Britain, the Byzantine Empire & the Saxon 'Heptarchy': a L9thC Arabic description of Britain http://www.caitlingreen.org/2016/04/heptarchy-harun-ibn-yahya.html …pic.twitter.com/y94Zs3zzvF
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An imperial Byzantine seal of Alexios I Komnenos (1081-1118), found at Torksey, Lincolnshire: https://www.academia.edu/2348343/An_imperial_Byzantine_seal_from_Lincolnshire …pic.twitter.com/uDrkmpoGw4
A Byzantine lead seal issued by the ministry of finance at Constantinople in 1025–1075; found at Queenhithe, London: https://collections.museumoflondon.org.uk/online/object/450992.html …pic.twitter.com/JGeJtxyOFc
This is a digression, but interesting to see that the bird sigil of the Confessor was established that early.
Makes me wonder if that was the ultimate source for the legend of him silencing the nightingales.
Interesting idea! :)
Interesting that image resembles Christ.
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