#otd 1154 Vicelinus, Bishop of Oldenburg, died. He is venerated as a saint. His bones were transferred to the church of Bordesholm Monastery, where this plate commemorates him today. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
On this day in 1772, Mary Mickanany McDermott died aged 52. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Dunmanoge, Co. Kildare, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/mcder1772
On this day in 1638, Mary Hogan Fanynge died. Her funeral entry details her father and husband. See more 17th-century funeral entries in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/fanynge
George MacDonald (1824–1905) was born #OTD, 10 Dec. Seen by many as the forefather of modern #fantasy fiction, he was a huge influence on later writers including JRR #Tolkien & #CSLewis
“The sheer imaginative force of LILITH makes nonsense of our everyday notions of ‘good writing’. MacDonald aims not to make us read, but to make us dream”
David Melville Wingrove on LILITH, MacDonald’s last – & very strange – major work
"To trace the unfamiliar to the familiar... is to understand."
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Algernon Henry Blackwood British writer of tales of mystery and the supernatural died #OTD in 1951. His two best-known stories are probably "The Willows" and "The Wendigo". Though Blackwood wrote a number of horror stories, his most typical work seeks less to frighten than to induce a sense of awe. via @wikipedia
On this day in 1683, Elinor Nugent died. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Fore (Foore), Co. Westmeath, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/nugent1683
#otd 1117 died Gertrud 'the Younger' of Brunswick, Margravine of Meissen. She was great-granddaughter of Empress Gisela and great-grandmother of Henry the Lion. Her remains lie today in the rear tomb in the crypt of Brunswick Cathedral. #medieval@medievodons#medievaldeath Pics.: WC
On this day in 1829, Sarah Ainsworth Enery Story died in Carlisle aged 33. The Journals show the inscription on a monument for her at Ballyconnell Church, Tomregan, Co. Cavan: https://tinyurl.com/story1829
#otd 1292 died John Peckham, Archbishop of Canterbury. The Franciscan had studied in Paris under Bonaventure. Later he taught there himself. Twice he debated with Thomas Aquinas. He was buried in Canterbury Cathedral. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic: Wikipedia Commons
On this day in 1777, Clues Shortt died aged 30. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Ballyburly, Co. Offaly (King's), in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/shortt1777
#otd 1254 Sinibaldo de Fieschi died as Pope Innocent IV in Naples. In 1318, Tomaso Malvito created this tomb for the deceased in the cathedral there. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons
On this day in 1809, Eleanor Doyle died aged 54. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from St. Mullin's, Co. Carlow, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/doyle1809
#otd in 1352 Pope Clement VI died and was buried in La Chaise-Dieu Abbey - with an impressive tomb. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
On this day in 1629, Redmond Nash died. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from the Church of the Holy Trinity, Fethard, Co. Tipperary, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/nash1629
“What sprang forth from Carlyle’s pen was not a dry account of the French Revolution, but a book brimming with passion and philosophy, one that offered a new style of storytelling that influenced a generation of Victorian writers.”
Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) was born #OTD, 4 Dec. His THE FRENCH REVOLUTION established him as one of the most important social & cultural commentators of his day
Merciful in the face of death: #otd 1075 Anno II of Cologne died. Shortly before his death, he lifted the ban on the rebels in his city. His bones can be found today in the Anno shrine in the Michaelsberg Abbey Church. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic.: Wikipedia Commons
On this day in 1764, Isabel Bole died aged 17. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Templepatrick graveyard, Donaghadee, Co. Down, in the Journals: https://tinyurl.com/bole1764
#otd 794 died Solus, a missionary who was later venerated as a saint. Today, the church of St. Sola (Solnhofen) houses this reliquary with some of his remains. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons Pic: Wikipedia Commons