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PW: Queen Cynewise of Mercia

Queen Cynewise is one of the few early Mercian queens that we have any information on at all. The only direct mention of her name is after Penda’s fall when Bede notes that Ecgfrith was not at t… more »

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PW: Queen Cynewise of Mercia — 2 comments

Michelle wrote 1 month ago: Queen Cynewise is one of the few early Mercian queens that we have any information on at all. The on … more »

Tags: Northumbria, Venerable Bede, Wessex, Medieval Kings, King Oswald, Queen & Abbesses, Mercia, Queens, King Ecgfrith

PW: King Œthelwald of Deira

Michelle wrote 5 months ago: Œthelwald son of Oswald has always been a figure of controversy. Everything we know of him comes fr … more »

Tags: Venerable Bede, Medieval Kings, Anglo-Celtic, Lindisfarne, King Oswald, Medieval Person of the Day, Mercia, battles, Deira

Augustine of Canterbury in the Liber Eliensis

Michelle wrote 5 months ago: The Liber Eliensis makes a rather startling claim for Augustine of Canterbury: ~~~ “there ha … more »

Tags: Audrey of Ely, canterbury, Wilfrid of Ripon, East Anglia, Liber Eliensis, Blessed Virgin Mary, Ely, Church of St Mary in Ely

PW: King Æthelhere of East Anglia — 4 comments

Michelle wrote 5 months ago: Æthelhere of East Anglia is an interesting figure. He was the brother and successor of King Anna so … more »

Tags: Northumbria, Venerable Bede, Wessex, Medieval Kings, Medieval Person of the Day, East Anglia, battles, Anna of East Anglia, Liber Eliensis

PW: King Ecgric of East Anglia

Michelle wrote 6 months ago: King Ecgric is a little known king of East Anglia from the late 640s to about 652. Bede tells us tha … more »

Tags: East Anglia, Medieval Kings, Medieval Person of the Day

Fantastic Family Folklore Friday: Matrilines Matter!

Michelle wrote 6 months ago: Cadwaladr the blessed is one of my favorite Old British folklore figures so I can’t leave 2007 … more »

Tags: Cadwaladr the Blessed, Cadwallon of Gwynedd, Geneaology, Gwynedd, Gwyr y Godledd, Medieval Kings, Queen & Abbesses, Old Welsh

Oswiu's Bribe to Penda and to God — 6 comments

Michelle wrote 6 months ago: Penda’s last campaign against Northumbria is one of the few scenes in Bede’s History whe … more »

Tags: Northumbria, folklore, Venerable Bede, Medieval Kings, Whitby, Mercia, battles, Britons, Bernicia

Penda Falls — 1 comment

Michelle wrote 7 months ago: Today is the anniversary of the battle of Winwæd near Leeds (15 Nov 655), where Penda of Merci … more »

Tags: battles, Ethnogenesis, King Oswald, King Oswiu, Medieval Kings, Mercia, Northumbria

King Edwin's Sister's Son — 1 comment

Michelle wrote 7 months ago: Thinking more about Willibrord’s devotion to St. Oswald and Oswald’s placement on Willib … more »

Tags: Beowulf, Bernicia, Cadwallon of Gwynedd, Deira, Edwin of Deira, Ethnogenesis, king arthur, King Ecgfrith, King Oswald

Lost Kingdom of the Month (LKM): Elmet

Michelle wrote 8 months ago: Elmet was a British kingdom located in what is today West Riding Yorkshire, with its core functions … more »

Tags: battles, Britons, Lost Kingdoms, Medieval Kings, Mercia, Northumbria, Old Welsh, Lost Dark Age kingdoms in Northern England

Cedd of Lastingham

Michelle wrote 8 months ago: Bede tells us that when Bishop Aidan came to Lindisfarne, he took twelve English boys to train as th … more »

Tags: Northumbria, Venerable Bede, Anglo-Celtic, Lindisfarne, Mercia, Content, Aidan of Lindisfarne, Aidan of Lindisfarne's first disciples

Oswine the Anti-Hero — 2 comments

Michelle wrote 10 months ago: King Oswine of Deira (Yorkshire) 20 August 651 (modern icon) Today is the anniversary of the execut … more »

Tags: Northumbria, Medieval Kings, battles, Aidan of Lindisfarne


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