#Anglo normans

[oceancentury]

Norman era bishops seemed to really love talking about sodomites and the feminisation of men. And here we are almost 1000 years later.

[oldschoolfrp]

From haircut to wrapped leggings, an accurate Norman knight circa 1066 (Jim Holloway, Dragon magazine 40, August 1980) -- OK the bearded axe is more "Viking," but maybe it's a battlefield trophy, or maybe it belonged to his grandfather.

[english-history-trip]

Pages from a 13th century manuscript with depictions of the kings of England from Edward the Confessor to Edward I, accompanied by brief summaries of their reigns, along with some highlighted stories.

Edward the Confessor receiving a divine apocalyptic vision from God during an Easter banquet.

Harold II being slain by William I at the Battle of Hastings.

William II, Henry I, Stephen, and Henry II are shown in simple poses with the dates of their lives and reigns.

Richard I first in his imprisonment in Austria, then his assassination at the hands of a boy with a crossbow.

John being poisoned by a monk at Swineshead Abbey (other accounts state that he dies of dysentery).

Henry III at his coronation, symbolically holding a miniature Westminster Abbey, which was lavishly rebuilt under his reign.

Edward I, then the current king, presiding over his court; the accompanying description was either lost or never completed.

[illustratus]

The Battle of Hastings by Pierre Joubert

1982 Au temps des Vikings - Les Normands de Guillaume le Bâtard (1982 Viking Age - William the Bastard's Normans)

[amarkofcain]

reject coffee shop au embrace medieval au

[tchaikovskaya]

If u will allow me to say something elitist and dismissive and frankly a little mean…

[ancientorigins]

The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was a pivotal moment in English history. The Norman’s victory led to massive societal and cultural changes, shaping the nation for centuries to come.

[elysabeththequeene]

once again thinking about how in disney's robin hood (1973), prince john and richard the lionheart are depicted as lions which obviously means that eleanor of aquitaine in that universe is a lioness.

[oldschoolfrp]

The wizard takes point, ever alert for hidden dungeons and enemies in unexpected places (Bryan Hinnen wrote and illustrated The Mines of Custalcon, Wilderness Book One for the Wilderlands of High Fantasy / City-State D&D campaign, Judges Guild, 1979)

[royllowarch]

Salisbury Cathedral by Roy Llowarch Via Flickr: Travelled up to Salisbury today to revisit the wonderful cathedral. It has the tallest spire in the United Kingdom. I climbed to the top of the spire last time I visited back in 2014. The tower is not open at the moment due to Covid-19 rules on social distancing. Salisbury cathedral is one of our newer Norman cathedrals as it was not built until 1220AD. Sadly the weather today as you can see was cloudy and overcast. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Cathedral

[illustratus]

Edith Swanneck discovering King Harold's body after the Battle of Hastings

by Horace Vernet

[chasedbybuildings]

Exterior wall decoration, Stoke-sub-Hamdon church (Somerset, England), c. 11th century CE.

This chuch is not too far from the school I went to from 1980-85. We would occasionally got to services here. Dragon folklore is quite thick on the ground in south Somerset and, although this creature is usually described as dragon, it is a wyvern. I've always liked how its tongue seems to be grabbing at the warrior's sword.

[stairnaheireann]

#OTD in 1366 – The Statutes of Kilkenny are passed in an attempt to prevent Norman settlers becoming ‘more Irish than the Irish themselves’.

The Anglo-Irish parliament met in Kilkenny and produced a body of royal decrees that became known as the Statutes of Kilkenny. The statutes aimed to prevent English colonists living in Ireland from adopting Irish culture and mandated that the Irish conform to English customs before they could obtain certain social, legal, and religious rights. In particular, the statutes prohibited marriage…

[dailymanuscript]

Folio 1 recto, de Brailes Hours