The news of the last week or so has certainly been the announcement of the discovery of the 7th century Anglo-Saxon "Trumpington Princess" and the blogs have been all over it. Here is a mini round-up of the coverage: I think I may have been the first blog on the story (based on the earliest... Continue Reading →
St Æthelthryth and the Virgin Mary Through the Ages
I'm experimenting with methods of putting up presentations. This one is put up through slideshare. Its conversion function doesn't seem to have liked all of my text as you can see from the title page. This is the presentation I gave at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo in May 2010. If you... Continue Reading →
Hello Eadgyth!
Earlier this week an Anglo-Saxon princess, Eadgyth, made a splash in the news. Her grave and body had been found in a German Cathedral. As the granddaughter of Alfred the Great, and half-sister of Æthelstan, first recognized king of the English, she has got the interest of historians and archaeologists in England. Being of interest... Continue Reading →
Audrey, Cuthbert and the Durham Stole
[I haven't been able to post much lately, but life seems to be getting straightened out so I hope on a regular basis back soon. It may be August before I'm back to the frequency I had last spring though. Hang in there with me...] Today is the feast of St Æthelthryth so I can't... Continue Reading →
PW: St Owine
St Owine is a somewhat malleable figure in the veneration of St Audrey. He first appears in Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People where he is a member of St Chad's household at Lichfield. Owine witnesses an exchange between Chad and an angel shortly before Chad's death. Bede goes on to explain that Owine... Continue Reading →
St Mary at Ely
[I'm going to use Audrey for St Aethelthryth because of the similarity of her name to Queen Aelfthryth.] I was reading a paper by Mary Clayton recently and she mentions that the re-dedicated house of Ely was dedicated to Sts. Mary, Peter and Audrey, but that Audrey soon became the dominant patron after the death... Continue Reading →
Heavenfield 