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bloggingjulia , to random
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Are there any other academics from the medieval studies field around here? I was wondering because most of the people here seem to be from the tech field.

Would love to connect with other academics.

ClaireFromClare ,
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@taoish Mark, I think you mean @medievodons with an "s" - much more active than the singular version!
(Maybe good to edit your post so as not to divert anyone into a fork?)
@bloggingjulia Yes lots of great historians here: welcome!

bloggingjulia OP ,
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@ClaireFromClare @taoish @medievodons Thanks a lot guys! Happy to be here. <3

BenjaminHCCarr , to random
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Some May Have Been Wiped Out by
A study of hundreds of specimens from European digs found two of that are no longer present in the continent’s waters.
https://archive.ph/w1MqJ

ClaireFromClare ,
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@BenjaminHCCarr Thanks for highlighting this analysis suggesting widespread consumption of gray & right - & the interesting , the of 1539, with its splendid illustrations of a wide range of & their diverse tactics for dealing with aggressive seafarers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carta_marina
@medievodons @histodons

greenleejw , to random
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In medieval London, everyone from kings to peasants ate eels. But by the 19th C eels had largely become a street food.

In 1851, London imported 9.8 million live eels per year (mostly from Holland). 70% went to street vendors selling hot buttered eels in poorer parts of the city.

meerlala ,
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@greenleejw these things are useful to know.

oldbookillustrations , to random
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Soldier with shield and sword.
From "Dictionnaire raisonné du mobilier français..." vol. 5 written & illustrated by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Paris: 1874 https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/bascinet-jupon/

oldbookillustrations OP ,
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@ClaireFromClare @medievodons @histodons No, and I believe it's not supposed to be anyone in particular. The picture is meant to illustrate the attire, and my guess is the chevrons are merely a fancy decorative addition. https://archive.org/details/dictionnairerai05violuoft/page/289/mode/1up

greenleejw , to random
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Some dating advice, friends: mind your eel.

The 16th C composer Thomas Whythorne wrote that maids go for looks, but widows have...um...other priorities. To court an experienced woman, he said, you "must not carry quick eels in your codpiece, but show some proof of being stiff."

mgh_muc , to random
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Now on Mastodon: The MGH.
In addition to organisational matters and MGH events we'll keep you updated about the latest issues of Deutsches Archiv, point you to our newest , , and highlight interesting in .

jqheywood ,
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@mgh_muc So glad you are here! You have made my writing possible, especially with the digital version.

Forest_Jungle_Collective , to random
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with the surviving medieval wall paintings at St Johns Duxford,

Worn depiction of two bishops
the surviving red hues of the painting of the norman chancel arch
floral embelishment fragment surviving on the white plaster

EdwardOvercoat , to random
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The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources

A few minutes ago I learned of a marvellous project to create the Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (DMNES). This is under development, although a lot now exists, but a blog is available, and is itself a rather wonderful thing:

The dictionary aims to contain all given (fore, Christian) names...

https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2023/07/28/the-dictionary-of-medieval-names-from-european-sources/

Names

natania , to random
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An assortment of some very adorable hedgehogs from illuminated manuscripts, mostly dating from the 14th and 15th c.

Snails and rabbits get a lot of attention, but personally I love the hedgehog. Especially the ones with stuff on their spines.

A standing hedgehog beside a tree, looking left.
A hedgehog, curled up, with a sublet smile. He’s facing right but looking left.

RichardIIISociety ,
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@ClaireFromClare @natania Yes, it's wonderful. And explains our favourite "Christmas" hedgehog.

ClaireFromClare ,
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@RichardIIISociety That's such a good description 🤣

  • and in another Christmas tradition, " LOOK OUT BEHIND YOU!"
    (& who's that curling up to sleep in the "D"?)

of , MS 107, f.8r, https://bvmm.irht.cnrs.fr/iiif/9684/canvas/canvas-1283590/view


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