Tweet one (with letters thorn and eth for Th's): Jesus was a carpenter in his youth and therefore his physique would not be that of a twink, thanks for coming to my TED talk Tweet two: I agree with you but you have to stop trying to bring back the eth and thorn
This week on "Overheard in a 13th c English monastery"...
Real ones never underestimate the power of obscurantist tenuous numerology
Tweet one: interesting that eight people boarded Noah's ark and there are only eight blood types. Tweet two: interesting that Jesus had 12 disciples and eggs come in cartons of 12.
::nods approvingly in Isidore of Seville at the logic of both::
Probably not based on a true story
Oof. There's sooo much to cram into so little time.
I'd try to do more with less: have them read a þattr like Thorstein Staffstruck for a glimpse of the saga world, and völuspá for a taste of Norse myth? Map key themes (feuding, legal system, compensation, etc) onto the narratives
Lord of the Rings "the beacons are lit" scene, but Gen Z'ed: Aragorn: "chat the beacon notification just hit. Gondor's asking for a carry." Theoden: say less
gondor ghosted us when the westfold got chopped
Only two settings here:
monk mode and monkey mode
I made it Dec 24. But it's aged like a fine Charles Shaw
Ted Danson Good place meme: You're paraphrasing the text. It's a lit crit insult. It's devastating. You're devastated right now.
This hits different in the age of AI
Once Dad got home
3 year old wearing a silicone Sutton Hoo mask that is comically large on his little body. His battle gear bears jelly stains from a lunchtime skirmish.
When you order a Sutton Hoo mask and it arrives while you're still at work...
Image of a French Venn diagram: chat (cat) on left, eau (water) on right, chateau (castle) in the middle. C'est ci ne pas un meme.
Hon hon hon 🚬🥖🇫🇷
Accusations of spin after the Norwegian match up at Stamford too
(for meme's sake I here assume that the Olympics were imposed by William after the previous autumn's invasion)
The curling controversy of 1067 was an unparalleled sweep
Agreed 💕
On the other hand, my wife would be... less than amused if I read from the OE hexateuch at Valentine's dinner
There are several more on abebooks from the same set (withdrawn from the Ghent U library)
As I said last week:
🥹 SO. BEAUTIFUL. 🥹
Two beautifully bound copies from the early English manuscripts in facsimile series
Title page of volume 12, the Nowell codex. Hubba hubba
I got my own Beowulf MS! It even works when the power goes out 💕
The old English illustrated hexateuch title page, with glorious full color image of Noah's ark looking like a Viking ship
MY PRECIOUSSSsssssss
Promisingly large package from DHL
OMG this is THE BIG DAY!
Graphic flaying of St Bartholomew
It's cool, the Dow is over 50,000
Excited me next to the new poster of my book cover, "Translating Hell", out in May from Manchester UP
spotted in the faculty lounge... it's getting real!
It's rood to misname a pope
This embroidery kit I saw at Leeds last summer is feeling prophetic
The Hobbit graphic novel slaps imho
I have my iPod touch in my car via USB. It's a magical tine capsule...
(that sounds super cool btw!)
But it's ✨✨internalized capitalism✨✨
