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Rob

@rob_heighton

he/him • Master of Physics • Worldbuilder & Conlanger • Fan of Fantasy • Amateur Enthusiast of Linguistics, Archaeology, Classics, et al.

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What a gorgeous thing this is - whatever its use!! The British Museum label says: “Irish Disc. An artefact of unknown function and iconography unique to Ireland”. (More in alt text) 300BC-AD100 📸 own.

What a gorgeous thing this is - whatever its use!! The British Museum label says: “Irish Disc. An artefact of unknown function and iconography unique to Ireland”. (More in alt text) 300BC-AD100 📸 own. #archaeology #celticart
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Margin note explaining how to tell if your book damage is due to termites or excess vitriol. It also mentions scents used to mask the unpleasant smells of 'tannin, vitriol, indigo and verdigris only', which I LOVE cuz I can confirm indigo stinks– and verdigris due its vinegar.

Margin note explaining how to tell if your book damage is due to termites or excess vitriol. It also mentions scents used to mask the unpleasant smells of 'tannin, vitriol, indigo and verdigris only', which I LOVE cuz I can confirm indigo stinks– and verdigris due its vinegar.
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Reading her Merlin trilogy in my early teens catalysed my Arthurian phase to no end! Such a comfort book (my parents had the whole trilogy in a single beautiful volume), and one I should reread again soon

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TARDIS at Disneyland and Doctor Who stars looking glam on the morning telly in Americaaaa, this era is crazy

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Old English Wordhord(@OEWordhord) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ge-belg, m.n: anger, offense. (yeh-BELG / jɛ-ˈbɛlg) Image: Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; KB Nederland KA 16, f. 109v.

ge-belg, m.n: anger, offense. (yeh-BELG / jɛ-ˈbɛlg) Image: Jacob van Maerlant’s Der Naturen Bloeme; Flanders, c. 1350; @KB_Nederland KA 16, f. 109v. #OldEnglish #WOTD
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Set into this iron ring is a gilded emblem of Julius Caesar, identified by his distinctive profile, long neck and large forehead. He is wearing a laurel wreath, something that he embraced due to his receding hairline.

There is a jug..(1/6)

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Set into this iron ring is a gilded emblem of Julius Caesar, identified by his distinctive profile, long neck and large forehead. He is wearing a laurel wreath, something that he embraced due to his receding hairline. There is a jug..(1/6) 📷March #Roman #Archaeology
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Gotta love it. A term for a forest clearing or meadow that appears in various English place names as the somewhat poetic element 'thwaite', but in northern Scotland is rendered as:

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