Lovely 15thC pilgrim's badge depicting a miracle of the 7thC Mercian abbess St Werburg! :)https://twitter.com/Bexx_FLO/status/682139079446626305 …
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Gocelin of Canterbury says St Werbug d. c.700 at Stow nr Threekingham, Lincolnshire, a prob L7thC minster carved out of regio of Billingas.
@caitlinrgreen Bristol settlers in Dublin established a church dedicated to Werburgh as early as 1178, it is still there.
@jdmccafferty It seems to have been quite a well-travelled cult!
@caitlinrgreen Bristol was Dublin's main English trading port in middle ages, so it made sense, I suppose.
@caitlinrgreen Looks like today one should not miss your twitter feed Dr. Caitlin :)
@Umarkarim89 Hah! You're too kind :)
@caitlinrgreen But probably the saying of beauty with brains has been made for academics like you with my knowledge now much more broad :)
@Umarkarim89 A broadening of knowledge is always good! :) Incidentally, am going to finally try the Vikings tv show tonight--hope it's good!
@caitlinrgreen ahh wonderful, it has a bit of violence but then it is totally realistic bt a scenes of blood eagle in making is too much :)
@Umarkarim89 Oh, gosh! Well, I'll see how much I can stomach, I guess!
@caitlinrgreen ahan but that is in second season but the shield maidens are also wonderful i kind of became their fan as well as of Floki :)
@caitlinrgreen Tahe story of the geese, now this is interesting- sitting and listening...
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