#Beowulf

Learning that John Gardner's GRENDEL is a vicious takedown of Sartre makes me understand why I loved it even as a young prog, and already makes even the second page
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2020 had me thinking: was it THIS BAD in the year 1010? What happened then, in that palindrome-year? Let’s have a look around the world.The Nile River in #Egypt froze
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Crap about history gets published. Historians freak out. Why do we care about Wodan weddings in England? It's not like someone is publishing misleading articles about science, right?It matters. It
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I've had a quick look at this, and this is definitely welcome. We need free speech protections in universities. However, there might be a way in which the left-wing unis
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Okay, I have just a fun, somewhat silly, somewhat serious thought that I would like to share with fans of @DCComics. The disclaimer is, I know this isn't very likely.
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We've been doing a Twin Peaks Rewatch (well, for me, my partner never watched it, and I haven't seen the 2017 3rd season) and man, that show made me a
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I have thoughts about anti-establishment, counterculture thought tendencies. I want to use the term “punk” here very intentionally to refer to anything counterculture, as punk music/culture was ostensibly conceived as
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I'm not an Old English specialist, but lets talk about the Exeter riddles! For every like on this post I'll tweet a riddle, and also some thoughts about it! If
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I have a long train ride back so might as well #FGO Billy the KidAn excellent unit play-wise, coupled with the fact he’s low-cost and everyone can get him. In
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Fire Emblem, Genealogy of the Holy War/Seisen no KeifuMy second favorite game in the series. I went into the game with knowledge of the game and was still blown away.
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Witches' potions were believed to contain all sorts of disgusting ingredients. A recent trend has attempted to reinterpret these as 'secret names for herbs', an assertion for which there is
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A real map I made because I do a real degree for real people Okay, let’s explain this, because it’s mean not to. Basically, almost every language in Europe is
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Time for a small rant that I call: misinterpreting the Bayeux Tapestry.One of the biggest hinderances to understanding Anglo-Saxon - and Early Medieval warfare in general - is the Bayeux
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Let's jump in with the 5th rostertoday. Once I've got 5-7 completed,we're good for the next 10 days or so.I'm going at a slower pace these daysso as to better
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Today is the 59th birthday of the extremely talented Doug Chiang. Happy Birthday to a great artist who influences modern design!So get ready for the #DougChiangDay ! “I’ve been enamored
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Might try to do a Tolkien-ian thread for the duration of self-isolation. Maybe some Boethius too. The Sackville-Bagginses in the Hobbit and LotR were inspired by Tolkien's relatives on his
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