Have they been traced to a specific whale species? Thanks for sharing

Delightful; arguably the only book that ever needs to be made!

Is there a sequel ‘Thinking with Wulves in early medieval Britain’, in the works?

Sadly no mention of our boys…

Frisianbros… we lost…

If I wasn’t in Norway I’d be here

I love Elden Ring

Even in law codes, the ‘Haliwerfolc’ were afforded autonomy, a somewhat separate flow of coins, and a distinct identity and authority from Northumbria and the rest of England. They may have originated as a roaming polity through the turmoils of the Viking Age, raising questions of identity/belonging

H is for Haliwerfolcland or, for their proper title, ‘the land of the common people devoted to God’ - the territories and liberty of St Cuthbert

As I say in my book, this isn’t a ‘kingdom’ per say, nor can it be placed on a map. Rather, it is a common name that united folk in the 11-14th centuries

“Harald, stop annoying the Danes. You’ve done this for 20 years. You know it won’t get you anywhere”

Currently in Harald Hardrada’s domain I think

Or, as is possible with Elmet, it may have been a generic enough naming element that it was converged upon by lots of different groups! Sadly we will never know…

G is for the Gillingas, an obscure kin group who dwelled in what is now Ealing and the Greater London area

Perceived as rugged, forest-bound wildfolk, the Gillingas, Gumeningas, Geddingas, and other such units probably existed within the productive hinterlands of Lundenwic’s monastic estate’s

We even hear of one such, the *Ceolmundingas in a ninth century charter describing the outer environs beyond London’s extant Roman walls

Saint Eorcenwald, bizarrely remembered in a 13th c. Middle English poem, may have perambulated their domains in a cart, preaching to the ‘pagan’ wildfolk…

G is for the Gillingas, an obscure kin group who dwelled in what is now Ealing and the Greater London area

Perceived as rugged, forest-bound wildfolk, the Gillingas, Gumeningas, Geddingas, and other such units probably existed within the productive hinterlands of Lundenwic’s monastic estate’s

The more readers the merrier! Thanks for grabbing a copy Alyn it means a lot

I have no words! What a superb review, thank you to Angelina.

‘like sitting down at a pub chatting with a friend […] it mixes in humor and plenty of interesting little tidbits. You can tell an incredible amount of research went into writing it; everything is well supported by sources and analysis’

‘I would suggest this book to anyone interested in the communities that made up England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland in the medieval era […] This was an insightful read that I gained so much from.’

And from Megan Craddock, thank you!