Ioseff ab Dafydd

Did you know... The Christmas song, "Deck the Halls", has it's roots in Wales? The melody dates back to sixteenth century and is from the winter carol, "Nos Galan". Nos Galan is the Welsh for New Year's Eve.

@SPTomos Latin: aurum et argentum This happens quite a bit with the Brythonic languages, maybe reflecting the impact of Roman rule and interactions between the two? Cymry as inheritors of Rome??

@DrJaninaRamirez Late Antiquity, we love being confused on when the medieval period begins. Is it the early middle ages, or late antiquity?? Who knows?!?!

I love being a medievalist. Come at me with a better period to study 👊🏻 👊🏻👊🏻

A fantastic video about place names of northern Brittonic or Cumbric origin, including Alt Clud and Govan, in Scotland from Drs. Whyte, Evemalm-Graham, and Taylor (@UofGHumanities) to help satisfy your Clyde Britons needs until we reopen on April 1st! youtu.be/RmgiIBSrXUw?fe…

@DavidPetts1 Not enough northumbrian pipes, take us back to the 17th century!

English folk music is going through a really boring phase - endless twee guitar strumming or technically amazing but dull-as-fuck instrumental noodling - complete absence of any grit or passion.

🚨 Call for Papers! 🚨 We will be holding our annual conference from the 30th of May to the 1st of June 2024 in Brest and online. Abstracts of up to 200 words should be submitted below by 10th December 2023: linktr.ee/celticstudents….

Have you ever been to a Welsh castle? 🏰 🧭 From hilltop fortresses to grand palaces, discover the different types of Welsh castles that are hidden throughout these stunning landscapes! Take a look at this map to explore the incredible history 🔗ow.ly/bvuM50Q5X2k

@bob70175196 @NorthAges There's this paper I read on early english runic inscriptions in saintly tombs and shrines in Rome from about the 7th or 8th century I believe, so pilgrimage to Rome from the isles seems to be certainly old!

@NorthAges Wow, impressive on two counts. There were a load of Pope Johns in the first millennium of the church. Ælfric Puttoc went all the way to Rome for his pallium. I wonder how many archbishops did that trip? Was a trip to Rome common from the isles at that time?

Ælfric Puttoc, archbishop of York, received the pallium from Pope John XIX in Rome #OTD in 1026. Ælfric seems to have been remembered for his benefactions to Beferlic (Beverley, Yorkshire). Cynesige succeeded him. ©Paul Lakin

@JonnyValleyBoy That's definitely not alternative. Native it is.

So this just appeared in my FB feed, Note the use of the term "alternative history" Speaks volumes...

Æthelstan, king of the English, died #OTD in 939, allowing Óláfr Guðrøðsson to take York back into Viking hands. Óláfr, as king of Dublin; Constantín II, king of Alba; and Owain, king of Strathclyde, had been defeated by Æthelstan at the Battle of Brunanburh. ©Athelstan Museum

South Shields lighthouse has had its top ripped off #StormBabet #Babet @metoffice @FujifilmUK @StormHour @JenBartram @Ross_Hutchinson

This is the biggest swing in Tamworth since Lady Æthelflæd took it from the Danes in 913.

The brothers of Lindisfarne, c.665

📢Are you a student interested in all things #medieval? We are organising the annual @SocMedArch Student Colloquium and would love to have you! Give us a glimpse into your work with a 5min lightning talk or a 20min presentation! More info: bit.ly/SocMedArch @DavidPetts1

Oct 8: Feast of Iwig (Ywi) (7thC), Northumbrian monk and deacon. Disciple of Cuthbert at Lindisfarne and later hermit in Brittany, where he accomplished miracles of healing. ©xlibber

@NorthAges Wait, isn't Gospatric usually a Cumbrian name?

Northumbrian rebels led by thegns Gamelbearn, Dunstan and Glonieorn stormed the York home of the absent Earl Tostig #OTD in 1065, slew his retainers and raided his treasury. It was partly in revenge for the execution of three nobles including Earl Uhtred’s son, Gospatric. ©DACP