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When Bede Met Adomnan...
One of the events that Bede mentions in the Ecclesiastical History that has always fascinated me is a meeting between Bede and Adomnan in 703. Bede never specifically says that he met Adomnan, but he … more →
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St. Gregory of Tours vs. The Venerable Bede: Similarities and Differences
G G wrote 1 week ago: St. Gregory of Tours is perhaps best known for his work Historia Francorum, the History of the Frank … more →
Nechtan's Pictish Nation: 8thC Strongholds of the new religion
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cleopasbe11 wrote 2 months ago: The Pictish stronghold of Duffus near Elgin had its own stone Peterkirk in Nechtan's timeIf Pictish … more →
The Trial Of Oracles
alecstennis wrote 4 months ago: Professor Sturluson kept copious notes on everything. The following is a distilled-down synopsis, a … more →
A Notebook Entry
alecstennis wrote 4 months ago: Sturluson writes in his journal dated June 12, 1941: “These two odd prophecies. Not the first … more →
When Bede Met Adomnan...
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Michelle wrote 4 months ago: One of the events that Bede mentions in the Ecclesiastical History that has always fascinated me is … more →
Turning Points: 04/ The Monastic Rescue of the Church: Benedict's Rule (530)
halakti wrote 6 months ago: Noll presents a largely positive take on the rise of monasticism in the church. He gives the monks c … more →
2009 Jarrow Lecture
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Michelle wrote 6 months ago: This Friday, May 22 will be the annual Jarrow Lecture held at Bede’s World/St Paul’s Chu … more →
Kzoo Book Report
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Michelle wrote 6 months ago: One of the highlights of the International Congress on Medieval Studies, better known as Kzoo, is th … more →
FB: The Mystery of Urbs Iudeu
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Michelle wrote 7 months ago: James Fraser has written an interesting article on a very important seventh century English fortress … more →
Building (and rebuilding) paradigms
Michelle wrote 8 months ago: So I’m reading Fraser’s From Caledonia to Pictland, and I’ve got lots of talking p … more →
Cologne MS 106: Book of Hildebald
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Michelle wrote 8 months ago: I have written a few times about The Book of Hildebald, also known as Cologne MS 106 (here and here) … more →
Cologne MS 106: The Book of Hildebald
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Michelle wrote 8 months ago: I have written a few times about The Book of Hildebald, also known as Cologne MS 106 (here and here) … more →
Bede's use of gens
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Michelle wrote 9 months ago: So I’m reading along in Fraser’s From Caledonia to Pictland: Scotland to 795, and I … more →
Pseudo-History and Historicization
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Michelle wrote 9 months ago: After a long wait, From Caledonia to Pictland: Scotland to 795 (New Edinburgh History of Scotland) b … more →
Earliest Depiction of St. Oswald?
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Michelle wrote 11 months ago: Kentish coin, c. 720 from BBC-History. I found this coin this afternoon on the BBC History website. … more →
Sketches from Church History by S M Houghton Chapter 5
couragetotremble wrote 11 months ago: Some of us are going through Sketches from Church History by S M Houghton one small chapter at a tim … more →
LKM: Cumbria-Galloway (Solway Firth)
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Michelle wrote 11 months ago: Solway Firth map showing Cumbria and Dumfries. Whithorn is located on the large promentory on the ea … 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 →
The Grandfather Effect
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Michelle wrote 1 year ago: As I worked on this month’s lost kingdom, my mind wondered on to the grandfather effect. There … more →
