On second thought let's not go to Jerusalem.

Every last one of these prince-bishoprics is crucial to the functioning of the system. I wouldn't expect you to understand.

What do you think the Holy Roman Empire was Merle?

This is extremely cool. How do you use it? Is the idea that in coast-hugging sailing you can use a portolan to plan what ports you want to hit, and double check your location with respect to them using those radial compass headings?

By the way who is getting boiled in a pot? Is that Gog and Magog up to their usual lovable hijinks?

Congratulations to Maureen Attali @mauat.bsky.social on winning yesterday's contest for best image for teaching Medieval Iberia! The image will be featured in a gallery on the MAFE website with any commentary Maureen would like to append. What conclusions could students draw from this image?

Among other things an absolutely gorgeous piece of epigraphy, the relief is so high!