Blogs about: Audrey Of Ely
Claiming St Hild
Michelle wrote 1 year ago: One of the most perplexing ‘mistakes’ in the Liber Eliensis is the claim that St Hild … more →
LKM: Bernicia/Bryneich
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Michelle wrote 1 year ago: Bamburgh from the BBC Bernicia or Bryneich? We know that the name of the kingdom was British and the … more →
Audrey, Cuthbert and the Durham Stole
Michelle wrote 1 year ago: [I haven't been able to post much lately, but life seems to be getting straightened out so I hope on … more →
Bede on the Plague
Michelle wrote 1 year ago: In John Maddicott’s article “Plague in Seventh Century England” reprinted with sli … more →
Epidemiology, Climate Change, and the Justinian Plague
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Michelle wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been reading Robert Sallares book chapter “Ecology, Evolution, and Epidemiology of … more →
PW: King Ecgfrith of Northumbria
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Michelle wrote 1 year ago: On May 20th, 685 King Ecgfrith of Northumbria fell deep in Pictland at Dunnichen to King Bridei, who … more →
Easter, Pentecost and Epiphany
Michelle wrote 1 year ago: In his description of the piety of Audrey of Ely, the Venerable Bede mentions that she didn’t … more →
PW: St Owine
Michelle wrote 1 year ago: St Owine is a somewhat malleable figure in the veneration of St Audrey. He first appears in Bede … more →
Sleepy King Ecgfrith
Michelle wrote 1 year ago: As Prof Cohen over at In the Middle is teaching Marie de France this week, I thought I would revisit … more →
Columba's Marriage Advice
Michelle wrote 1 year ago: In Adomnan’s Life of Columba he relates a curious episode that seems to be pointed directly at … more →
PW: Cynefrith, Physician of Ely
Michelle wrote 1 year ago: octors are not very common in early medieval works so Cynefrith really stands out in Bede’s Ec … more →
Bede's Book of Hymns II
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Michelle wrote 1 year ago: In my continuing quest to learn more about 8-9th century breviate psalters I’ve came across a … more →
St Mary at Ely
Michelle wrote 1 year ago: [I'm going to use Audrey for St Aethelthryth because of the similarity of her name to Queen Aelfthry … more →
Which Mary?
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Michelle wrote 1 year ago: As I mentioned in my review of Blanton’s Signs of Devotion, I decided that I need to follow up … more →
Augustine of Canterbury in the Liber Eliensis
Michelle wrote 1 year ago: The Liber Eliensis makes a rather startling claim for Augustine of Canterbury: ~~~ “there had … more →
Æthelthryth, Etheldreda, and Audrey
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Michelle wrote 1 year ago: You may have noticed that multiple names are often used for the saint of Ely — Æthelthryth, Et … more →
Impressions of Marie's Audrey
Michelle wrote 1 year ago: Some random impressions on just finishing Marie de France’s Life of Saint Audrey: Overall, it … more →
A (Middle?) English Miracle of St Audrey?
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Michelle wrote 1 year ago: Getting to the end of Marie de France’s Life of Saint Audrey (c. 1200), I come across the foll … more →
Ely's Lady Chapel
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Michelle wrote 1 year ago: Anne Rudloff Stanton. (1988) “The Virigin, the Queen, and the Cathedral: St Etheldreda of Ely … more →
