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Archive for the ‘Middle Ages’ Category

St. Patrick’s Breastplate

Posted in Episcopal Church, Middle Ages, Music, Religion on May 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

A powerful hymn from Old Irish poetry

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Happy Eostre (or Easter)

Posted in English studies, Middle Ages, Religion, Words and meanings on April 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »

English is full of pagan terms which don’t make the speakers pagan

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Rambam’s ‘Guide for the Perplexed’

Posted in Middle Ages, Religion, Words and meanings on April 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Rambam isn’t a rock band but maybe it should be

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‘The best thing for being sad’

Posted in English studies, History, Job search, Middle Ages, Uncategorized, tagged on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

“The best thing for being sad,” replied Merlyn… “is to learn something.”

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‘EVERYTHING NOT FORBIDDEN IS COMPULSORY’

Posted in Astronomy, English studies, Middle Ages, Physics, Possibly neat stuff, Words and meanings on March 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

One of the great romances. And quantum mechanics. There’s a connection

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Lindisfarne

Posted in England, English studies, Middle Ages on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Viking raids against Anglo-Saxon England began on this remote island in 793

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Fan vaulting in Bath

Posted in England, Headers, Middle Ages, Photos, Travel on May 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Delicate fan vaulting in the ceiling of Bath Abbey, England

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The Salisbury spire

Posted in England, Middle Ages, Travel on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The spire of the cathedral of Salisbury is impressive from the outside but takes your breath away from the inside.

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Anglo-Saxon England (1 in a series)

Posted in English studies, Middle Ages on May 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

449-1066, R.I.P.

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