Shroud of Charlemagne, pictured in quadriga: silk, made in Constantinople 9th AD, Musée National du Moyen Âge, Paris.pic.twitter.com/OFclRqOvSj
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Embroidery from L10thC grave at Mammen, Denmark--original+drawing http://medieval.webcon.net.au/extant_mammen.html … & http://www.heatherrosejones.com/mammen/index.html …pic.twitter.com/ROH2ERAjbv
@caitlinrgreen All these are associated with the Vikings??
@Umarkarim89 No, only the last :)
@caitlinrgreen alright :) was there a character during epic of Viking incursion King Ecbert of Wessex? he was portrayed as master politician
@Umarkarim89 Yes, but earlier than the main Viking threat, which was largely dealt with by his son+grandsons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egbert_of_Wessex … :)
@caitlinrgreen ahaan right right he has portrayed as gruesome and cunning. Did Vikings ever attack Paris or across the French territories?
@caitlinrgreen ahan wow Vikings wr quite a thing of past kind of mongols of the west :) sorry i shud hv checked wikipedia myself actually:D
A 9thC Anglo-Saxon ribbon w/ gold metal thread: http://collections.lacma.org/node/231745 pic.twitter.com/8ECo28PVJu
@caitlinrgreen wow - colours still so vibrant
@JaneGrover1 stunning, isn't it! :)
St Cuthbert's stole+maniple w/ saints, E10thC--more AS embroidery via http://medieval.webcon.net.au/extant_st_cuthbert.html … & http://www.oberlin.edu/images/Art335/335-146.JPG …pic.twitter.com/pA8K0aziu6
@caitlinrgreen Durham Cathedral?
@caitlinrgreen That is very beautiful.
@caitlinrgreen thanks! Can never have too much Cuthbert
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