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Early medieval northern Britain, taking in Picts, Gaels, Britons, Angles and Norse. On this day, feast days, place-names, archaeology news and book releases. Posts by Dundonian bookworm Craig. https://northages.wordpress.com/
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The Norman apse of St. Peter’s Chapel at Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland. The chapel once held the relics of King (later Saint) Oswald. 📸 My own. #WallsOnWednesday #BamburghCastle #Northumberland
February 18, 2026 at 8:41 AM
The Norman apse of St. Peter’s Chapel at Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland. The chapel once held the relics of King (later Saint) Oswald. 📸 My own. #WallsOnWednesday #BamburghCastle #Northumberland
This is a treasure 📺
February 18, 2026 at 1:13 PM
This is a treasure 📺
Feb 18: Feast of Colmán (†676), bishop of Lindisfarne 661-4. Chief proponent of the Celtic dating of Easter at the Synod of Whitby, after which he resigned. He withdrew to Iona with followers and founded a monastery on Inis Bó Finne (Inishbofin) in his native Ireland. 📸xlibber #medievalsky
February 18, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Feb 18: Feast of Colmán (†676), bishop of Lindisfarne 661-4. Chief proponent of the Celtic dating of Easter at the Synod of Whitby, after which he resigned. He withdrew to Iona with followers and founded a monastery on Inis Bó Finne (Inishbofin) in his native Ireland. 📸xlibber #medievalsky
Feb 18: Feast of Daniel (†660), bishop of Cenn Garad (Kingarth, Isle of Bute). 📸DeFacto #medievalsky
February 18, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Feb 18: Feast of Daniel (†660), bishop of Cenn Garad (Kingarth, Isle of Bute). 📸DeFacto #medievalsky
Due November. Border Land: Frontiers of Early England by Ryan Lavelle. #medievalsky
February 17, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Due November. Border Land: Frontiers of Early England by Ryan Lavelle. #medievalsky
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DAY SYMPOSIUM: CELEBRATING THE STONE OF SCONE/DESTINY on 14 March 2026 comprises a day of papers at Perth Art Gallery, between 9.00am and 6.00pm, followed by an evening wine reception to visit the Stone on display in Perth Museum Scotland. Book now www.culturepk.org.uk/event/the-st...
February 17, 2026 at 12:55 PM
DAY SYMPOSIUM: CELEBRATING THE STONE OF SCONE/DESTINY on 14 March 2026 comprises a day of papers at Perth Art Gallery, between 9.00am and 6.00pm, followed by an evening wine reception to visit the Stone on display in Perth Museum Scotland. Book now www.culturepk.org.uk/event/the-st...
Feb 17: Feast of Finán (†661), monk of Iona, bishop of Lindisfarne. Bede says Finán built a church ‘of hewn oak, thatched with reeds after the Irish manner’. He baptised Peada, king of the Middle Angles, and Sigeberht II, king of the East Saxons. Colmán succeeded him. 📸xlibber #medievalsky
February 17, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Feb 17: Feast of Finán (†661), monk of Iona, bishop of Lindisfarne. Bede says Finán built a church ‘of hewn oak, thatched with reeds after the Irish manner’. He baptised Peada, king of the Middle Angles, and Sigeberht II, king of the East Saxons. Colmán succeeded him. 📸xlibber #medievalsky
The reconstructed face of a Pictish man ‘brutally killed’ 1,400 years ago was revealed #OTD in 2017. The body of ‘Rosemarkie Man’ was found buried in a cave in the Black Isle, Ross-shire. Dundee University detailed severe head injuries inflicted by a weapon. #medievalsky
February 17, 2026 at 7:50 AM
The reconstructed face of a Pictish man ‘brutally killed’ 1,400 years ago was revealed #OTD in 2017. The body of ‘Rosemarkie Man’ was found buried in a cave in the Black Isle, Ross-shire. Dundee University detailed severe head injuries inflicted by a weapon. #medievalsky
The Law of the Innocents, Birr 697 AD: Part 2. Its resonance for the Geneva Convention. By Jim Houlihan. Blog no. 781 in the Offaly History Series. 13 February 2026 – offalyhistoryblog offalyhistoryblog.com/2026/02/13/t...
