Michel Summer
@leafandstream.bsky.social
Medievalist at Heidelberg University.
'We were born in a dark age out of due time (for us). But there is this comfort: otherwise we should not know, or so much love, what we do love.' - J. R. R. Tolkien (1943)
'We were born in a dark age out of due time (for us). But there is this comfort: otherwise we should not know, or so much love, what we do love.' - J. R. R. Tolkien (1943)
Thank you very much! Delighted to hear that you found the overall argument convincing. The analysis of the charters especially owes a lot to your research on Toxandria!
November 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Thank you very much! Delighted to hear that you found the overall argument convincing. The analysis of the charters especially owes a lot to your research on Toxandria!
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To be fair, isn't that true for the majority of Latin Roman authors? I.e. our oldest surviving manuscripts being those copied by Carolingians?
October 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
To be fair, isn't that true for the majority of Latin Roman authors? I.e. our oldest surviving manuscripts being those copied by Carolingians?
Danke! Eventuell werde ich versuchen, den Text anderweitig verfügbar zu machen.
October 17, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Danke! Eventuell werde ich versuchen, den Text anderweitig verfügbar zu machen.