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Taking a short break to start "The Medieval Crossbow" by Stuart Ellis-Gorman. It has some fun technical material but its a bit surprising to read descriptions of battles like Arsuf 1191 or Benevento 1266 that don't describe the terrain. #histodons #medieval

Archaeoethnologica: Pagan Goddesses in Germanic World / Deusas Pagãs no Mundo Germânico

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/12/deusas-pagas-no-mundo-germanico-livro.html

#HistoryofReligions #germans #germanicreligion #goddess #matres #paganism #Medieval #theonimy #onomastics #linguistics #books #openaccess

Archaeoethnologica: Pagan Goddesses in Germanic World / Deusas Pagãs no Mundo Germânico

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/12/deusas-pagas-no-mundo-germanico-livro.html

#HistoryofReligions #germans #germanicreligion #goddess #matres #paganism #Medieval #theonimy #onomastics #linguistics #books #openaccess

Archaeoethnologica: Pagan Goddesses in Germanic World / Deusas Pagãs no Mundo Germânico

+INFO in: https://archaeoethnologica.blogspot.com/2025/12/deusas-pagas-no-mundo-germanico-livro.html

#HistoryofReligions #germans #germanicreligion #goddess #matres #paganism #Medieval #theonimy #onomastics #linguistics #books #openaccess

Illustration by William Baillie-Grohman, from Sport in Art (1913).

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c82e4521-5942-4660-baff-23e736bed0a2

#hunting #dogs #animals #archery #falconry #medieval #death #games #art #publicdomain

illustration of hunting from Baillie-Grohman's iconography

Fallen angels. Vincent of Beauvais, Speculum historiale, Bruges ca. 1455. BnF, Français 308, fol. 13r.
#medieval #MedievalArt

the d* effect...

#diaspora #effect #trolling #dandelions #blinking #medieval #animatedgif

the d* effect...

#diaspora #effect #trolling #dandelions #blinking #medieval #animatedgif

Knightly bascinets

Surprise indie game drop!

Tittivillus Teaches Typning is the ultimate educational* typing game, perfect for if you're a 12th century monk trying to get his fancy manuscript in time to please a grumpy abbot!

*not

#gamedev #indie #medieval #art #MastoArt #game #gaming #itch #demon

https://chromokun.itch.io/typning

Cover graphic for the tiny but fierce indie typing game, Tittivillus Teaches Typning. It has a lockup in medieval-looking letters on a gold label, hovering over a plush green background. The titular Tittivillus demon pokes up from somewhere offscreen, just his blue batlike horned face visible from the nose up (and a little bit of his friendly smile). His wings spread out behind him and are mostly cropped by the graphic's constraints. Regrettably, as of typing, this game does not have any purposeful built-in accessibility functions for low-vision or blind users. The general consensus on the play experience is that it's a really nice typing game but the demon (and the accompanying main gameplay conceit of typos coming back to haunt you) can go jump in a lake.

Cropped screenshot of the game, depicting the player character as a hapless monk in front of a vintage Dell computer from the early nineties. The monk is wearing soft blue robes including a snood cap and long flowing sleeves with enough room to stuff his belongings into. The monk is sitting in a chair in front of a desk with a nice green tapestry, with a chunky beige keyboard for his fingers to eventually flail over and press. The monk appears to be inside of a stylized cathedral of some sort with fancy tall gothic windows looking out on quiet darkness. The monk has a speech bubble overhead: "So if I don't make any mistakes, I don't need to worry, right?" is what he says. It has a pointer finger shaped like a medieval marginalia indicating that the player may proceed to the next bit of dialogue at any time.

Anglo-Saxon gold-and-garnet hoard discovered in England reveals early medieval jewelry and ritual practices

A set of striking Anglo-Saxon gold-and-garnet ornaments discovered on a hillside in eastern England is providing archaeologists with new views on the circulation, reuse, and sometimes deliberate removal from use of high-status jewelry during the early medieval period...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/12/anglo-saxon-hoard-reveals-medieval-jewelry-practices/

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#archaeology #archeology #anglosaxon #medieval

Anglo-Saxon gold-and-garnet hoard discovered in England reveals early medieval jewelry and ritual practices

I sang for her with my lute,
distant princess, silent love.
Between notes and sighs, my heart lived.

#love #troubadour #poetry #medieval #Mastodon

Canté para ella con mi laúd,
princesa lejana, amor silente.
Entre notas y suspiros mi corazón vivió.

#amor #trovador #poesía #medieval #Mastodon

Le Gros-Horloge (Rouen)
#rouen #medieval #noel #balade #amour

Baby #Jesus among the animals. Rudolf von Ems, Weltchronik, Regensburg ca. 1400-1410. LA, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 33, fol. 249r.
#medieval #MedievalArt

Turkish style helmet made in Germany, 1560 AD - 1580 AD

Doodle of a landsknecht mercenary (right) against a Swedish militiaman (left), drawn in 1502 AD

When you're tired of the Chr*stians ruining civilization just because the Empire's dead

Reredos
A #poetry thread for #Christmas

—

i.

A carol plays in triple time,
by Gruber, paired with Kohr’s sweet lines,
in darkened church, a midnight Mass
that dims to black once this song’s passed.

Now silent night in candle-dark,
faint dot of light. My mind embarks
on inner pathway through the screen
of gilded icons’ saintly sheen.

🧵👇🏼

#poem #poemaday #poetry #medieval #gothic #merrychristmas #photography

👁️ A Gothic reredos (icon altar screen similar to an iconostasis) above a side altar in a cathedral
📍 St. Vitus’ Cathedral, Prague
📅 9 Jun 2025
📸 Nikon D5600
⚪️ Nikkor DX 35 mm ƒ1.8G
🎞️ ISO 4000, ƒ4.5, -0.3 ev, 1/100s

Bayeux Tapestry may have been designed for mealtime viewing by medieval monks

New research presents a fresh perspective on one of medieval Europe’s most famous artifacts, suggesting the Bayeux Tapestry may have originally been intended not for a church or ceremonial hall, but for communal viewing over meals at an English monastery...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/12/bayeux-tapestry-may-have-been-designed-for-mealtime-viewing/

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#archaeology #archeology #archaeologynews #medieval #bayeuxtapestry

Bayeux Tapestry may have been designed for mealtime viewing by medieval monks

Alte Türen mit rostigen Schlössern und unterschiedlich verwitterten Farben prägen viele Häuser in Mdina. Sie stammen überwiegend aus der Barockzeit, als die „stille Stadt“ nach dem Erdbeben von 1693 umgestaltet wurde und zeigen den Übergang von normannischer zu maltesisch-arabischer Baukunst. Der Kontrast aus Holz, Metall und Kalkstein unterstreicht die Schichten der Geschichte in diesen Mauern.
08.12.2025, #Malta #Mdina #oldtown #oldcity #door #architecture #medieval #baroque [5]

#Medieval

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