Ricky Broome
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Recovering academic who just can't seem to quit
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But thank you all for bearing with me on this alphabetical countdown - LITTLE KINGDOMS IS NOW OUT (or at least, it has been for a few days / weeks depending on where you are)
More info; www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Little-Kingd...
Hope all readers enjoy!
More info; www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Little-Kingd...
Hope all readers enjoy!
Little Kingdoms
Before England, Wales, and Scotland were created, before Alfred the Great and the Great Viking Army, before even a raid on Lindisfarne, the kingdoms that…
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 1:06 PM
But thank you all for bearing with me on this alphabetical countdown - LITTLE KINGDOMS IS NOW OUT (or at least, it has been for a few days / weeks depending on where you are)
More info; www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Little-Kingd...
Hope all readers enjoy!
More info; www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Little-Kingd...
Hope all readers enjoy!
New diet fad jusy dropped: only eating food from the pelagic zone
November 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
New diet fad jusy dropped: only eating food from the pelagic zone
Me: "Fëanor at the burning of the ships. Gildor at the fall of Gondolin. Sam and Frodo on the slopes of Mount Doom. Boromir at Amon-Hen."
The session chair after 5 minutes of this: "Sorry to interrupt, but what does any of this have to do with medieval history?"
Me: "Medieval what now?"
The session chair after 5 minutes of this: "Sorry to interrupt, but what does any of this have to do with medieval history?"
Me: "Medieval what now?"
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Me: "Fëanor at the burning of the ships. Gildor at the fall of Gondolin. Sam and Frodo on the slopes of Mount Doom. Boromir at Amon-Hen."
The session chair after 5 minutes of this: "Sorry to interrupt, but what does any of this have to do with medieval history?"
Me: "Medieval what now?"
The session chair after 5 minutes of this: "Sorry to interrupt, but what does any of this have to do with medieval history?"
Me: "Medieval what now?"
Me trying to figure out how the IMC organising committee assign session numbers
a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a board with papers on it .
ALT: a man in a blue shirt and tie is pointing at a board with papers on it .
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November 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Me trying to figure out how the IMC organising committee assign session numbers
I just use an old tablet with the ReadEra app installed. Not fancy, but it does the job. The app is great for both pdf and epub.
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I just use an old tablet with the ReadEra app installed. Not fancy, but it does the job. The app is great for both pdf and epub.
Persian Versions, or Per-Versions for short
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Persian Versions, or Per-Versions for short
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But who is to say an earthwork is a linear border? Who is to say the Pictish kingdom of Cé stopped at X point and went no further?
Long have people used such marks in the landscape to find little kingdoms, often uncritically; people, instead of place, ought to be prioritised, as they once were
Long have people used such marks in the landscape to find little kingdoms, often uncritically; people, instead of place, ought to be prioritised, as they once were
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 AM
But who is to say an earthwork is a linear border? Who is to say the Pictish kingdom of Cé stopped at X point and went no further?
Long have people used such marks in the landscape to find little kingdoms, often uncritically; people, instead of place, ought to be prioritised, as they once were
Long have people used such marks in the landscape to find little kingdoms, often uncritically; people, instead of place, ought to be prioritised, as they once were
In the book they talk about an orc picnic, which, if anything, raises even more questions than the idea of an orc menu.
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
In the book they talk about an orc picnic, which, if anything, raises even more questions than the idea of an orc menu.
