Silver denier of West Frankish king Charles the Bald (AD 840-77) was found in Puddington #cheshire in 1993. The coin was minted at Melle. Similar coins have been found at Llanbedrgoch in Anglesey and Cuerdale in Lancashire, suggesting trade betw. Bay of Biscay & Irish Sea #medievalsky #coins #wirral

thinking, for some reason, about this passage in mine & @lollardfish.bsky.social new book. eventually the irreconcilable lies of empire begin crashing down and people need to try to build something in its wake.

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Further burial goods of Frankish ladies from sixth-century Cologne can be inspected at the temporary exhibition of the Römisch-Germanische Museum , including an amazing gold ring in the shape of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

Old Norse really has humanity's number with these two kennings.

I was unaware of the extent of Disney duck lore, which apparently rivals Tolkien hobbit lore. There's even genealogies.

The cicada lifestyle is more appealing than ever. Hiding underground for the next 17 years only to emerge screaming, that's living the dream.

There is a fig tree with an enormous number of ripe, fresh figs here. The only problem is having to share them with large flocks of parrots, and the only problem with large flocks of parrots is that they are noisy and eat all the figs. They are real beauties, parrots and figs both.

Happy new year! To ease us into 2025 we have Dr Alexander O'Hara back for a very chill follow up episode on St Columbanus which focusses on the Irish monastic founder's own words and on his, let's say 'complicated' relationship with the Merovingians... open.spotify.com/episode/7sYK...

Scots expert sheds new light on the 'barbarian' Merovingians. They played a key role in forging early nations from the ruins of the Roman Empire, they also drew from the diversity of their time to create new communities and ideals that had a lasting impact. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2486636...

"Pagans, Rebels and Merovingians: Otherness in the Early Carolingian World"
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Goethe believed Farbenlehre, or Theory of Colors to be his masterpiece, yet it is mostly unknown. He believed he had outstripped Newton in its 1400 pages and was the greatest scientific achievement of the modern age. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_...

I got a message from my first scammer on here today. 👍

Cumbrian postman, 'Old Cooper' who walked from Kirkby Stephen to The Thrang and back, six days a week (and on three days extended to Aisgill Moor). It is said he had strong views on many subjects "which he freely offered to the valley residents as he delivered the post". I bet!

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