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mediaeval
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Showing posts with label
mediaeval
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Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Walter of Châtillon: On the murder of Thomas Becket.
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When in 1170, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered at the instigation of King Henry II, the whole Western world was shock...
Thursday, 14 March 2019
Navigatio sancti Brendani abbatis: making fire on a whale.
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One of the most charming poems in Middle Dutch is De Reis van Sint Brandaan (the voyage of Saint Brendan), dating from the 12 th century....
Sunday, 17 December 2017
Pseudo-Matthew: the birth of Mary.
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In the course of the first centuries of Christianity, Mary rose to the status of almost a goddess, especially in popular devotion. No ...
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