This is my 100th blogpost on For the Wynn! In celebration of this, I am going to share a full version of a fascinating little text which I mentioned briefly in this blogpost for the British Library…| For the Wynn
“Jesus wept.” Famously the shortest verse in the Authorised English version of the Bible (John 11:35), when Jesus weeps at the death of his friend Lazarus, this is actually slightly lo…| For the Wynn
Þas þing synt earfoðe on Englisc to secganne, se we wyllað þurh Cristes fultum hig onwreon, swa wel swa we betst magon, and þas meregrota þam beforan lecgan þe þisra gyman wyllað. Þæs anes dæges w…| For the Wynn
In recent years, more and more manuscripts, artworks and museum exhibits have been digitised and made available online. But what if you could use them to make your own virtual exhibitions? Images w…| For the Wynn
I have written another blogpost for the Medieval Manuscripts blog of the British Library! This one is on a manuscript, Harley MS 2928, which we catalogued for the Polonsky England and France 700-1…| For the Wynn
As promised in earlier posts, my monograph has now been published by De Gruyter/Medieval Institute Publications! Although it is based upon my 2011 doctoral thesis, it departs from it considerably i…| For the Wynn
Four are the elements from which the rainbow takes its colours Quadricolor enim est . ex omnibus elementis in se rapit species. De celo enim trahit igneum colorem . de aquis purpureum . de aere al…| For the Wynn
‘Everyone must know their Lord’s Prayer and their creed.’ So wrote Ælfric of Eynsham in the early eleventh century. It may be for this reason, and also because churchpeople may in…| For the Wynn
Which day of the month is bad for starting a new project? How do you find possessions which have been stolen from you? What will your fortune be? Medieval people knew the answers to these questions…| For the Wynn
It’s the 29th of June, and today is the feast day of St Peter (and also of St Paul). Peter is my favourite Bible person, because he’s a bit of an idiot quite a lot of the time, but he …| For the Wynn