I’m pretty sure this is the grave we talked about with @downham.bsky.social on our recent podcast 😂 vikingology.substack.com/p/catching-u...
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“Time will catch us in both hands to blow away like grains of sand”

Awesome! I just requested it from ILL. I’m currently reading Bryan Ward-Perkins which I’m finding to be very good as well.

This was written in the 1890s by an American academic. The human propensity for repetition is astounding. But then again, I’m a historian so it isn’t to me. Study the past and you’ll see we have limited range.

Reynir and I wrote something fun. Check it out www.medievalists.net/2025/05/tupa...

Holiday relaxing at our Christmas tree farm