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Aldfrith, Aldhelm, and Adomnan

Michelle wrote 2 weeks ago: Continuing my report on Barbara Yorke’s 2009 Jarrow lecture, she spent quite a bit of time on … more →

Tags: Adomnan of Iona, Aldhelm of Malmesbury, IONA, King Aldfrith, Wessex

Living without walls

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 →

Tags: Christianity, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Life, Listening, missionary, New Church

Ecgfrith's Heir

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 →

Tags: Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, King Aldfrith, King Ecgfrith, Lindisfarne, Jarrow Lecture 2009

HADDINGTON

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 →

Tags: encyclopedia, Royal Burgh, east lothian, Edinburgh, anglo-saxon, kingdom of Bernicia, burghal status

Nechtan's Pictish Nation: 8thC Strongholds of the new religion3 comments

cleopasbe11 wrote 2 months ago: The Pictish stronghold of Duffus near Elgin had its own stone Peterkirk in Nechtan's timeIf Pictish … more →

Tags: Early History, Pictish culture, Abercorn-on-Forth, Aberdeenshire, ANGELS, Anglia, Banffshire, będę, buchan

British Policewoman Moonlights as a Hooker

Mr. Gold wrote 2 months ago: A British policewoman was recently arrested for moonlighting as a hooker, how dope is that?  That mi … more →

Tags: Hoes, Laughs, Money, England, hooker, Hookers, Moonlighting, News, police

Talking to Jonathan Miles on BBC Radio Newcastle

vkabddm wrote 3 months ago:    http://lilredtent.wordpress.com/files/2009/08/newcastle.mp3   Click to listen On the backbone of … more →

Tags: radio, media, Interview, walking, End to End, jogle, Australia, Alzheimer's, Wilderness

The Realm of Humbria1 comment

Michelle wrote 5 months ago: Humbria is a hypothetical proto-over-kingdom in the extreme. The area discussed under the term Humbr … more →

Tags: Deira, King Æthelfrith, Lindsey, Lost Kingdoms, Mercia

FB: The Mystery of Urbs Iudeu2 comments

Michelle wrote 7 months ago: James Fraser has written an interesting article on a very important seventh century English fortress … more →

Tags: battles, Fortress Britain, King Oswiu, Penda of Mercia, Venerable Bede, Urbs Giudi, Urbs Iudeu

FB: Coludaesburg/Coldingham

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 →

Tags: Fortress Britain

No Tyne like the present4 comments

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 →

Tags: England, IT, Travel, UK, #buildingbridges09, newcastlegateshead, North of England, Records Management, River Tyne

Morning Blessing

rphiliph wrote 9 months ago: Canticle Christ, as a light illumine and guide me. Christ, as a shield overshadow me. Christ under m … more →

Tags: Blessing, Canticle

Tynemouth Priory & Castle

shortfinals wrote 9 months ago: Tynemouth Priory & Castle Tynemouth Priory and Castle is a most impressive ruin, seen here in th … more →

Tags: British Isles, Castles, England, Great Britain, Second World War, Mother House, Benedictine, Castle, coastal battery

FB: Din-Guaïroï /Bebbanburg/Bamburgh4 comments

Michelle wrote 9 months ago: Bamburgh castle from the beach. Wikipedia Commons. You knew I couldn’t wait too long to do Bam … more →

Tags: King Oswald, Britons, Bernicia, Penda of Mercia, King Æthelfrith, King Oswiu, Aidan of Lindisfarne, Gwyr y Godledd, King Ida

Berht of Dunbar?

Michelle wrote 11 months ago: Dunbar fortress at its height c.1400 before it was intentionally dismantled. Painting of Dunbar cast … more →

Tags: Adomnan of Iona, Gododdin/Lothian, IONA, King Aldfrith, King Ecgfrith, Picts, Wilfrid of Ripon, Berhtfrith, Berhtred

LKM: Cumbria-Galloway (Solway Firth)9 comments

Michelle wrote 11 months ago: Solway Firth map showing Cumbria and Dumfries. Whithorn is located on the large promentory on the ea … more →

Tags: Arthurian heroes, Bernicia, Britons, Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, king arthur, Lost Kingdoms, Medieval Kings, Ninian of Whithorn, Rheged

King Oswald Bibliography

Michelle wrote 12 months ago: Updated bibliography from my old site, “Early Medieval Resources for Britain, Ireland, and Bri … more →

Tags: Medieval Kings, King Oswald, bibliography

Bernicia from the South5 comments

Michelle wrote 12 months ago: What I would like to explore today is the hypothesis that the early Bernicians were viewed as outsid … more →

Tags: Bernicia, Dalriada, Ethnogenesis, King Ecgfrith, Lost Kingdoms, Medieval Kings, Picts, hillforts

IDC @ Diversity Week 1st - 4th December 2008

Abu-Tayeb Khairdeen wrote 1 year ago: IDC is proud to present ‘Islam: Racism & Slavery’ in conjunction with Northumbria University Isl … more →

Tags: Current Issues, racism, Islam, Muslim, University, diversity week, Slavery, Northumbria University, Student


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