Medieval Templar Liturgy - Standardized or Patchwork?
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AotW: Theresa Bachhuber, 1336–1341: Ludolf of Sudheim's Travel Account on a “Rite of the Saracens” in Sicily, in: Transmediterranean History 8.1 (2026), doi.org/10.18148/tmh....

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🎨Illustrations inside/front by Matthew Jackson IG: @mtthwjcksn_arts 📷Me as a girl! #saints #IrishSaints #religion #book #author #Christian #Christianity #Catholic #medievalsky #hagiography #church #ChurchHistory #women #WomensHistory #herstory #amwriting #WritersLift #Irish #ireland #DayOfTheGirl

St Brigid & Other Amazing Irish Women is about #girlpower! Putting #herstory back into the history of the Irish church! Cheeky idea - celebrate #DayOfTheGirl by buying it for girls you know😜! 23 long stories, interesting facts, tasks, poetry, quiz & more #medievalsky columbabooks.com/shop/new-rel...

18 Feb, 11 Oct: Feasts St Fortchern of Áth Truim/ #Trim #Meath & Cell Fortcheirn in territory of Uí Drona; now #Carlow (Dr Elva Johnston). Son of Irish king & British mum. Descended from Niall of Nine Hostages. Disciple of St Patrick with St Lommán. 📷St Mary's Yellow Steeple ©Rob Hurson #medievalsky

17 Feb, 11 Oct: Feasts St Lommán of Áth Truim/ #Trim #Meath. Story he joined St Patrick (his uncle; Patrick's sister Dar Erca his mum) on voyage to Ireland, landing at estuary of River Boyne & continued in his ship as far as Trim, where he founded monastery. 📷St Mary's Abbey ©Bkwillwm #medievalsky

11 Oct: Feast Day Ss Fergna a "sound" priest, Abél mac Ada & Mo Chaidbeo, "a chaste help against the strife of the devils". Quotes from Martyrology of Gorman. Little-known saints in medieval Irish martyrologies. Unknown when & where they lived. 📷Dunlewey church, Co. Donegal ©Jam Shoots #medievalsky

Kuno Meyer (20 Dec 1858 Hamburg, Germany-11 Oct 1919 Leipzig). Scholar of Celtic philology/lit. Founded/edited 4 journals on Celtic Studies. Many texts/translations of Old & Middle Irish romances/sagas. Wrote on name origins & ancient law! Prof of the RIA. #medievalsky www.dib.ie/biography/me...

Canine conversations in a Ferial psalter (Ms. Codex 1057, fol. 16r) #medievalsky

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On the occasion of #WorldMentalHealthDay, I start a 🧵 on a medieval author, who also dealt with the treatment of mental illnesses in his work:
#ConstantinusAfricanus.
Here the opening of his treatise on melancholy from one of the early manuscripts.
#ConstantinetheAfrican
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#histmed

Wat’s Dyke - early medieval earthworks visible in the woods around Erddig National trust property near the border of Wales and England. Superb tour by Prof Howard Williams (University of Chester) the relationship of this dyke with Offa’s dyke further south is still debated #medievalsky

This is a wonderful anecdote Jeroen! Chris Wickham was one of the great medieval historians of our time. His first book Early Medieval Italy was a huge influence on me methodologically. RIP Dr Wickham. #medievalsky

Medieval treasures at the Weston Library in Oxford (ms Douce 118 6v -7t) #medievalsky

This fills a huge gap and will be really helpful for scholars wanting to expand their horizons to the eastern Mediterranean and Islamic worlds! It’s an absolutely massive work of interest for all sorts of subject. #medievalsky

Another signed copy of St Brigid & Other Amazing Irish Women in Waterstones Ballymena this morning.

Thanks to Emily for taking my photo, and for all the chat!

#books #author #Writer #WritersLift #Irish #Ireland #herstory #church #ChurchHistory #saints #medievalsky #hagiography #IrishHistory

How sad! :(
One of the best books I've read in recent years
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A peacock in a Viking ship? Oh yes! youtu.be/KmVQRmky0V8 #vikingsky #medievalsky