that bifurcation in the belly—which I take to be an indication of the anatomy of a ruminant. But, oof, the legs, hooves, and tail… ↩︎
3. Except, maybe, dolphins/Pictish Beasts ↩︎
4. See, for example, this wonderful sculpture from Kwakwaka’wakw Master Carver Bill Henderson. At the other end of the scale you get commercial casino logos, like this one for the Tulalip Bingo & Slots. ↩︎
5. The middle one in particular feels sort of bulgy, not to mention stiff—a bit like a puppet on strings. ↩︎

New Open-Access ebook

Atlas of Scottish History to 1707
published by the ‪Society of Antiquaries of Scotland‬

Almost 15 years in the making, the atlas contains maps, diagrams, plans, charts and tables covering the history of Scotland from the earliest times up to 1707, along with explanatory texts

https://books.socantscot.org/digital-books/catalog/book/25

#Scottish #history #IronAge #Roman #Picts #Scots #DálRiata #Vikings #Norse #AngloSaxon #earlymedieval #medieval #latemedieval #renaissance #earlymodern

New Open-Access ebook

Atlas of Scottish History to 1707
published by the ‪Society of Antiquaries of Scotland‬

Almost 15 years in the making, the atlas contains maps, diagrams, plans, charts and tables covering the history of Scotland from the earliest times up to 1707, along with explanatory texts

https://books.socantscot.org/digital-books/catalog/book/25

#Scottish #history #IronAge #Roman #Picts #Scots #DálRiata #Vikings #Norse #AngloSaxon #earlymedieval #medieval #latemedieval #renaissance #earlymodern

New Open-Access ebook

Atlas of Scottish History to 1707
published by the ‪Society of Antiquaries of Scotland‬

Almost 15 years in the making, the atlas contains maps, diagrams, plans, charts and tables covering the history of Scotland from the earliest times up to 1707, along with explanatory texts

https://books.socantscot.org/digital-books/catalog/book/25

#Scottish #history #IronAge #Roman #Picts #Scots #DálRiata #Vikings #Norse #AngloSaxon #earlymedieval #medieval #latemedieval #renaissance #earlymodern

New Open-Access ebook

Atlas of Scottish History to 1707
published by the ‪Society of Antiquaries of Scotland‬

Almost 15 years in the making, the atlas contains maps, diagrams, plans, charts and tables covering the history of Scotland from the earliest times up to 1707, along with explanatory texts

https://books.socantscot.org/digital-books/catalog/book/25

#Scottish #history #IronAge #Roman #Picts #Scots #DálRiata #Vikings #Norse #AngloSaxon #earlymedieval #medieval #latemedieval #renaissance #earlymodern

New Open-Access ebook

Atlas of Scottish History to 1707
published by the ‪Society of Antiquaries of Scotland‬

Almost 15 years in the making, the atlas contains maps, diagrams, plans, charts and tables covering the history of Scotland from the earliest times up to 1707, along with explanatory texts

https://books.socantscot.org/digital-books/catalog/book/25

#Scottish #history #IronAge #Roman #Picts #Scots #DálRiata #Vikings #Norse #AngloSaxon #earlymedieval #medieval #latemedieval #renaissance #earlymodern

Pictish Beasts in Bronze

Remember the silver snakestone lapel pin I sometimes wear on my jacket? It was cast by MaudPunk (who also makes the great Fairford Duck pendants that Kelley likes so well). Now, with my blessing, she has used two of my Pictish- and one Viking coin-inspired animal designs to cast pendants. (The raven is from the Norse coin.) Right now they’re only for sale in bronze, but in a week or two they’ll be available in copper—and maybe silver? (Not sure about that.) Also, though I’m not sure of the timetable, she’ll cast the designs as lapel pins.

Each image below links to its Etsy sale page.

If metal isn’t your thing but linoprints are, another artist friend, Vicki Platts-Brown, is working on a couple of other images (flying heron and the boxing hares). More when I have it. And if neither metal nor paper work for you, I recently had a conversation with a ceramicist about mugs. Stay tuned!

Pictish Beasts in Bronze

Remember the silver snakestone lapel pin I sometimes wear on my jacket? It was cast by MaudPunk (who also makes the great Fairford Duck pendants that Kelley likes so well). Now, with my blessing, she has used two of my Pictish- and one Viking coin-inspired animal designs to cast pendants. (The raven is from the Norse coin.) Right now they’re only for sale in bronze, but in a week or two they’ll be available in copper—and maybe silver? (Not sure about that.) Also, though I’m not sure of the timetable, she’ll cast the designs as lapel pins.

