North Ages
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Early medieval northern Britain, taking in Picts, Gaels, Britons, Angles and Norse. Feast days, on this day, place-names, archaeology news and book releases. Posts by Dundonian bookworm Craig. https://northages.wordpress.com/
The C10th Castle Esplanade Hoard was discovered by workmen in Chester, Cheshire, #OTD in 1950. It comprised a small earthenware vessel filled with coins and silver bullion. 📸West Cheshire Museums #medievalsky
November 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The C10th Castle Esplanade Hoard was discovered by workmen in Chester, Cheshire, #OTD in 1950. It comprised a small earthenware vessel filled with coins and silver bullion. 📸West Cheshire Museums #medievalsky
Nov 29: Feast of Brénainn (Brendan), founder-abbot of Birra (Birr, Ireland) (†573). He intervened at a synod in Meath which ended Columba’s excommunication, and advised him to build his celebrated monastery on Iona. Also May 9. 📸August Schwerdfeger #medievalsky
November 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Nov 29: Feast of Brénainn (Brendan), founder-abbot of Birra (Birr, Ireland) (†573). He intervened at a synod in Meath which ended Columba’s excommunication, and advised him to build his celebrated monastery on Iona. Also May 9. 📸August Schwerdfeger #medievalsky
Looking forward to seeing these twisted geniuses in Edinburgh tonight.
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Looking forward to seeing these twisted geniuses in Edinburgh tonight.
The C10th Huxley Hoard was discovered by detectorist Steve Reynoldson near Huxley, Cheshire, #OTD in 2004. The 22 items of Viking silver comprise 21 arm rings and one ingot. Fragments of lead suggest the hoard may have been wrapped in a sheet of the metal. 📸Museum of Liverpool #medievalsky
November 28, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The C10th Huxley Hoard was discovered by detectorist Steve Reynoldson near Huxley, Cheshire, #OTD in 2004. The 22 items of Viking silver comprise 21 arm rings and one ingot. Fragments of lead suggest the hoard may have been wrapped in a sheet of the metal. 📸Museum of Liverpool #medievalsky
Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid, styled king of all Ireland in his obituary, died #OTD in 862. In 856, he had battled ‘heathens’ with the help of the Gallgoídil, ‘foreigner-Gaels’, a group thought to have been of mixed Scandinavian and Gaelic origin in both Scotland and Ireland. #medievalsky
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid, styled king of all Ireland in his obituary, died #OTD in 862. In 856, he had battled ‘heathens’ with the help of the Gallgoídil, ‘foreigner-Gaels’, a group thought to have been of mixed Scandinavian and Gaelic origin in both Scotland and Ireland. #medievalsky
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Just out!
As @sarahsemple.bsky.social says, '544 pages and 190 images of pure sculptural joy!'
A fantastic cast list and a tremendous achievement @ascorpus.bsky.social.
boydellandbrewer.com/book/early-m...
As @sarahsemple.bsky.social says, '544 pages and 190 images of pure sculptural joy!'
A fantastic cast list and a tremendous achievement @ascorpus.bsky.social.
boydellandbrewer.com/book/early-m...
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Just out!
As @sarahsemple.bsky.social says, '544 pages and 190 images of pure sculptural joy!'
A fantastic cast list and a tremendous achievement @ascorpus.bsky.social.
boydellandbrewer.com/book/early-m...
As @sarahsemple.bsky.social says, '544 pages and 190 images of pure sculptural joy!'
A fantastic cast list and a tremendous achievement @ascorpus.bsky.social.
boydellandbrewer.com/book/early-m...
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The Roseisle goose is the greatest of all the Pictish symbols. I don't even have a second favourite: it's Roseisle goose or nothing.
November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Roseisle goose is the greatest of all the Pictish symbols. I don't even have a second favourite: it's Roseisle goose or nothing.
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Just a quick reminder of our Public Seminar tonight, 26th November, 7pm at Perth Museum, Scotland: Treasure Trove in Perthshire by Dr Janel Fontaine. Book online....
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November 26, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Just a quick reminder of our Public Seminar tonight, 26th November, 7pm at Perth Museum, Scotland: Treasure Trove in Perthshire by Dr Janel Fontaine. Book online....
