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Dr Caitlin Green
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Dr Caitlin Green

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History, archaeology, place-names & early lit. Main research on post-Roman Britain & Anglo-Saxon England; also long-distance trade, migration & contact.

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caitlingreen.org
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    Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 22 Dec 2015

    The monstrous landscape of medieval Lincolnshire---giants, nicors & other creatures :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/12/the-monstrous-landscape-of-medieval.html …pic.twitter.com/2tS3tDOdlS

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      2. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 22 Dec 2015
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen

        Still esp like Nicarpool, Lincoln, where the Great Gowt meets Sincil Dyke, from OE nicor, 'water-monster' :)pic.twitter.com/hEnrhNZ2hL

        5 replies 17 retweets 42 likes
      3. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 24 Dec 2015
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen

        Thurspit, Alvingham (1579), on edge of Outmarsh---contains ON þurs, 'giant/ogre' etc, cf. hrímþursar, 'frost giants'pic.twitter.com/TPsPVXnMds

        10 replies 20 retweets 35 likes
      4. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 10 Jan 2016
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen

        Outside of Lincs, Hescombe (So), Hascombe (SRY), Hessenford (Co) all=OE hægtesse 'witch' :) http://www.bosworthtoller.com/017878 pic.twitter.com/ReGJw5OXee

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      5. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 16 Feb 2016
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen

        No trolls in Lindsey either, but some in West Yorkshire: Trowlers Gill/Troller's Gill, 'the troll's arse ravine' :)pic.twitter.com/98QYqzcBsb

        6 replies 17 retweets 44 likes
      6. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 31 Oct 2016
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen

        See further http://germanic.eu/Heathen-and-mythological-elements-in-English-place-names.htm … for a selection of local names referring to giants, witches and monsters from across England :)

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      1. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 22 Dec 2015
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen

        Other potentially interesting Lincs minor names incl Mathum Hill, Halton Holegate, recorded 1521, which may derive from OE māþum, 'treasure'

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      2. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 22 Dec 2015
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen

        Local names referring to such monsters not only found in Lincolnshire, ofc--see http://germanic.eu/Heathen-and-mythological-elements-in-English-place-names.htm … for a selection from across England.

        2 replies 7 retweets 10 likes
      3. Nigel Smith‏ @Nigels_Myth 22 Dec 2015
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen

        @caitlinrgreen This, just north of Littlehampton in Sussex. There were other knuckerholes in Sussex.pic.twitter.com/us0fB6of5E

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      4. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 23 Dec 2015
        Replying to @Nigels_Myth

        @Nigels_Myth Fabulous! Thank you :)

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      2. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 23 Dec 2015
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen

        From neighbouring Nottinghamshire, a poss 'Sorcerer's Stronghold' on the edge of Sherwood: http://www.caitlingreen.org/2014/11/sorcerers-stronghold-tolkien.html …pic.twitter.com/QAMGl8yjeb

        2 replies 5 retweets 15 likes
      3. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 23 Dec 2015
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen

        Teversham nr Cambridge, 'estate/homestead of the sorcerer', also intriguing & poss v early: http://www.caitlingreen.org/2014/10/anglo-saxon-socerer.html …pic.twitter.com/Niwq9xnvcq

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      2. Catherine Street‏ @CatherineEsse 21 Aug 2017
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen

        And the Nicar Pool of Lincoln in its current state 😊pic.twitter.com/eRGn0ZYLME

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 21 Aug 2017
        Replying to @CatherineEsse

        You should really photoshop some glowing eyes and a shadow below the surface onto that.... ;)

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      4. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 21 Aug 2017
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen @CatherineEsse

        How about this as a start... ;)pic.twitter.com/VXlzvGUoYW

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      5. George Rick‏ @GeorgeRick1 21 Aug 2017
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen @CatherineEsse

        Oh. It's been faked. There goes my faith in everything.

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      6. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 21 Aug 2017
        Replying to @GeorgeRick1 @CatherineEsse

        Apologies! ;)

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      1. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 22 Dec 2015
        Replying to @m39618462

        @m39618462 Absolutely! ;)

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      2. Maxim Peter Griffin‏ @maximpetergriff 22 Dec 2015
        Replying to @caitlinrgreen

        @caitlinrgreen Nice work Doc !

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      3. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 22 Dec 2015
        Replying to @maximpetergriff

        @maximpetergriff Thanks! :)

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