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'Gather his worms to your bosom': the 1094 letter of Anselm to Gunhilda

In the hunt for early medieval nicknames throughout my PhD research, I’m forced to leaf through a number of sources that I’m less familiar with. I’ve…

Oct 2, 2023 •

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'The Sardine' and 'Wolf's Arse': Animal Nicknames in Early Medieval England

Any study of medieval nicknames is a complex act of interpretation; what did these nicknames ‘mean’?

May 26, 2023 •

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Hewald 'the White' and Hewald 'the Black': seventh century missionaries and martyrs

In the hunt for pre-Conquest nicknames, it’s easy to be drawn in by the amusing and extreme examples: the Alfred ‘Toad Testicles’ of the world.

Mar 28, 2023 •

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Thegnly buildings before the Norman Conquest

How was the built environment used to express power and status?

Jan 22, 2023 •

Food as Status before the Norman Conquest

A (mercifully) short post today, looking at the remarkably consistent use of food to express power by the elite before the Norman Conquest.

Jan 14, 2023 •

Viking Trade Weights - Danelaw Economics and Power

Explaining Viking Trade Weights 'Viking-Age’ trade weights are a widely attested phenomena in Scandinavia, but equally so in England. Manufactured in a…

Jan 8, 2023 •

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