My Albion
A chronicle of sundry adventures in England.
søndag 31. mai 2026
A brief note against the notion of useless knowledge
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I think any fact is a good fact, in fact - Karen O'Leary, Taskmaster New Zealand S04E04 There is a common attitude that one encounters ...
lørdag 30. mai 2026
Saint Julian in a fragment - chance survivals, canonicity, and the cult of saints in medieval Scandinavia
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Much of my research deals with questions pertaining to the cult of saints in medieval Scandinavia. This is a topic that labours under the ...
onsdag 27. mai 2026
Timeslips in the fjords
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A couple of years ago, I read an interview with the British novelist Alan Garner, known for his novels blending reality and folklore. He d...
fredag 22. mai 2026
A Dublin haul
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Late April and early May, I was in Dublin for a conference. As always when abroad, I wanted to bring home some books, but this time I had ...
onsdag 29. april 2026
Reading-spots, part 10 - The wonders of Ireland
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I am in Dublin for a conference, and the journey has been long albeit relatively smooth. For reading material, I brought my copy of an ear...
søndag 26. april 2026
Questions of continuity - sacred landscapes, Stiklestad, and the Christianisation of Norway
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One of the perennial questions when teaching or researching medieval Norway is whether the introduction of Christianity was a sudden rupture...
torsdag 23. april 2026
Saint George the kneeling knight - recycling images in the 1492 Lübeck Passionael
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Today, April 23, is the feast of Saint George. He is a widespread figure in late-medieval iconography, and he is most famous for his battl...
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