Continuing my report on Barbara Yorke’s 2009 Jarrow lecture, she spent quite a bit of time on the relationship between Aldfrith and two of his good friends, Adomman and Aldhelm. How remarkable t… more →
HeavenfieldMichelle wrote 2 weeks ago: Continuing my report on Barbara Yorke’s 2009 Jarrow lecture, she spent quite a bit of time on … more →
kenbaker wrote 3 weeks ago: The Rule of the Northumbria Community - A Way for Living: This is the Rule we embrace. This is the R … more →
Michelle wrote 1 month ago: During a fall when I’ve been too busy for blogging, I got a great medieval surprise in my snai … more →
Mr Smart wrote 2 months ago: Royal Burgh of Scotland, seat of East Lothian County. The tower of its Church of St. Mary is called … more →
cleopasbe11 wrote 2 months ago: The Pictish stronghold of Duffus near Elgin had its own stone Peterkirk in Nechtan's timeIf Pictish … more →
Mr. Gold wrote 2 months ago: A British policewoman was recently arrested for moonlighting as a hooker, how dope is that? That mi … more →
vkabddm wrote 3 months ago: http://lilredtent.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/newcastle.mp3 Click to listen On the backbone of … more →
Michelle wrote 5 months ago: Humbria is a hypothetical proto-over-kingdom in the extreme. The area discussed under the term Humbr … more →
Michelle wrote 7 months ago: James Fraser has written an interesting article on a very important seventh century English fortress … more →
Michelle wrote 8 months ago: Coldingham may seem like an odd choice for a fortress britain post, but it did start out as a fortre … more →
CW wrote 8 months ago: The Millennium Bridge across the Tyne on the pound coin I made my first trip to the legendary city o … more →
rphiliph wrote 9 months ago: Canticle Christ, as a light illumine and guide me. Christ, as a shield overshadow me. Christ under m … more →
shortfinals wrote 9 months ago: Tynemouth Priory & Castle Tynemouth Priory and Castle is a most impressive ruin, seen here in th … more →
Michelle wrote 9 months ago: Bamburgh castle from the beach. Wikipedia Commons. You knew I couldn’t wait too long to do Bam … more →
Michelle wrote 11 months ago: Dunbar fortress at its height c.1400 before it was intentionally dismantled. Painting of Dunbar cast … more →
Michelle wrote 11 months ago: Solway Firth map showing Cumbria and Dumfries. Whithorn is located on the large promentory on the ea … more →
Michelle wrote 12 months ago: Updated bibliography from my old site, “Early Medieval Resources for Britain, Ireland, and Bri … more →
Michelle wrote 12 months ago: What I would like to explore today is the hypothesis that the early Bernicians were viewed as outsid … more →
Abu-Tayeb Khairdeen wrote 1 year ago: IDC is proud to present ‘Islam: Racism & Slavery’ in conjunction with Northumbria University Isl … more →