Thank Mary Anne. Very much appreciated. #AngloSaxons #Vikings #HistoricalFiction #amwriting Historia – the HWA The Historical Fiction Company

Thank you to Cathie Dunn – historical fiction & history and all the hosts who took part in the book tour for Oscar’s Tale (too many to mention individually) and also to all those who were kind enough to RT or like the posts. All very much appreciated. Historia – the HWA The Historical Fiction Company #historicalfiction

✧ Book in the Spotlight ✧ Oscar’s Tale by Chris Bishop. The story of a Saxon boy who sets out to find and rescue his father who has been taken by Viking slavers. raiseyourcups.blogspot.com/2025/04/book-i… #HistoricalFiction #Medieval #AngloSaxon #Vikings Cathie Dunn – historical fiction & history Chris Bishop

Intricate Anglo-Saxon artistry: The Sutton Hoo belt buckle, a 7th-century masterpiece.

Strange goings on in Northumbria. #history #AngloSaxons ⁦Historia – the HWA⁩ Weather Eye: Blood-coloured rain was a bad omen. thetimes.com/article/906f09…

Most Viking Age sword handles from Norway had a shaped wooden core, often wrapped with leather, cloth, or wire, and finished with metal ferrules—but there were also rare examples in antler, straw, or solid metal, showing both practical grip design and signs of status.

Frescoes reveal Southwark was the 'Beverly Hills of Londinium'. And i thought the jigsaw puzzles i do are hard! Great to get a new perspective on Roman London. #history #RomanBritain thetimes.com/article/6b4bf3…

The Strickland brooch - it is really beautiful and intricate, and I enjoyed zooming into the zoomorphic detail... Mid ninth century, now in the British museum - card below #FindsFriday

I always like to stop by the coronation stone in Kingston upon Thames. Kingston was the traditional coronation location for the 10thC kings of England, starting with King Aethelstan in 925 and ending with Aethelred II in 979. This stone, which had been used as a mounting block,

Sorry for radio silence - have just got back from Iceland and Norway where I’ve been doing some initial research for my next book #Vikings #AngloSaxons #Amwriting ⁦Historia – the HWA⁩ ⁦The Historical Fiction Company⁩

Another lovely Icelandic vista with distant snow capped mountains and a little brook. Trying to identify the fluffy white flowers. I think locally they’re called ‘Klofifa’ but are prob Eriophorum (cotton Grass). Waiting for a botanist friend to confirm. Any thoughts anyone?

Such beautiful workmanship.

Always looks awesome no matter how many times you see it

If you’ve never been to a reenactment event you should! They really help to bring history to life #Vikings #AngloSaxons #History Historia – the HWA

Such an innovative design - both functional and beautiful. Well worth seeing if you get the chance.

L’Anse aux Meadows, the only Norse site known in North America (apart from Greenland). It was excavated in the 1960s and gives a remarkable snapshot of life there, with the settlement occupied on and off for a ten year period over 30 years at the start of 11thC #lanseauxmeadows

Bodies buried in 7th-century England had West African ancestry - a fascinating discovery in Kent and Dorset. #history #AngloSaxons thetimes.com/article/9e23c7…