Each image below links to its Etsy sale page.

If metal isn’t your thing but linoprints are, another artist friend, Vicki Platts-Brown, is working on a couple of other images (flying heron and the boxing hares). More when I have it. And if neither metal nor paper work for you, I recently had a conversation with a ceramicist about mugs. Stay tuned!

Pictish Beasts in Bronze

Remember the silver snakestone lapel pin I sometimes wear on my jacket? It was cast by MaudPunk (who also makes the great Fairford Duck pendants that Kelley likes so well). Now, with my blessing, she has used two of my Pictish- and one Viking coin-inspired animal designs to cast pendants. (The raven is from the Norse coin.) Right now they’re only for sale in bronze, but in a week or two they’ll be available in copper—and maybe silver? (Not sure about that.) Also, though I’m not sure of the timetable, she’ll cast the designs as lapel pins.

Each image below links to its Etsy sale page.

If metal isn’t your thing but linoprints are, another artist friend, Vicki Platts-Brown, is working on a couple of other images (flying heron and the boxing hares). More when I have it. And if neither metal nor paper work for you, I recently had a conversation with a ceramicist about mugs. Stay tuned!

“The Chief Relic of the Western World”: Columcille & the Book of Kells

From 2024: Dr Rosemary Power takes us through some of the illuminations in the Book of Kells, as an introduction to an intensely rich & integrated work of art

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iemcAIGadb4

#Scottish #literature #history #medieval #earlymedieval #bookhistory #arthistory #BookofKells

Medieval monks in Easter Ross – and not the Hebridean island of Iona – may have created the intricately decorated 1,200-year-old Book of Kells, according to researchers. A new project will explore the possibility it was created at a monastery in Portmahomack where there was a workshop turning animal hides into vellum.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r4jxj0e3jo

#Scottish #literature #medieval #earlymedieval #history #BookHistory #BookofKells #arthistory #CelticArt

The Book of Kells: Was it made in Easter Ross?
25 March, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Skye & online: free

The Book of Kells is often called the world’s most famous manuscript, but its origins are shrouded in mystery. Dr Victoria Whitworth challenges the consensus that the Book was made in the island of Iona, making a case instead for the Pictish monastery of Portmahomack.

https://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/seiminear-rannsachaidh-dr-victoria-whitworth/?lang=en

#Scottish #Irish #literature #earlymedieval #arthistory #bookhistory #BookofKells #CelticStudies

The Book of Kells: Was it made in Easter Ross?
25 March, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Skye & online: free

The Book of Kells is often called the world’s most famous manuscript, but its origins are shrouded in mystery. Dr Victoria Whitworth challenges the consensus that the Book was made in the island of Iona, making a case instead for the Pictish monastery of Portmahomack.

https://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/seiminear-rannsachaidh-dr-victoria-whitworth/?lang=en

#Scottish #Irish #literature #earlymedieval #arthistory #bookhistory #BookofKells #CelticStudies

The Book of Kells: Was it made in Easter Ross?
25 March, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Skye & online: free

The Book of Kells is often called the world’s most famous manuscript, but its origins are shrouded in mystery. Dr Victoria Whitworth challenges the consensus that the Book was made in the island of Iona, making a case instead for the Pictish monastery of Portmahomack.

https://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/seiminear-rannsachaidh-dr-victoria-whitworth/?lang=en

#Scottish #Irish #literature #earlymedieval #arthistory #bookhistory #BookofKells #CelticStudies

The Book of Kells: Was it made in Easter Ross?
25 March, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, Skye & online: free

The Book of Kells is often called the world’s most famous manuscript, but its origins are shrouded in mystery. Dr Victoria Whitworth challenges the consensus that the Book was made in the island of Iona, making a case instead for the Pictish monastery of Portmahomack.

https://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/seiminear-rannsachaidh-dr-victoria-whitworth/?lang=en

#Scottish #Irish #literature #earlymedieval #arthistory #bookhistory #BookofKells #CelticStudies

Solmōnaþ — Cake, Mud, and Lowered Hopes

It is Solmōnaþ. Cake Month. A rare cause for cheer in the damp gloom of February.

