Remains of a medieval abbey overlaid with the text 'Medieval Archaeology, Antiquity'.
The fall of Constantinople took place #OnThisDay in AD 1453, an event many see as the end of the Middle Ages #EndoftheMiddleAgesDay 🏺
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#BookologyThursday #EndofTheMiddleAgesDay: `#Guingamor is an anonymous medieval lai about a knight who leaves the court of his uncle, a king, because the queen has sent him off to hunt for a white boar. By offering a reward for the boar's head, she hopes to get rid of the protagonist Guingamor […]
Brian Boru Harp, Trinity College, photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte
#BookologyThursday #EndofTheMiddleAgesDay: `The Brian Boru harp is now a bit of a composite, having been taken apart, ‘repaired’, refurbished, updated, and then finally reassembled in what would have been its original, medieval form as it appears now.` #Celtic
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It’s May 29 and we’ve got a wild lineup:
🗻 #EverestDay 🍪 #BiscuitDay 🐊 #AlligatorDay 📎 #PaperclipDay 🧊 #PillowOnYourFridgeDay 🍷 #CoqAuVinDay 🌳 #OakAppleDay 📚 #529Day 🥜 #TigerNutDay ⚔️ #EndOfTheMiddleAgesDay
Which will you honor today? Check back for our Top 3 Days soon! 👀
#CelebrateEveryDay
Happy birthday to Sir Battlescarred!
The terrified knight of lalaloopsyland.
Rescuing Lady Stillwaiting
#lalaloopsy #lalaloopsyart #sirbattlescarred
#ladystillwaiting #ladystillwaitingxsirbattlescarred #endofthemiddleagesday
Sheela-na-Gig, Ulster Museum, photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte
#BookologyThursday #EndofTheMiddleAgesDay: `The Sheelanagig is a carving of a female figure using both hands to open and expose her vulva. They are usually to be found on churches dating from the Norman era onwards, which is strange, because Norman […]
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Bradamante valorosa (1597) by Antonio Tempesta
Bradamante at Merlin's Tomb by Alexandre-Evariste Fragonard
“May thy designs be prosperous, O chaste & noble maiden, the future mother of heroes, the glory of Italy, destined to fill the whole world with their fame. Great renowned knights shall be numbered among your descendants." 🤺
#BookologyThursday #EndofTheMiddleAgesDay #Bulfinch #Charlemagne #myth
Kildare, medieval monastic settlement, photocredit 1. Neu-Kelte
#BookologyThursday #EndofTheMiddleAgesDay: `Over time, Kildare developed into a great monastery and it became an important place of pilgrimage from the early medieval period. It was famed across Europe, but its status – and wealth – came at a price. The sited […]
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#BookologyThursday #EndofTheMiddleAgesDay: `Rathmichael Hill has a variety of highly interesting archaeological features, ranging from prehistory through to the later medieval period. With such spectacular views over Bray Head and the Irish Sea, it is easy to see why this has been such a […]
art by Warwick Goble
#EndofTheMiddleAgesDay
Join us today on #BookologyThursday as we mark the end of the Middle Ages (May 29, 1453) by celebrating with our theme:
✨🏰 ALL THINGS MEDIEVAL in Literature, Art, and Lore 🏰✨
#EndofTheMiddleAgesDay
Join us this #BookologyThursday as we mark the end of the Middle Ages (May 29, 1453) by celebrating with our theme:
✨🏰 ALL THINGS MEDIEVAL in Literature, Art, and Lore 🏰✨
#EndofTheMiddleAgesDay
Join us this #BookologyThursday as we mark the end of the Middle Ages (May 29, 1453) by celebrating with our theme:
✨🏰 ALL THINGS MEDIEVAL in Literature, Art, and Lore 🏰✨
#EndofTheMiddleAgesDay
