@caitlinrgreen provides a terrific overview of Anglo-Saxon 'colonists' seeking refuge post-1066 in Byzantium here http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/05/medieval-new-england-black-sea.html?m=1 …
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Replying to @Rokewood
Thank you! :) Interestingly, that one is by far the most popular thing I've put online recently!
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
you should be Professor for the Public Understanding of Medievaldom or something, Caitlin
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen
came back recently to yr Dee essay because a clandestine sabbatical projects is RS Hawker & 'Invention' of Arthurian Cornwall
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Replying to @Rokewood
Ah, fascinating topic! And glad the essay is useful--the Arthurian legend really is remarkable in how often it was repurposed!
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I think I've shown that Hawker—mercurial mage that he was—really did invent Celto-Arthurian pilgrimage site St Nectan's Glen
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That's fab! Do love this kind of thing: the reusability of the Arthurian legend is def one of its most fascinating aspects!
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