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Hana Videen
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Writer, medievalist and hoarder of words, author of THE WORDHORD: DAILY LIFE IN OLD ENGLISH and THE DEORHORD: AN OLD ENGLISH BESTIARY. (she/her)
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So I'm curious... I know this image from the De Brailes Psalter represents Gemini, but why are the twins holding a pizza? What is that supposed to be? (New College, Oxford, MS 322, f. 3r) #MedievalSky
April 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
So I'm not a Latinist and I really want to know what this says. Can anyone help? (It pertains to nothing, but I love the image and want to know what it is!)
#Latin #medievalsky
March 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Old English word of the day is bōc-gestrēon (noun): a book-treasury, library. (BOAK-yeh-STRAY-on / ˈboːk-jɛ-ˌstreːɔn) Why not add THE DEORHORD to your personal bōc-gestrēon (or that of a frēond)? It’s Blackwell's Non-Fiction BOOK OF THE MONTH!
blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...
#nonfiction
November 1, 2024 at 12:45 PM
This gange-wæfre (walker-weaver) hanging out on my screen dreams of being a word-wæfre (word-weaver)… #TheDeorhord #OldEnglish
April 19, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Today is publication day for my book THE DEORHORD: AN OLD ENGLISH BESTIARY! Welcome to the strange and delightful world of Old English animals — the ordinary, the extraordinary, the good, the bad and the baffling.
Find out more at oldenglishwordhord.com/deorhord-book/
November 2, 2023 at 2:30 PM