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First bit of work I’ve done all summer! ✏️ Spent the afternoon planning a few History Detective 🕵️‍♀️ lessons for Yr4 AngloSaxons and Yr5Vikings.
Will pull it altogether next week & make the resources. 🤩 Can’t wait for the kids to start their detective work! 🔍

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2020-08-23

Blog post: Revisiting some of the 'evil' women of Mercia. And a brief mention of one who was anything but 'evil'...
https://t.co/UM8czrs4yP


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2020-08-15

Some different versions of one of my characters- - more to follow with alternative colour schemes and background

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2020-08-07

My novel THIS SACRED ISLE was inspired by Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic myths & legends

Beowulf battles Grendel / Beowulf & the Dragon (John Howe)

The Beguiling of Merlin (Edward Burne-Jones)

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2020-05-25

Blog post: Revisiting some of the 'evil' women of Mercia. And a brief mention of one who was anything but 'evil'...
https://t.co/UM8czrs4yP

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2020-04-20

Blog post: Revisiting some of the 'evil' women of Mercia. And a brief mention of one who was anything but 'evil'...
https://t.co/UM8czrs4yP

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2020-04-19

While the FLO locked down they have been working on a bit of a writing project which resulted in a re-edit and tweaking of this rough timeline of Think it came out quite well.

All are Finds, all recorded through the PAS and/or reported as

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2020-04-19

Image of Edward the Martyr & his stepmother. He was killed at Corfe by... well, some say his stepmother. Whatever the truth, Alvar finds that more than one person now needs his protection. Civil war is looming...
https://t.co/lCWGP4gF5F

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2020-03-25

Part of a design I did based on the epic Beowulf showing and

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2020-01-14

Feast, or symbel? What were the words for food and would we recognise them? My blog post here: https://t.co/4fMuK8zhjo

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2020-01-11

My novel THIS SACRED ISLE was inspired by Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic myths and legends such as Beowulf and tales of Merlin and King Arthur

THIS SACRED ISLE

https://t.co/yqk7f2IcvO (Kindle)

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2019-10-18

Blog post: King's sons who didn't make it. Nothing was guaranteed in times:
https://t.co/ycnsjiJbny

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2019-06-17

THIS SACRED ISLE was greatly inspired by the powerful legends and mythology of the Anglo Saxons, in particular the story of Beowulf. The energy and atmosphere of Beowulf is so beautifully expressed by the art of John Howe.

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2019-05-19

Woden being attacked by the dark elf lord. Another comic panel I have created for my

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2019-05-09

New blog post: Tenth-century King Edgar, his earls, and a spot of murder...
https://t.co/TfAjPFvoSR

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2019-04-30

The story of Beowulf was an enormous influence on my novel 'This Sacred Isle', and I think John Howe's stunning illustrations are among the best portrayals of this epic Anglo-Saxon poem

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2019-04-07