In the Anglo-Saxon calendar, Solmōnaþ sat where February is now. It marked a time when offerings were made to pagan gods, back when England was less Christian and more heathen. The idea was simple. Feed the gods and hop ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/02/01/solmonath-cake-mud-and-lowered-hopes/

#Aireyholme #Gribdale #NorthYorkMoors #EarlyMedieval #history

"Two women, one conquest, and a deadly mission where trust is the rarest currency of all."

Excerpt: Therein Lies the Pearl by Catherine Hughes

#TheCoffeePotBookClub #BlogTour #NormanConquest #AngloSaxonHistory #EarlyMedieval #StMargaret #HistoricalFiction #MedievalHistory
👉 https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/therein-lies-the-pearl-by-catherine-hughes
@cathyhughes22 @thecoffeepotbookclub

I took a trip to Deerhust a few weeks ago, visiting the Anglo-Saxon site of St Marys Church and Oddas Chapel.

While there I improvised some filming. It's taken a little while, and I wish I'd had my equipment, but the video of that visit is now live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEVJ7VMahZw

#history #anglosaxon
#england #english #englishhistory
#video #getoutside #getoutdoors
#saxon #darkages #earlymedieval
#anglosaxonhistory #albion #youtube

“If you just look at the archaeology of our top early medieval monasteries, Portmahomack stands out as exceptionally literate and book-orientated. The standard books will say there are no Pictish manuscripts. We need to flip that on its head and say that the Book of Kells is actually an exceptionally Pictish-looking manuscript.”

New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/26/new-research-may-rewrite-origins-of-the-book-of-kells-says-academic

#Scotland #Ireland #medieval #earlymedieval #Picts #Celticstudies #art #religiousart

“If you just look at the archaeology of our top early medieval monasteries, Portmahomack stands out as exceptionally literate and book-orientated. The standard books will say there are no Pictish manuscripts. We need to flip that on its head and say that the Book of Kells is actually an exceptionally Pictish-looking manuscript.”

New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/26/new-research-may-rewrite-origins-of-the-book-of-kells-says-academic

#Scotland #Ireland #medieval #earlymedieval #Picts #Celticstudies #art #religiousart

“If you just look at the archaeology of our top early medieval monasteries, Portmahomack stands out as exceptionally literate and book-orientated. The standard books will say there are no Pictish manuscripts. We need to flip that on its head and say that the Book of Kells is actually an exceptionally Pictish-looking manuscript.”

New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/26/new-research-may-rewrite-origins-of-the-book-of-kells-says-academic

#Scotland #Ireland #medieval #earlymedieval #Picts #Celticstudies #art #religiousart

“If you just look at the archaeology of our top early medieval monasteries, Portmahomack stands out as exceptionally literate and book-orientated. The standard books will say there are no Pictish manuscripts. We need to flip that on its head and say that the Book of Kells is actually an exceptionally Pictish-looking manuscript.”

New research may rewrite origins of the Book of Kells

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/sep/26/new-research-may-rewrite-origins-of-the-book-of-kells-says-academic

#Scotland #Ireland #medieval #earlymedieval #Picts #Celticstudies #art #religiousart

King Alfred’s Peace-Making Strategies with the Vikings https://www.medievalists.net/2025/02/king-alfreds-peace-making-strategies-with-the-vikings/ #Vikings #EarlyMedieval #EnglishHistory

Colmán’s Legacy: From Lindisfarne to Inishbofin (Possibly via Commondale?)

Today marks the anniversary of the death of Colmán of Lindisfarne in the year 675. A fine excuse, I thought, to wander over to Commondale, a place supposedly named after the saint. At least, that is what Tom Scott Burns claimed in The Walker’s Guide to the Cleveland Hills. But, as with most things, it is n ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=37479

#Commondale #NorthYorkMoors #EarlyMedieval #history #prehistoric

Lots of little dragon heads: This tablet woven trim is inspired by a 10th century textile fragment from Dublin. It is not a faithful reconstruction of the original. While the original is woven in brocade technique, this trim has been woven with 2 threads per tablet. It resembles the motive pretty well, though: double dragon heads, hence called Dublin Dragons.
#tabletweaving #brettchenweben #Wikinger #viking #mittelalter #medieval #reenactment #weben #weaving #earlymedieval #livinghistory #dragon

Temperature Inversions and Timetable Errors

A glorious morning on the hills south of Guisborough, the so-called top of Belmangate. While the town wallowed in cold and damp misery, those above the temperature inversion were treated to the breathtaking sight of Eston Nab and Airy Hill rising like islands from the clouds, with a diffused Brocken spectre thrown in for good measure.

