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Anglo-Saxon clothes and textiles - lost forever?

An Oxford Historian

May 8, 20214 min read

Anglo-Saxon clothes and textiles - lost forever?

How did the elite in Anglo-Saxon England use textiles and clothes to express their status and power? As an archaeologist, can we ever...

'Vikings' in the Danelaw - an Archaeological Footprint

An Oxford Historian

May 2, 202110 min read

'Vikings' in the Danelaw - an Archaeological Footprint

Did the 'Vikings' leave an archaeologically identifiable footprint in England when they settled? Can we excavate those remains and find...

Resources for Early Medieval Language Learning

An Oxford Historian

Apr 19, 20214 min read

Resources for Early Medieval Language Learning

A brief look into learning, understanding and translating four major early medieval languages - Latin, Old English, Old Norse, and Old...

Exploring Domesday Book: 3 Key Resources

An Oxford Historian

Apr 8, 20213 min read

Exploring Domesday Book: 3 Key Resources

Three free online resources to explore the people and places mentioned in Domesday Book. Domesday Book, written after William the...

Old English Bynames by G. Tengvik: Book Review

An Oxford Historian

Mar 28, 20213 min read

Old English Bynames by G. Tengvik: Book Review

Tengvik's 'Old English Bynames' is a towering contribution to the study of early medieval nicknames, and is equally valuable to both the...

An Oxford Historian

Mar 22, 20214 min read

Anglo-Saxon Emporia: an Exploration

The Emporia represent an interesting set of archaeological evidence in the 'Anglo-Saxon' world, likely representing a return to...

An Oxford Historian

Mar 16, 20212 min read

The British Museum - Sutton Hoo

The British Museum has a wonderful collection of online resources on the Sutton Hoo finds that can be explored from your computer. One of...

Experimental Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology: An Introduction

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Mar 7, 20214 min read

Experimental Archaeology and Ethnoarchaeology: An Introduction

A brief introduction to Experimental Archaeology - what it includes, how it's theoretically useful, and its major drawbacks....

Anglo-Saxon Charters - The Electronic Sawyer

An Oxford Historian

Mar 4, 20212 min read

Anglo-Saxon Charters - The Electronic Sawyer

The latest summary of free and easy-access resources for those interested in early medieval history. The Electronic Sawyer is a free...

An Oxford Historian

Feb 21, 20212 min read

Early Medieval Occupational Bynames

Another consistent theme in early medieval English naming is the presence of bynames/nicknames that reflect occupation and work. Not only...

An Oxford Historian

Feb 13, 20213 min read

Early Medieval Nicknames #2

After many requests, here is the next installment of nicknames! This is part of a series - check back at the past articles on...

An Oxford Historian

Feb 6, 20211 min read

Create Your Own Bayeux Tapestry!

Bored in lockdown or at work? Try designing your own Bayeux Tapestry! https://htck.github.io/bayeux/#!/ A new app doing the rounds on...

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Feb 6, 20213 min read

Anglo-Saxon Royal Nicknames

One of the most commonly acknowledged forms of historical nicknames are those applied to monarchs - Charles the Bald, Bloody Mary, Robert...

An Oxford Historian

Jan 23, 20215 min read

What did rich Anglo-Saxons eat?

Food is a universal, but frequently invisible to the historian. What and how did people of the past eat? Do these questions vary by...

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