James T Palmer on the Early Middle Ages and Other Things
If you're interested in the kinds of things which appear on this blog, then you'll definitely be interested in this story from "Medieval Histories": http://www.medievalhistories.com/merovingian-silver-spoon-with-runes/ In brief, digs at Ichtratzheim, near Strasbourg, have unearthed a series of graves, and one of the earliest - from the late sixth century - has a lovely silver spoon… Continue reading Spoons with Runes
First a confession: while I was genuinely looking forward to this conference, for various reasons I was unable to attend the first day, so I can only offer a partial account of what happened. Nevertheless, when I did arrive on Day Two, Roger Collins assured me over coffee that Day One had been very good… Continue reading Seventh Century Colloquium: Report