Dr. ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=37071

#Guisborough #NorthYorkMoors #EarlyMedieval #etymology #Roman

A Slog up Roseberry Topping and a Nod to Pagan Roots

I could claim it was a brisk dash up Roseberry Topping this morning, but in truth, it was more of a plodding trudge. Perhaps it only felt that way because I foolishly dressed for winter, not realising it would be unseasonably warm for Christmas Eve. This is the view from the summit, looking down on Aireyholme ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=37049

#Aireyholme #ClevelandHills #NorthYorkMoors #RoseberryTopping #EarlyMedieval #history

Explore the festive side of early medieval history with the Christmas-themed issue of After Constantine! https://www.patreon.com/medievalists/shop/after-constantine-christmas-themed-issue-130212?source=storefront #journal #earlymedieval #LateAntiquity #christmas

Expand your knowledge of early medieval history with After Constantine, Issue 4—download now! https://www.patreon.com/medievalists/shop/after-constantine-issue-4-156954?source=storefront #earlymedieval

Thirteen treasures: discussion of lists of named possessions in #earlymedieval Britain, Tri Thlws ar Ddeg Ynys Brydain.
#bookstodon https://wp.me/p9xVjG-dV

‘The Chief Relic of the Western World’: Columcille & the Book of Kells
28 March, free online (booking essential)

Created two centuries after St Columba’s death, The Book of Kells is one of the great treasures of Western religious art. Dr Rosemary Power’s talk will give an introduction to the artistry & theology that shaped it.

#Scottish #Irish #literature #CelticStudies #BookofKells #medieval #earlymedieval #art #theology #religion

https://www.kilmartin.org/evening-talks

Funded PhD alert! Applications now open for an IRC-funded PhD scholarship on the EMISoS (Early Medieval Irish Scripts on Stone) project! Full details available here: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/early-irish-sean-ghaeilge/news/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-department-early-irish-maynooth-university
#PhD #EarlyIrish #CelticStudies #EarlyMedieval #InscribedStones #DigitalEpigraphy

Funded PhD alert! Applications now open for an IRC-funded PhD scholarship on the EMISoS (Early Medieval Irish Scripts on Stone) project! Full details available here: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/early-irish-sean-ghaeilge/news/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-department-early-irish-maynooth-university
#PhD #EarlyIrish #CelticStudies #EarlyMedieval #InscribedStones #DigitalEpigraphy

Funded PhD alert! Applications now open for an IRC-funded PhD scholarship on the EMISoS (Early Medieval Irish Scripts on Stone) project! Full details available here: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/early-irish-sean-ghaeilge/news/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-department-early-irish-maynooth-university
#PhD #EarlyIrish #CelticStudies #EarlyMedieval #InscribedStones #DigitalEpigraphy

Funded PhD alert! Applications now open for an IRC-funded PhD scholarship on the EMISoS (Early Medieval Irish Scripts on Stone) project! Full details available here: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/early-irish-sean-ghaeilge/news/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-department-early-irish-maynooth-university
#PhD #EarlyIrish #CelticStudies #EarlyMedieval #InscribedStones #DigitalEpigraphy

Funded PhD alert! Applications now open for an IRC-funded PhD scholarship on the EMISoS (Early Medieval Irish Scripts on Stone) project! Full details available here: https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/early-irish-sean-ghaeilge/news/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-department-early-irish-maynooth-university
#PhD #EarlyIrish #CelticStudies #EarlyMedieval #InscribedStones #DigitalEpigraphy

Beyond the Mist — The Battle of Stokesley

This morning, the air on Great Ayton Moor was crystal clear, but away in the south-west, a low mist crept up the Vale of Cleveland, making the wind turbines at Seamer look like they're levitating.

That white house yonder caught my eye. Turns out, it's Howe Hill. Now, I can therefore take a brief detour into a tale about the Saxon Battle of Stokesl ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=34818

#GreatAytonMoor #Stokesley #AngloSaxon #EarlyMedieval

Easby Moor from Roseberry Topping

The names Easby and Roseberry both derive from Old Scandinavian, but what did the Deiri tribe, nestled snugly between the Humber and the Tees rivers, call these places? Picture Deira as the precursor to Yorkshire, holding court in York.