The Law of the Innocents, Birr 697 AD: Part 2. Its resonance for the Geneva Convention. By Jim Houlihan. Blog no. 781 in the Offaly History Series. 13 February 2026
Hello again. I have good reasons to write a follow up article to my blog of September 2023 on the above topic, as have Four Courts Press to produce a paperback version of my book Adomnán’s Lex Inno…
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February 16, 2026 at 12:43 PM
The Law of the Innocents, Birr 697 AD: Part 2. Its resonance for the Geneva Convention. By Jim Houlihan. Blog no. 781 in the Offaly History Series. 13 February 2026 – offalyhistoryblog offalyhistoryblog.com/2026/02/13/t...
Ælfwig was consecrated as bishop of London at York #OTD in 1014. It may have been here that the witan proposed the return of Æthelred II from exile, and that Wulfstan II, archbishop of York, delivered his Sermo Lupi ad Anglos, ‘Sermon of the Wolf to the English’. 📸Paul Lakin #medievalsky
February 16, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Ælfwig was consecrated as bishop of London at York #OTD in 1014. It may have been here that the witan proposed the return of Æthelred II from exile, and that Wulfstan II, archbishop of York, delivered his Sermo Lupi ad Anglos, ‘Sermon of the Wolf to the English’. 📸Paul Lakin #medievalsky
Oswiu, king of the Northumbrians, died #OTD 670. Kingdom reached its peak under him. He avenged his brother and predecessor Oswald by slaying Penda, pagan king of the Mercians, in battle. Aligned his Church with tonsure and liturgy of Rome at Synod of Whitby. Bamburgh Sword 7thC #medievalsky
February 15, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Oswiu, king of the Northumbrians, died #OTD 670. Kingdom reached its peak under him. He avenged his brother and predecessor Oswald by slaying Penda, pagan king of the Mercians, in battle. Aligned his Church with tonsure and liturgy of Rome at Synod of Whitby. Bamburgh Sword 7thC #medievalsky
Feb 15: Feast of Berach (Berchan) (6thC) of Cluain Chairpthe (Kilbarry, Ireland). Áedán mac Gabráin, king of Dál Riata, granted Berach his fort Eperpuill (Aberfoyle, Stirling), where the April and October market was later termed Féill Barachan, ‘Berchan’s fair’. 📸G Laird #medievalsky
February 15, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Feb 15: Feast of Berach (Berchan) (6thC) of Cluain Chairpthe (Kilbarry, Ireland). Áedán mac Gabráin, king of Dál Riata, granted Berach his fort Eperpuill (Aberfoyle, Stirling), where the April and October market was later termed Féill Barachan, ‘Berchan’s fair’. 📸G Laird #medievalsky
Inchcolm, Fife. Insula Sancti Columbae c.1123, St Colmes Ynch 1605. ‘St Columba’s island’. Gaelic inis. Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. 📸Magnus Hagdorn #medievalsky
February 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Inchcolm, Fife. Insula Sancti Columbae c.1123, St Colmes Ynch 1605. ‘St Columba’s island’. Gaelic inis. Source: Oxford Dictionary of British #PlaceNames. 📸Magnus Hagdorn #medievalsky
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For anyone who's interested @waterstones.bsky.social is running a special pre-order offer (no pun intended) on my new book about King Offa of Mercia, valid from Friday 20 Feb. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
February 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
For anyone who's interested @waterstones.bsky.social is running a special pre-order offer (no pun intended) on my new book about King Offa of Mercia, valid from Friday 20 Feb. eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Today's dog walk is the first this year where I've not thought, 'This will lead to trench foot.' There is hope.
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Today's dog walk is the first this year where I've not thought, 'This will lead to trench foot.' There is hope.
