The medieval 'New England': a forgotten Anglo-Saxon colony on the Black Sea--new post by me :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/05/medieval-new-england-black-sea.html …pic.twitter.com/SYxXUrw31i
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An embassy from the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos to Henry I of England, c.1100–1118, recorded in the Historia Ecclesie Abbendonensis—the person sent was one Wulfric of Lincoln, thought to be one of the former Anglo-Saxon emigrants… https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=pvTl0cljWyEC …pic.twitter.com/uklcDo6U5v
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/kooOwK2Jnx
In 1400–1401, the Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos visited "the King of Britain the Great, or, as one might say, of the second universe" & stayed at London for 2 months: https://ojs.lib.uom.gr/index.php/BalkanStudies/article/download/1145/1164 … (pic=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manuel_II_Helena_sons.JPG …)pic.twitter.com/zXWO9Gmq9K
According to the Chronicle of Thomas Walsingham, King Henry IV entertained the emperor at London "in glorious fashion… lavishing gifts upon him. The King spent Christmas of that year at his palace at Eltham; and with him was the Emperor of Constantinople with his Greek bishops."
The mid-14thC Book of Offices of Pseudo-Kodinos on the Varangians at Christmas: "then came the Varangians and wished the Emperor long life in the language of their country, namely English, at the same time clashing their axes with a loud noise": https://ojs.lib.uom.gr/index.php/BalkanStudies/article/view/1145 …
"'Tis but a flesh wound!", cried the Black Knight.
As I understand, in 2015 Viking artefacts were found at Bathonea, a harbour port, 20km west of Istanbul. Maybe other 'tribes' visited as well, say acting as mercenaries ?
That's some CV he had.
Killed a lion by smashing its head against a column is the most badass thing I've ever heard.
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