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In which Chretien de Troyes > modern fantasy in general
One of the things I’ve been doing with my brain in my spare time / while entering things into the government record-keeping system is madly analysing random bits of pop culture from gendered per… more →
The Naked Philologist
Viva la libertad!
jamesmckinzie wrote 4 months ago: I originally wanted to write this article as a response to someone who I felt had slighted me by cal … more →
In which Chretien de Troyes > modern fantasy in general
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highlyeccentric wrote 6 months ago: One of the things I’ve been doing with my brain in my spare time / while entering things into … more →
Grim Editions - The Grimoire of the Spirit of a Place
grimoires wrote 7 months ago: Great news for all grimoire lovers! In search of some more info on the so-called Grimoire of the Spi … more →
Kinship: in English
Sam wrote 10 months ago: Now for a brief about the word origins of kinship or familial relationship terms in the English lang … more →
Hello
Sam wrote 1 year ago: The word “hello” is used by almost every single person who has ever used the English language in any … more →
Chiefly British
pixxan wrote 1 year ago: It never fails. I will be otherwise occupied when a question occurs to me and I’m not in a position … more →
'Marvels' in the Song of Roland
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: Hello again intarwubs… it’s coming down to thesisy crunch time, and I really haven … more →
Guerilla Medievalism!
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: This I learnt today, courtesy of the Cambridge Companion to Old French Literature: During the Occupa … more →
my name
amyten wrote 1 year ago: is synonymous with philophobia filled with self-loathing, narcissism, and trepidation barely a pheno … more →
Banging Shield and Shield Together: Lesbians in Medieval French Literature
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: That got your attention, didn’t it? Instead of writing up my Gawain paper, and instead of doin … more →
Roland and Gawain- further expoundings
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: I foolishly drank red wine at Formal Dinner, and got all teary over a UNICEF presentation, and now I … more →
Gawain and Roland: Matching Pair
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: Let me test this theory out on you, O Blogosphere. France’s great hero-king, Charlemagne, had … more →
In Parentheses: Resources for Literature and Language studies
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: Courtesy of Dr Nokes, I just discovered In Parentheses, a collection of resources hosted by the Univ … more →
The Naked Philologist Brings You (Medieval) Bedroom Satisfaction
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highlyeccentric wrote 1 year ago: Let’s talk about… Medieval Sex. Which is, as anyone will tell you, one of my very favour … more →
Balmy
betheturtle wrote 1 year ago: Balmy, meaning fragrant or mild, has a complex history. It is from the Old French basme, from Latin … more →
