"..a certain Abbot Hadrian, a man of African race and well versed in the holy Scriptures.....and equally skilled in the Greek and Latin tongues."

BL Cotton MS Tiberius C II; Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum; 9th century; England;f.94r
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The fifth book tells of Oethelwald who succeeded Cuthbert, man of God, in the solitary life on Farne Island.

BL Cotton MS Tiberius C II; Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum; late 8th - early 9th century; England, S.; f.126r
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Snow-free in Central Vermont.

Grey cat snuggling on an unmade bed.

Grey cat snuggling on an unmade bed glaring at the camerawoman with impatience.

I have to strip the bed, but I dont have the heart to move her.

Baking and distributing the matzot
#Passover
BL Or 2737; the 'Hispano-Moresque Haggadah'; 1275 CE-1324 CE; Spain (Castile) ff.88r, 89v @blmedieval.bsky.social

Naptime.

Who Lies in Winchester’s Medieval Mortuary Chests? - Medievalists.net Researchers at Winchester Cathedral are using DNA, radiocarbon dating, and osteology to uncover the identities of medieval kings and bishops buried in its mortuary chests.

www.medievalists.net/2026/03/who-...

Remember always to keep your pet on a lead when going for a walk!

BL Add MS 11695; The 'Silos Apocalypse'; 1091 CE-1109 CE; Spain, N; f.199v @blmedieval.bsky.social

Egyptian Archeologists Find 3,000-Year-Old Coffins of Temple Chanters in Luxor The occupants of coffins excavated at the Theban Necropolis served the Egyptian god Amun 3,000 years ago.

www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Icy at higher elevations here as Vermont Spring continues.

The first day of spring . . . in Vermont.

Skeleton in Magdeburg Cathedral is almost certainly Otto I When the sarcophagus of the former Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great sustained damage and had to be opened, researchers decided to analyze the contents. They're convinced that the remains inside are t...

amp.dw.com/en/skeleton-...

"Where did it all go wrong?"

BL Harley MS 1766; John Lydgate, The Fall of Princes (based on Giovanni Boccaccio, De casibus virorum et feminarum illustrium); c1450-c1460; Suffolk (possibly Bury St Edmunds); f.74v @blmedieval.bsky.social

What?

Def. undersused.

Congratulations! I just saw a post about this on the CMS Facebook page!

Brienne the Cat: competent and professional research "help" since 2016.

"Almost, but not really spring" strikes again in Central Vermont.