#british islands

[mapsontheweb]

Tribal kingdoms of Britain and Ireland, c. 40 AD.

[mostlyuk]

North Wales by Catherine

[illustratus]

Ancient Saxon Warrior Chief, British Isles.

The costume of the original inhabitants of the British islands, : from the earliest periods to the sixth century; to which is added, that of the Gothic nations on the western coasts of the Baltic, the ancestors of the Anglo-Saxons and Anglo-Danes. By Samuel Rush Meyrick and Charles Hamilton Smith, Esq.

[lettersoftherainbow]

Little Dix Bay, a deluxe resort in British Virgin Islands

[vileplumeperfume]

Little Dix Bay, a deluxe resort in British Virgin Islands

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Long considered extinct, pentl'ach has now been declared a living language and added to British Columbia's official list of First Nations languages.  The reclassification of pentl'ach (pronounced "PUNT-lutch") was the result of both linguistic and administrative work by the Qualicum First Nation on Vancouver Island's east coast, with support from the First Peoples' Cultural Council.  The Coast Salish language had been considered extinct because the last well known fluent speaker died in the 1940s.  But Mathew Andreatta, a Qualicum member and researcher with the pentl'ach revitalization project, said the language was never truly gone.  Andreatta called the reclassification "an affirmation of something that we've always known and that we've always felt." He said the move is important because it is healing for his people, but also because it opens more doors to continue revitalizing the language. 

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Tagging: @politicsofcanada

[mx-xcitement]

i was inspired by my last rb.

[artbykrp]

Soaking wet

[maureen2musings]

Forest of Ice

calibreus

[j-k-i-ng]

“The Autumn Express” by | Zach Doehler

Vancouver Island, British Columbia

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (Dutch-British, 1836-1912) Reclining nude

[mapsontheweb]

Etymology of what England called it's neighbors

[mostlyuk]

Duntulm Castle on Skye

[illustratus]

Costume of a Saxon Chief

The costume of the original inhabitants of the British islands, : from the earliest periods to the sixth century; to which is added, that of the Gothic nations on the western coasts of the Baltic, the ancestors of the Anglo-Saxons and Anglo-Danes. By Samuel Rush Meyrick and Charles Hamilton Smith, Esq.

[visitheworld]

Tofino, British Columbia / Canada (by Sara Kempner).

[strange-birdy-me]

Every Episode of Good Omens (and Inside No. 9) in 45 seconds.

Shared it for the Good Omens bit, but seriously Alasdair Beckett-King is a great comedian. Check him out.