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Join us on Thursday 17 January, 6pm for an audio-described tour of our Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War exhibition. #BLAngloSaxons #AudioDescribed @VocalEyesAD @RNIB https://t.co/rGvWebryfB
I tried to draw one of my favorite birds of all time, a King of Saxony.
Completely agree with @ParkerLibCCCC : books make the best presents! This beautiful manuscript was a gift to the first king of England from his brother-in-law
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Cotton MS Tiberius A II, f. 74v
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#ParkerAdvent2018 Day 21: #BooksasGits (2) in our new #blog post celebrating our #BLAngloSaxon loans, feat the #Æthelstan #Bede (#CCCC183, #StCuthbert) & the #OldEnglish Bede (#CCCC41, #Leofric): discover more here! https://t.co/6TxG6YLm8D
#Advent #AdventCalendar #medievaltwitter
And finally, Saxon Faladir. Half-elf acrobat/archer. Stoic as a brick but is actually quite pleasant to talk to. Has the most fangirls, which makes Telfor upset. Very observant and surprisingly good with kids.
#dnd #halfelf #characterdesign
True or false.
In early 10th-century England, a woman ruled over Anglo-Saxon Mercia in her own right.
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Embrace your inner weirdo! Only 10 hours left to get a Hispanglosaxon shirt and support Trinity School!! :O https://t.co/EZbuKHNukq
Did somebody say... Overwatch x Hispanglosaxon crossover?? Hack your mind and embrace your inner weirdo!! (psst get the rad shirt from @carolinaravassa that Sombra is wearing at https://t.co/EZbuKHNukq)
Figures in 11th century 'Marvels of the East' from the BL's 'Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms' show an odd similarity to the 'strange beings' in Qazwini's 'Cosmography' from a 13th century Persian text.
...that two dragons, a Red & White, battle every night under the hill on which Vortigern is building the castle. They free the dragons, who battle until White kills Red. The dragons symbolize native Celts & Germanic Anglo-Saxons, & their battle for Britain.(2/2) #FolkloreThursday
Happy #LancashireDay ! Did you know Both Elizabeth & William Gaskell were interested in the way in which the Lancashire dialect had its roots in Anglo-Saxon & in its usage by authors such as Shakespeare and Chaucer? Find out more in our #lancashireday blog https://t.co/NKqZRR2fAE
Just in! 7 new #gouache #worksonpaper from artist Angela Saxon. With their vivid colors reflecting nature and the changing seasons, they’ll brighten up any room! Stop in to see them in person! #VividArtGallery #northshoregallery #hubbardwoodsdesigndistrict #natureart #colorfulart
#huevember2018 jour 16 : quand on dessine un dragon caillou, comme disent les anglo-saxons.
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It's a phenomenal time to be an exhibition-goer in London.
On show at the moment are:
I Am Ashburnipal @britishmuseum
Oceania @royalacademy
Mantegna and Bellini @NationalGallery
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms @britishlibrary
It's like all our Christmases have come at once!
In the early middle ages, blacksmiths, goldsmiths, silver smiths, etc were considered the most skilled craftsmen. Some became legendary figures. Seeing their incredible work at the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms exhibition, you can understand why!
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It's great to see everyone so excited for the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms exhibition. The exhibition catalogue is now on sale at the British Library, online and in all good bookshops!
#BLAngloSaxons exhibit worked on by @uniofleicester academic Jo Story opens to 5 star reviews https://t.co/ImjTKqsfj5
One of the Ghost Hunters exploring the haunted Saxonwold #Gupta Mansion gets possessed by a ghost...