mandag 29. desember 2014

Gerald of Wales and the Irish saints

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  This seems to me a thing to be noticed that just as the men of this country are during this mortal life more prone to anger and revenge ...
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torsdag 25. desember 2014

Mary in the Wood of Thorns - a German folksong for Christmas

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One of my favourite aspects of Christmas is the singing of carols and hymns in commemoration of the birth of Christ, and - perhaps on a...
fredag 12. desember 2014

The Psalter of Quendrada - a miracle of St Kenelm

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Kenelm holding a virginal lily From the Digby Chantry, St Augustine's Church Ramsgate, John Hardman Powell, mid-19th centu...
torsdag 4. desember 2014

Saint Sabinus the Warrior

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  In the medieval historical understanding, the early fourth century after the birth of Christ was a period that produced a great number o...
fredag 28. november 2014

The sleder way - A fifteenth-century satirical carol on mortality

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      We are soon entering Advent, a season for songs and carols. I’m very fond of the musical traditions of Christmas and its songs,...
tirsdag 18. november 2014

Orlando the Beaver

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Self-castrating beaver Royal 2 B VII , English psalter, between 1310 and 1320 Courtesy of British Library In a recent blogpo...
mandag 10. november 2014

Flores Historiarum, pt. V - Danish responses to the call for crusade

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  The Scandinavian effort in the history of the Crusades is an aspect often overlooked in the more general overviews of this movement, ...