The Trusty Boyds https://t.co/QJIzQBdX5F
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England's spiritual birth!
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An ealdorman and his thegns on the road to Witan
By Nanobanana https://t.co/mNEcWw3EyH
By Nanobanana https://t.co/mNEcWw3EyH
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Our founding mother!
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Accounts of the Raid on Lindisfarne:
In the year 793 CE, Viking ships attacked the monastery at Lindisfarne on the east coast of England.
Below are excerpts from some accounts of the raid ⬇️
https://t.co/Oa9Q5DgWKS
Also find attached a great thread on this subject from https://t.co/pVeNVgjo87
In the year 793 CE, Viking ships attacked the monastery at Lindisfarne on the east coast of England.
Below are excerpts from some accounts of the raid ⬇️
https://t.co/Oa9Q5DgWKS
Also find attached a great thread on this subject from https://t.co/pVeNVgjo87
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At the Battle of Svolder, King Olaf Tryggvason was returning from Wendland with a small fleet when he was lured into a trap set by King Svein Forkbeard of Denmark, King Olof Skötkonung of Sweden, and Earl Eirik of Lade.
Despite being heavily outnumbered, Olaf fought fiercely on https://t.co/vaSG4ls7Bq
Despite being heavily outnumbered, Olaf fought fiercely on https://t.co/vaSG4ls7Bq
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We're going to the Battle of Crécy!
Tap the post to open your mid 14th century English archer's kit. https://t.co/T3JU6mFNcJ
Tap the post to open your mid 14th century English archer's kit. https://t.co/T3JU6mFNcJ
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Viking and Native North American Interactions:
https://t.co/FAuDw3VR3T
https://t.co/FAuDw3VR3T
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Varangian https://t.co/ymsAdlzP02
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Exeter Riddle #61
Often a noble woman, a lady, locked me
fast in a chest, sometimes she drew me up
with her hands and gave me to her husband,
her loyal lord, as she was bid.
Then he stuck his head in the heart of me,
upward from beneath, fitted it in the tight space.
If the https://t.co/4RR3vRfNE5
Often a noble woman, a lady, locked me
fast in a chest, sometimes she drew me up
with her hands and gave me to her husband,
her loyal lord, as she was bid.
Then he stuck his head in the heart of me,
upward from beneath, fitted it in the tight space.
If the https://t.co/4RR3vRfNE5
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A nasal helmet is a simple, early medieval helmet featuring a single metal strip (the "nasal") extending from the brow to protect the nose and upper face, evolving from earlier conical designs and widely used across Europe from the 9th century onward, often with a mail coif for https://t.co/iMWmYdv75d
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Emperor Justinian (San Vitale, 547 AD)
DIVINE RULE! https://t.co/ADY5nXKlHV
DIVINE RULE! https://t.co/ADY5nXKlHV
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Varangian Guard: Ex-Vikings wield rhomphaia ( curved long blade) in lamellar/scale armor. Emperor's loyal axe-men! https://t.co/lSp88L5wuN
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The Poetic Edda Völuspá (50-51)
From the east comes Hrym | with shield held high;
In giant-wrath | does the serpent writhe;
O'er the waves he twists, | and the tawny eagle
Gnaws corpses screaming; | Naglfar is loose.
O'er the sea from the north | there sails a ship
With the https://t.co/1vS05LXJK9
From the east comes Hrym | with shield held high;
In giant-wrath | does the serpent writhe;
O'er the waves he twists, | and the tawny eagle
Gnaws corpses screaming; | Naglfar is loose.
O'er the sea from the north | there sails a ship
With the https://t.co/1vS05LXJK9
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In Norse mythology, NAGLFAR “nail ship” is a boat made entirely from the fingernails and toenails of the dead. The mythical ship is foretold to carry giants and monsters to Vígríðr, the large field where the Aesir and their allies will fight the jotunn led by Loki during the https://t.co/TqpoyQWHvQ
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The god Odin battles the wolf Fenrir while other deities and their combatants fight in the background on the field Vígríðr in an illustration by Emil Doepler. (1905) https://t.co/Ssc9bTbu3f
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Iron Crown of Lombardy (c. 4th-11th c.)
Charlemagne and many kings where crowned with it. It is one of the oldest surviving medieval crowns. https://t.co/eapKjPSmqp
Charlemagne and many kings where crowned with it. It is one of the oldest surviving medieval crowns. https://t.co/eapKjPSmqp
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The only Celtic territory where a Roman legionary never stepped foot was Ireland. But even from the 8th century to the end of the 10th century it was constantly ravaged by raids from Norwegian and Danish Vikings. https://t.co/2VceNE9wEe
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In the 4th century BC a group of ancient Celtic tribes settled in Ireland, where they mixed with the local population of the island.
In the 5th-6th centuries AD, a part of these tribes, the Gaels of the Kingdom of Dalriada, crossed the Irish Sea and settled on the northwestern https://t.co/3hq2jaOEsd
In the 5th-6th centuries AD, a part of these tribes, the Gaels of the Kingdom of Dalriada, crossed the Irish Sea and settled on the northwestern https://t.co/3hq2jaOEsd
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The peoples of Scotland 600 AD https://t.co/lk6Bh9ES4n
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🌎🇺🇸 1776 “The Old Continentals, In ragged regimentals, Faltered not.” 🇺🇸📚🏛️a golden age 🐧
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The 12th July is England’s birthday, and in 2027 England, the oldest country in Western Europe, will be 1100 years old. We are planning nationwide celebrations.
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Fueling your love for the Middle Ages with daily posts. ⚔️ I'm Tim Eveland. I blog about history, post memes, and write fantasy novels. Medieval Twitter 2.0
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