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Reading and writing Hastings: the battle and its sources – Landscapes of the Normans
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Landscapes of the Normans. Reading and writing Hastings: the battle and its sources. Which squadron was on which flank? Did the battle start with archers? Our earliest sources are not without controversy. William of Poitiers’ biography of Duke William no longer survives in a medieval manuscript and we are dependent on early modern editions for its preservation. The. Carmen de Hastingae Proelio. William of Malmesbury focuses on explanations for the success of the Normans, describing how they spent the eve...
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A Short History of the Normans – Landscapes of the Normans
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Landscapes of the Normans. A Short History of the Normans. It has been a busy term what with marking, exams, Leeds International Medieval Congress. Session to prepare for and stopping the dark ages. Significantly it also saw the publication of two books that I have been working on for a long time, the first was. A Short History of the Normans. As part of the ‘ Short Histories’. Things then moved a bit more quickly than I intended. It is marvellous what pressure of time and getting up unfeasibly early...
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Collaborative Hincmar Project blog: November 2014
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Collaborative Hincmar Project blog. Translations of selected texts written by Archbishop Hincmar of Rheims (c. 806-882) and his contemporaries. This blog provides our draft translation of Carolingian texts, mostly linked to Hincmar of Rheims or the divorce of Lothar II and Theutberga. The texts translated are as follows:. De divortio Lotharii regis et Theutberga reginae. Ed Letha Bohringer, MGH Concilia 4, Supplementum 1) ( extracts. Full translation available from Manchester University Press. Leaving th...
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Collaborative Hincmar Project blog: September 2010
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Collaborative Hincmar Project blog. Translations of selected texts written by Archbishop Hincmar of Rheims (c. 806-882) and his contemporaries. This blog provides our draft translation of Carolingian texts, mostly linked to Hincmar of Rheims or the divorce of Lothar II and Theutberga. The texts translated are as follows:. De divortio Lotharii regis et Theutberga reginae. Ed Letha Bohringer, MGH Concilia 4, Supplementum 1) ( extracts. Full translation available from Manchester University Press. P 106] Aft...
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The Lost Fort: The Museum Park at Kalkriese
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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. The Museum Park at Kalkriese. An extended essay about the Varus battle will appear soon, taking into account new discoveries. Picture taken from the watchtower (not a Roman one, a modern building that also houses the museum. The German forests were proverbial in Latin literature, dark, impenetrable, hostile. It became a topos, a metaphor for a country that would never become a Roman province. Sure, Germany w...Are t...
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The Lost Fort: Antonine Wall World Heritage
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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. Antonine Wall World Heritage. Since several readers alerted me of the great news, I thought I'd post myself as well. The Antonine Wall, Rome's nothernmost frontier in Scotland, has received World Heritage status. Falkirk councillor, Adrian Mahoney said: "Gaining world heritage status is a major achievement and there are so many new opportunities to maximise the benefit to our local area in the future.". Para; 7:16 pm.
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The Lost Fort: Contested Imperial Fief, and A Lucky Escape - The History of Scharzfels Castle
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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. Contested Imperial Fief, and A Lucky Escape - The History of Scharzfels Castle. I've briefly touched Scharzfels castle in the southern Harz back in 2009. I've now tried to find out a bit more about its history (1) to go with another set of photos. Scharzfels Castle, view into the middle bailey. Entrance to one of the caves. Remains of a sentinel gate in the upper (third) bailey. As one of the Saxon nobles who joined...
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The Lost Fort: The legend of Alaric's burial
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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. The legend of Alaric's burial. It all started with Jordanes who provides most of the literary evidence concerning the early history of the Goths. His. De origine actibusque Getarum. 551) is a Readers Digest version of the lost History by Cassiodorus (490-585). It would not be the only time this happened. Geoffrey de Monmouth's. Does the same by connecting the House Plantagenet to King Arthur, to name just one example.
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The Lost Fort: Transformations of a Helmet
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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. Transformations of a Helmet. The oldest Roman helmet, in use already during the wars against Hannibal, is the Montefortino type. It was influenced by Celtic helmets. The Montefortino is a simple design of conical or round shape, made if iron or copper alloy (bronze, brass), sometimes tinned or silvered. The crest knob was usually made in one piece with the skull and would hold a horse tail. Weisenau helmet; Haltern.
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The Lost Fort: Isis Worship in the Ancient World - A Guest Post by Stephanie Dray
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Roman and Mediaeval History, Illlustrated Travel Journals, Mediaeval Literature, Geology. Isis Worship in the Ancient World - A Guest Post by Stephanie Dray. Stephanie Dray is the author of a forthcoming trilogy of historical fiction novels set in the Augustan Age, starting with Lily of the Nile: A Novel of Cleopatra's Daughter. Stephanie Dray is currently sponsoring the Cleopatra Literary Contest for Young Women. The deadline for which is March 1, 2011, but join her newsletter. Lily of the Nile. Certain...
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