#MedievalTwitter

Hugh

hughxtran

Some work in progress of an illuminated I am doing for this Samhain. Allow me to “illuminate” how Medieval illuminated manuscripts were created.[ thread ] In the Medieval period, raised

Erik Wade

erik_kaars

This dude is getting ratioed to hell & back for this nonsense, & there are MANY ways he's wrong about the history of sex. BUT let's highlight something else: this

Alexandra Vukovich

AlexandraVukov1

I am attending a talk by a UK diplomat on #Russia 'Friend of the Family, of Barbarian at the Gate? Russia and the West'....read that title back to yourself and

Axel Folio, PhD, Mad Marxist beyond Thunderdome

ISASaxonists

So @erik_kaars & I are working through our book & have come across findings of African ppl (mostly female) in early England (8th-11th c.). We've searched but discovered no extensive

Erik Wade

erik_kaars

For Pride Month, I present a thread of homoerotic medieval depictions of the sign Gemini.[TW: there will be medieval images of erections down thread; yes, really](Morgan Library, MS M101, f.

Mary Ann Lund

BurtonsAnatomy

Ways you can help Leicester English:1) sign, share, and retweet the open letter from @ETreharne #AcademicTwitter #MedievalTwitter #EarlyModern #linguistics 1/https://twitter.com/ETreharne/status/1352751925817528320 2) Write to the Vice-Chan

Ben

ThugsAndMiracle

Have you ever heard of Queen Nanthilde? Because she’s kind of awesome...Yesterday I wrote about how Nanthilde may have kinda sorta started the process of making an heir without her

Erik Wade

erik_kaars

John Boswell claimed that David and Jonathan were medieval symbols of same-sex love. I don't know if that's true, but what I *have* noticed is that medieval art depicts King

Axel Folio, PhD, Mad Marxist beyond Thunderdome

ISASaxonists

For those who ask for #antiracist tips & recommended readings, I've compiled all previous threads with info in this meta-thread for easy access. Use as a resource. Bookmark to have

Erik Wade

erik_kaars

How did medieval Europeans represent same-sex desire? Was there a "gay" look? A #MedievalTwitter Thread.Caveat: there was no medieval term for queer ppl; same-sex desire didn't necessarily mark an identity.Let's

Friendless Churches

friendschurches

We have a medieval stained glass conundrum.We think this fragment at St Mary's, Hardmead, Buckinghamshire depicts a dog (but we're not sure) playing a pipe (or maybe not).#thread Could it

Axel Folio, PhD, Mad Marxist beyond Thunderdome

ISASaxonists

Interesting this 'British history' podcast muted a thread by a qualified PhD whose area of expertise is exactly what this wyte dude argues against. He's not qualified, but thinks he's

Erik Wade

erik_kaars

Medievalist here. So GOP Senator Loeffler's new ads claim she's "more conservative than Attila the Hun" & joke about killing "liberal scribes." Obv from a historical viewpoint, this is just

Erik Wade

erik_kaars

Are you an Egyptian lesbian in the 2nd or 3rd century AD? Is there a woman you want to fall in love with you? Well, you might consider summoning ghosts

Erik Wade

erik_kaars

Here's a AMAZING 12th-century Middle Irish story about lesbians accidentally having a baby. A woman asked the king to determine her baby's father, bc she hadn't sex with a man

Alexandra Vukovich

AlexandraVukov1

A short photo on the Mosaics of #HagiaSophia a book of photographs published in 1950 by the Byzantine Institute in limited number to commemorate the uncovering of the Byzantine

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