But Deira wasn't a territorial area. It seems more like a robust dynasty. The exact genesis of this lineage has been lost ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=34679

#Aireyholme #EasbyMoor #NorthYorkMoors #EarlyMedieval

1902 wurde in Gammertingen ein reich ausgestattetes frühmittelalterliches #Grab entdeckt. Unter den Beigaben befand sich u.a. ein #Kettenhemd, das in seiner Vollständigkeit einzigartig ist. Mehr zum Grab -->
@googlearts

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/_AURXonUu4-R3Q

#Archaeology #LMWdigital #Armor #grave #earlymedieval #reconstruction @archaeodons

Wow!
#archaeology #LateAntiquity #EarlyMedieval
https://www.medievalists.net/2024/01/early-medieval-saddle-discovered-in-mongolia/

📢Applications now open for a fully-funded 4-year PhD scholarship in early Irish epigraphy! ⚠️Deadline 27 October⚠️
Full details available here: https://maynoothuniversity.ie/early-irish-sean-ghaeilge/news/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-department-early-irish-maynooth-university
#PhD #EarlyIrish #CelticStudies #EarlyMedieval #InscribedStones #DigitalEpigraphy

📢Applications now open for a fully-funded 4-year PhD scholarship in early Irish epigraphy! ⚠️Deadline 27 October⚠️
Full details available here: https://maynoothuniversity.ie/early-irish-sean-ghaeilge/news/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-department-early-irish-maynooth-university
#PhD #EarlyIrish #CelticStudies #EarlyMedieval #InscribedStones #DigitalEpigraphy

📢Applications now open for a fully-funded 4-year PhD scholarship in early Irish epigraphy! ⚠️Deadline 27 October⚠️
Full details available here: https://maynoothuniversity.ie/early-irish-sean-ghaeilge/news/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-department-early-irish-maynooth-university
#PhD #EarlyIrish #CelticStudies #EarlyMedieval #InscribedStones #DigitalEpigraphy

📢Applications now open for a fully-funded 4-year PhD scholarship in early Irish epigraphy! ⚠️Deadline 27 October⚠️
Full details available here: https://maynoothuniversity.ie/early-irish-sean-ghaeilge/news/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-department-early-irish-maynooth-university
#PhD #EarlyIrish #CelticStudies #EarlyMedieval #InscribedStones #DigitalEpigraphy

📢Applications now open for a fully-funded 4-year PhD scholarship in early Irish epigraphy! ⚠️Deadline 27 October⚠️
Full details available here: https://maynoothuniversity.ie/early-irish-sean-ghaeilge/news/fully-funded-phd-scholarship-department-early-irish-maynooth-university
#PhD #EarlyIrish #CelticStudies #EarlyMedieval #InscribedStones #DigitalEpigraphy

Today our colleague #SheridanStrang gave a great presentation about the multidisciplinary analysis of a calcified object found in a burial at the #earlymedieval #cementry of #StPeter in #vienna

#eaa2023 #StadtarchäologieWien #NHMWien #bioarchaeology

Lilla Cross – A Tale of Loyalty and Bravery

On a day that turned out so dreich that even a duck would not be happy, a journey to Lilla Cross on Fylingdales Moor might have seemed a good idea when we set off. No wind whistled across the heather, but instead there were faint echoes of woeful cries that must have reverberated through the centuries. From a time when Lilla, a devoted minister-cum-serva ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=32938

#FylingdalesMoor #NorthYorkMoors #EarlyMedieval

Aireyholme Lane — A trade route of the past?

Descending Aireyholme Lane to the farm was like being part of a time-honoured ritual, with the sheep gracefully separating like the biblical Moses parting the Red Sea. The scene held an air of timelessness, as if this track had been used since the dawn of time. But one couldn't help but wonder, when exactly was that?

It appears likely that thi ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/?p=32662

#Aireyholme #GreatAyton #NorthYorkMoors #EarlyMedieval

I'm new here. So far my handful of posts have been automatic links to my blog posts. But the Elephant Bot just suggested I introduce myself.

So: I'm Nicola, a writer (novels mostly), fighter, kitty wrangler, scholar, and queer crip. The most recent novel is SPEAR, a "queer Arthurian masterpiece for the modern age," and a new one, MENEWOOD, sequel to HILD, coming 3 October, 2023.

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Teampall Caomháin • Inis Oírr

A small stone church was established here as early as the 11th century, and it was later extended with a chancel in the 13th century.

The church has almost been entirely swallowed by the drifting sand, and has only been kept clear by the dedication and work of the islanders.

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