torsdag 31. januar 2013

Geoffrey Hill - a selection

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I have made it a policy to keep the blog going with at least four blogposts a month, in order to ensure continued activity. However, since ...
søndag 27. januar 2013

St. Guthlac and St. Anthony

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And lead us not into temptation. But deliver us from evil - Matthew, 6:13 Yesterday I read a piece on the 7th-century saint Guthlac ...
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lørdag 19. januar 2013

Songs for St Sebastian

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The martyrdom of Saint Sebastian by Carlo Crivelli, courtesy of wikipaintings Today is St Sebastian's day, and I have for quite ...
tirsdag 15. januar 2013

Edward the Confessor at Lyddington

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Edward the Confessor features in a wide range of medieval texts encompassing the categories historiography, hagiography and liturgy. Also ...
søndag 30. desember 2012

Saintly Rivals - a brief comparison of the cults of Thomas Becket and Edward the Confessor

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Yesterday, December 29, was the feastday of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, who was killed in 1170 when four knights entered th...
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mandag 24. desember 2012

Hymn on the Morning of Christ's Nativity

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A second Christmas gift to all my readers: John Milton's Hymn on the Morning of Christ's Nativity. This epic rendition of the Ch...
søndag 23. desember 2012

God rest ye merry gentlemen

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The last few years I have become increasingly fond of English Christmas carols and Christmas hymns, owing no doubt in part to the exposure ...
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