The Aberdeen Breviary Vol. I - Pars Hiemalis, ‘winter part’, was printed in Edinburgh #OTD in 1509/10. Completed by Vol. II - Pars Aestivalis, ‘summer part’, it is Scotland’s first printed book and the first to chronicle the Scottish saints’ lives. 📸National Library of Scotland #medievalsky
February 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
The Aberdeen Breviary Vol. I - Pars Hiemalis, ‘winter part’, was printed in Edinburgh #OTD in 1509/10. Completed by Vol. II - Pars Aestivalis, ‘summer part’, it is Scotland’s first printed book and the first to chronicle the Scottish saints’ lives. 📸National Library of Scotland #medievalsky
Cinaed (I) son of Alpín, king of the Picts, died at the royal centre of Fothuirtabaicht (Forteviot, Perthshire), #OTD in 858. His reign coincided with a possible Scandinavian conquest of the island portion of Dál Riata in 847. His brother Domnall succeeded him. The Forteviot Arch #medievalsky
February 13, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Cinaed (I) son of Alpín, king of the Picts, died at the royal centre of Fothuirtabaicht (Forteviot, Perthshire), #OTD in 858. His reign coincided with a possible Scandinavian conquest of the island portion of Dál Riata in 847. His brother Domnall succeeded him. The Forteviot Arch #medievalsky
A weightier tome than I was expecting. Looking forward to reading.
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
A weightier tome than I was expecting. Looking forward to reading.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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The Halton Moor Hoard was discovered by a farmer near Lancaster #OTD in 1815. It comprised a silver-gilt cup containing a silver neck-ring, 860 silver pennies and six pieces of stamped gold. It was deposited around 1025. 📸British Museum #medievalsky
February 12, 2026 at 9:35 AM
The Halton Moor Hoard was discovered by a farmer near Lancaster #OTD in 1815. It comprised a silver-gilt cup containing a silver neck-ring, 860 silver pennies and six pieces of stamped gold. It was deposited around 1025. 📸British Museum #medievalsky
Feb 12: Feast of Æthilwald (†737/40). He rose from monk to abbot at Mailros (Melrose, Scottish Borders) then succeeded Eadfrith as bishop of Lindisfarne. A compilation by him, Ymnarius Edilwaldi, may be a source of the Book of Cerne, pictured. Cynewulf succeeded him. #medievalsky
February 12, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Feb 12: Feast of Æthilwald (†737/40). He rose from monk to abbot at Mailros (Melrose, Scottish Borders) then succeeded Eadfrith as bishop of Lindisfarne. A compilation by him, Ymnarius Edilwaldi, may be a source of the Book of Cerne, pictured. Cynewulf succeeded him. #medievalsky
Dìleab nan Cruithneach / The Legacy of the Picts www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/abe...
February 12, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Dìleab nan Cruithneach / The Legacy of the Picts www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/abe...
William de St Calais of Dunholm (Durham) was one of seven bishops who joined Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, to consecrate Battle Abbey #OTD in 1094. William I, king of the English, had founded it c.1071 in part to atone for the bloodshed of the Norman Conquest. 📸Peter Urmston #medievalsky
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 AM
William de St Calais of Dunholm (Durham) was one of seven bishops who joined Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury, to consecrate Battle Abbey #OTD in 1094. William I, king of the English, had founded it c.1071 in part to atone for the bloodshed of the Norman Conquest. 📸Peter Urmston #medievalsky
Feb 11: Feast of Cædmon (†680), monk of Streanæshalch (Whitby). Cowherd who, in his advanced years, was divinely endowed with a gift for poetry and song. Bede says the scriptures were interpreted for him and he would create religious compositions beyond compare. #medievalsky
February 11, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Feb 11: Feast of Cædmon (†680), monk of Streanæshalch (Whitby). Cowherd who, in his advanced years, was divinely endowed with a gift for poetry and song. Bede says the scriptures were interpreted for him and he would create religious compositions beyond compare. #medievalsky
Iron Age Village and Early Medieval Cemetery Unearthed in Scotland archaeology.org/news/2026/02...
News - Iron Age Village and Early Medieval Cemetery Unearthed in Scotland - Archaeology Magazine
WINDHILL, SCOTLAND—During construction of a mile-long trench in advance of sewer improvements in the Highlands […]
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February 10, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Iron Age Village and Early Medieval Cemetery Unearthed in Scotland archaeology.org/news/2026/02...