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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

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

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

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.
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‘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

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

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.

More about my books here:
https://nicolagriffith.com/books/

#CripLit #medieval #earlymedieval #lifescience #queerlit

Requested by @maninthewoods who mentioned folklore about cows. Not sure how well this one fits the criteria, but it's a folktale, and there's a cow in it...

This is one of the many stories about St Cuthbert that we have up here.

After Cuthbert died on the Farne Islands, his burial place became a pilgrimage site; however, Viking raids made it unsafe, so a group of monks removed his coffin and took it away.

They travelled the countryside for a long while, looking for a safe place, and there are plenty of stories about their journey, but those will have to wait for another time.

One night, a monk had a dream, or perhaps it was a holy vision, that the saint's body would be safe at Dunholme. However, none of them knew where that place was or had ever heard of it.

Soon after, they encountered two milkmaids on the road. One was looking for her good dun cow, and the other said she had seen the cow away over at Dunholme. The monks followed the milkmaids until they came to a piece of land protected by a loop of the river and by steep crags. There was the dun cow peacefully grazing, and there they knew Cuthbert's body would be safe.

They buried his coffin and built a church over it. The church became a cathedral and a city grew up. Over the years the name Dunholme became Durham, and St Cuthbert's body still rests there, thanks to a wandering dun cow.

#folklore #FolkloreThursday #Northumberland #Durham #legends #OriginMyth #StCuthbert #EarlyMedieval

If social media existed in the #EarlyMedieval period, part 2

æthlestan_69: hey heard about this new god they’re talking about, Lok (Loki)

ðustic: tell me about! More of the #LGBTQ agenda. I hear he just “Changes his gender”.

æthlestan_69: we have to save the children! We have to bring back #Woden into schools

ðustic: Amen brother! We need to teach them right from wrong, that it’s okay to cheat on your wife and that killing your family is okay.

It's #OldEnglish #WordOfTheDay time and today, in honour of #NationalStorytellingWeek we are going with

spelspreca [ᛋᛈᛖᛚᛋᛈᚱᛖᚳᚪ]:
prose-speaker; storyteller

spel(l): prose / work or prose

spreca: A speaker / one who speaks in council / Speaks with authority

Pronunciation: https://files-thefolklore-cafe.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/attachments/spelspreca.m4a

This is the title of a great storyteller, the person who tells the tales or greatness, adventure, of mourning and loss. There is no coincidence that we say stories are "spell-binding"; for the #AngloSaxons and #Jutes, telling stories were the deepest of magics. Every evocative word invoked the most powerful of spells.

#histodons #medieval #EarlyMedieval #medievodons #folklore #FolkloreThursday #Storytelling

@languagelovers
@histodons
@medievodons
@anglosaxon
@oldenglish

Accurate representation of the winter chill inside #GovanOld! 👇

You're welcome to wrap up warm and join us for booked guided tours of Glasgow's #earlymedieval sculpture collection! Just get in touch and we'll be happy to arrange your free visit ❄️ #govanstones #hogbackstone #vikings