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My sources | North Ages
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Early Medieval Northern Britain. A Pictish and Scottish Royal Centre. Nick Aitchison The Picts and the Scots at War. Ewan Campbell Saints and Sea-Kings. Monastery of the Picts. Thomas Owen Clancy The Triumph Tree. Scotland’s Earliest Poetry AD550-1350. David Clarke, Alice Blackwell and Martin Goldberg Early Medieval Scotland. Individuals, Communities and Ideas. Tim Clarkson Strathclyde and the Anglo-Saxons in the Viking Age. Sally Crawford Anglo-Saxon England 400-790. James Fraser The Pictish Conquest.
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Vellum: From skin to scripture | North Ages
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Early Medieval Northern Britain. Vellum: From skin to scripture. January 2, 2015. March 20, 2015. Ten years ago while excavating the site of a Pictish monastery on the outskirts of Portmahomack, Easter Ross, archaeologists made a curious discovery. Several bones from the feet of cattle, some sharpened, were found mixed with small white pebbles, a curved knife and heaps of seaweed ash. What they had discovered was a vellum workshop. In the absence of local limestone the Portmahomack community turned to th...
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A brief history of the Picts and their neighbours | North Ages
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Early Medieval Northern Britain. A brief history of the Picts and their neighbours. December 31, 2014. July 24, 2015. Britain was under Roman occupation when, in 297AD, the Picts were first recorded. A Roman writer lamented their raids, something they were still doing eight years later when referred to as ‘the Caledonians and other Picts’. Dunadd, the believed capital of Dál Riata, near Kilmartin, Argyll and Bute. As the fourth century drew to a close the wider Roman Empire was at risk both from internal...
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Who killed Eadberht’s men? | North Ages
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Early Medieval Northern Britain. Who killed Eadberht’s men? March 30, 2015. July 24, 2015. It may not have worked. Just nine days later, according to the Northumbrian. Nearly the whole army that Eadberht led from that kingdom of Alt Clut perished . That these unfortunate Englishmen were slain is almost certain. What isn’t known is who killed them. Talks of Eadberht leading his army from Ovania to Niwanbirig, that is, to. Of the treaty were agreed upon? The identification of Niwanbirig, the. Newborough-on...
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What if the past is gross? – The Object Agency
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Exploring archaeology, museology, and whether the captions really are too damn small. What if the past is gross? April 8, 2015. Are we too focussed on the aesthetic past? There are many museums around the world that emphasise the artistic quality or beauty of an object over all other aspects, but what can you do if the best history is a bit unpleasant to look at? Photo credit: Healthy and Natural World. Was found at the latrine site, along with three types of worms (Mitchell et al. 2008: 1851). COCKBURN,...
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The iron journey | North Ages
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Early Medieval Northern Britain. February 20, 2015. July 24, 2015. Now the charcoal burner would maintain a vigil lasting four or five days and nights. A nap was not an option since cracks in the earthen kiln would go unchecked and flames would sprout from such breaches. Many burners sat perched on a one-legged stool, so that if they nodded off, they toppled over. Even with a son or an assistant to take turns on watch, it meant an entirely unnatural sleep pattern. Photo credits: Foyer d’une forge. You ar...
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The Joffrey of Northumbria | North Ages
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Early Medieval Northern Britain. The Joffrey of Northumbria. January 12, 2015. July 24, 2015. He was the child king who alienated his own nobles, had bitter enemies in the north and is remembered for his wantonness. He was Osred the Joffrey Baratheon of Northumbria. Was Osred the illegitimate son his father had been? Joffrey Baratheon, a ‘draught from the same cup’ as Osred. Had he provoked Northumbrian ire by harbouring the exiled Eadwulf? Osred would have been unlikely to dismiss such a slight against ...
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Onuist: a turbulent timeline | North Ages
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Early Medieval Northern Britain. Onuist: a turbulent timeline. April 8, 2015. November 18, 2015. Mearns man Onuist son of Vurguist defeats Elphin, king of the southern Picts, at the hill of Moncrieffe (. Near Perth. Elphin regroups at. Possibly Scone, but is defeated once more and put to flight. Onuist defeats Drest, king of the northern Picts, at. Probably beside Loch Lochy, and slays him at the unidentified Druimm Derg Blathuug. Naiton had abdicated as. In 724 to join the Church. Pictland then seem...
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Exile | North Ages
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Early Medieval Northern Britain. April 15, 2015. July 26, 2015. 8220;Swa ic modsefan minne sceolde oft earmcearig eðle bidæled, freomægum feor feterum sælan.”. 8220;So I, often wretched and sorrowful, bereft of my homeland, far from noble kinsmen, have had to bind in fetters, my inmost thoughts.”. Old English poem, The Wanderer. A ‘friendless man’, doomed to walk the. The other main path open to a. The reconstructed helmet found at Sutton Hoo which many historians believe may have belonged to Rædwald.
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About | North Ages
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Early Medieval Northern Britain. I am a Scottish journalist fascinated by early medieval Britain. My profession means I am fastidious with my sources. You can be confident that what you read here is supported by the contents of my creaking bookshelves – with a little conjecture here and there. 4 thoughts on “ About. February 15, 2016 at 6:40 am. Thanks For your fantastic work . Entertaining and stirring! Liked by 1 person. February 15, 2016 at 11:18 am. Many thanks, Dan. William Shaw of Easter Lair.