tinyurl.com/2zd6cnp8
tinyurl.com/2zd6cnp8
An oak throne drawn from a Pictish cross-slab from Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, was unveiled in Edinburgh #OTD in 2009. National Museums Scotland and distillers Glenmorangie commissioned it. Master furniture maker Adrian McCurdy built it. Sculptor Barry Grove made the footstool. #medievalsky
November 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
An oak throne drawn from a Pictish cross-slab from Fowlis Wester, Perthshire, was unveiled in Edinburgh #OTD in 2009. National Museums Scotland and distillers Glenmorangie commissioned it. Master furniture maker Adrian McCurdy built it. Sculptor Barry Grove made the footstool. #medievalsky
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
Máel Coluim (II) mac Cinaeda, king of Alba, died at Glamis, Angus, #OTD in 1034. He slew predecessor Cinaed (III) mac Duib at Monzievaird, Perthshire, in 1005, and, with Owain the Bald, king of Strat Clut (Strathclyde), crushed a Northumbrian army at the Battle of Carham in 1018. #medievalsky
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Máel Coluim (II) mac Cinaeda, king of Alba, died at Glamis, Angus, #OTD in 1034. He slew predecessor Cinaed (III) mac Duib at Monzievaird, Perthshire, in 1005, and, with Owain the Bald, king of Strat Clut (Strathclyde), crushed a Northumbrian army at the Battle of Carham in 1018. #medievalsky
Nov 24: Feast of Eanflæd (†c.704). Queen of the Northumbrians, then abbess of Streanæshalch (Whitby), which she ruled with daughter Ælfflæd. In thanks for her role at the synod in 664, Pope Vitalian sent a cross and golden key made from the fetters of SS Peter and Paul. #medievalsky
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Nov 24: Feast of Eanflæd (†c.704). Queen of the Northumbrians, then abbess of Streanæshalch (Whitby), which she ruled with daughter Ælfflæd. In thanks for her role at the synod in 664, Pope Vitalian sent a cross and golden key made from the fetters of SS Peter and Paul. #medievalsky
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons, tomorrow at 8pm on BBC Four. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
BBC Four - Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
Art historian Dr Nina Ramirez reveals the codes and messages hidden in Anglo-Saxon art.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons, tomorrow at 8pm on BBC Four. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
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An 8th century stone fragment which formed part of a saint’s shrine. The fragment was found at Jedburgh Abbey in the Scottish Borders. 📸 My own. #SundayStonework #JedburghAbbey
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 AM
An 8th century stone fragment which formed part of a saint’s shrine. The fragment was found at Jedburgh Abbey in the Scottish Borders. 📸 My own. #SundayStonework #JedburghAbbey
Eadred, king of the English, died #OTD in 955. Over the course of his reign, difficult relations with the north – Ripon Minster was torched and the Archbishop of York locked up – seemed to give way to mutual respect. Northumbria finally became a permanent part of England in 954. #medievalsky
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Eadred, king of the English, died #OTD in 955. Over the course of his reign, difficult relations with the north – Ripon Minster was torched and the Archbishop of York locked up – seemed to give way to mutual respect. Northumbria finally became a permanent part of England in 954. #medievalsky
Pope Sergius I consecrated Willibrord archbishop of the Frisians at the old church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome, #OTD in 695. He gave the Northumbrian missionary the Roman name Clemens. Early medieval Rome 📸Roberto Meneghini & Riccardo Santangeli Valenzani #medievalsky
November 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Pope Sergius I consecrated Willibrord archbishop of the Frisians at the old church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome, #OTD in 695. He gave the Northumbrian missionary the Roman name Clemens. Early medieval Rome 📸Roberto Meneghini & Riccardo Santangeli Valenzani #medievalsky
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As we move into “foreigners are cancelling Christmas in the name of political correctness” season it’s worth remember that Christmas was indeed once banned in England, by Christians and the man who enforced the ban has a statue in his honour outside the Houses of Parliament.
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
As we move into “foreigners are cancelling Christmas in the name of political correctness” season it’s worth remember that Christmas was indeed once banned in England, by Christians and the man who enforced the ban has a statue in his honour outside the Houses of Parliament.
Áed Finnliath, king of Ailech and Tara, died #OTD in 879. He was survived by his wife Máel Muire, daughter of Cináed mac Ailpín, former king of the Picts and Scots. Theirs is the only recorded marriage between an Irish king and a Pictish princess in the historical period. #medievalsky
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Áed Finnliath, king of Ailech and Tara, died #OTD in 879. He was survived by his wife Máel Muire, daughter of Cináed mac Ailpín, former king of the Picts and Scots. Theirs is the only recorded marriage between an Irish king and a Pictish princess in the historical period. #medievalsky
Ecgberht, bishop (732-5) and archbishop of York, died #OTD in 766. Brother of Northumbrian king Eadberht (737-58) and recipient of Bede’s letter of 734, which helped shape his reforms. He founded the school whose alumni included Alcuin. Ælberht succeeded him. 📸York Museums Trust #medievalsky
November 19, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Ecgberht, bishop (732-5) and archbishop of York, died #OTD in 766. Brother of Northumbrian king Eadberht (737-58) and recipient of Bede’s letter of 734, which helped shape his reforms. He founded the school whose alumni included Alcuin. Ælberht succeeded him. 📸York Museums Trust #medievalsky
Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Lars Ulrich - your boys have taken a helluva beating.
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Mads Mikkelsen, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Lars Ulrich - your boys have taken a helluva beating.
Thomas I (of Bayeux), first Norman archbishop of York and founder of the Norman cathedral, died #OTD in 1100. He once claimed to have spent a night beside the tomb of St Cuthbert, where he had received a vision and been healed of his infirmities. 📸Paul Lakin #medievalsky
November 18, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Thomas I (of Bayeux), first Norman archbishop of York and founder of the Norman cathedral, died #OTD in 1100. He once claimed to have spent a night beside the tomb of St Cuthbert, where he had received a vision and been healed of his infirmities. 📸Paul Lakin #medievalsky
Nov 18: Feast of Fergus (C8th) ‘the Pict’, bishop. He founded churches across the north and east of Scotland, and may be the Fergustus episcopus Scotiae Pictus present at the Council of Rome in 721. He was buried at Glamis, Angus, his head later translated to Scone, Perthshire. #medievalsky
November 18, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Nov 18: Feast of Fergus (C8th) ‘the Pict’, bishop. He founded churches across the north and east of Scotland, and may be the Fergustus episcopus Scotiae Pictus present at the Council of Rome in 721. He was buried at Glamis, Angus, his head later translated to Scone, Perthshire. #medievalsky
Nov 17: Feast of Hild (c.614-680), abbess. She succeeded Heiu in charge of Heruteu (Hartlepool) before founding, or refounding, Streanæshalch (Whitby), where she championed the 'Irish' dating of Easter at the synod in 664. She later founded a monastery at Hacanos (Hackness). #medievalsky
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Nov 17: Feast of Hild (c.614-680), abbess. She succeeded Heiu in charge of Heruteu (Hartlepool) before founding, or refounding, Streanæshalch (Whitby), where she championed the 'Irish' dating of Easter at the synod in 664. She later founded a monastery at Hacanos (Hackness). #medievalsky