A closer view of ruins + Bede on Bardney & St Oswald's body. Q is, was Abbey on same site as Anglo-Saxon minster?pic.twitter.com/GQ29vBWVYx
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A closer view of ruins + Bede on Bardney & St Oswald's body. Q is, was Abbey on same site as Anglo-Saxon minster?pic.twitter.com/GQ29vBWVYx
Some Anglo-Saxon/EarlyMed finds from Bardney: 9thC imitation solidus of Louis, silver ingot, 9thC Northumbrian coin:pic.twitter.com/TOE0LmuQYU
@caitlinrgreen still we visited was difficult to apprehend site as tall wild grass+++ & local railway+teahouse+abbey museum not ideal
@morangles Yes, they could more with the site, though that would need money, I guess :(
@caitlinrgreen Mind you it is on par to dismal state of Yeavering When visited it was me &the goats (appropriate)
@morangles I hope they were at least friendly goats ;)
@caitlinrgreen I will show you tonight! called them ethelburg and edwin
@caitlinrgreen Learned Osthryth&Aethelred star-cross lovers(my AU) were both relocated to Gloucester thanks to @aethelflaedfan Mercians Lady
@morangles @caitlinrgreen This should be made into a film!
@aethelflaedfan @caitlinrgreen In fact Bede should be made into a film (happy to provide synopsis since it is my novel!)
@morangles @caitlinrgreen Penda - Sean Bean, although I always imagine Penda having black hair :-/
@aethelflaedfan @caitlinrgreen He would After all, he was(inmyheadacnon) a blend of Romano-Britton&Saxon Mercia being borders w/Wealas
@morangles @aethelflaedfan Yes, makes sense, and, of course, there's all those possible Welsh etymologies/links in Mercian royal names...
@caitlinrgreen Bede is quite cryptic on what happened but fact is mercains both called them saints & Northumbria did not retaliate >theory
@caitlinrgreen anyhow we visited took plenty pics (I am a sucker abt atmosphere &monk who was waiting for us was welcoming as wood statue go
@caitlinrgreen 2 years ago visited Bardney w/Morangles Jr (good boy he humours his mum) to visit site was quite adventure as cattle in field
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