Medieval History and Reptiles

[twasadark]

Do I have any Medievalists on my flist?  I need to ask some very dumb questions regarding basic Medieval literature for a book project I'm working on. 

Also, my turtle appeared again today!  I haven't seen her for a good 3 months and I was beginning to fear that she had managed to crawl out of her fenced in pond area and was killed by one of my dogs, so I'm happy that this is not the case! 

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[irreparable.livejournal.com]

Hm, righto. You're in luck, actually, there's been a recent Archeological find in Britain of an amazing burial site from the early medieval period (600-1000). A couple of links that might be of use to you:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/01/060131091935.htm
http://www.culture24.org.uk/history+%2526+heritage/archaeology/art26611
http://www.jpost.com/Home/Article.aspx?id=169405
The Staffordshire Hoard is the most recent find: http://www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/ and is *amazing*.

The Maciejowski Bible would have a few ideas about burials:
http://www.medievaltymes.com/courtyard/maciejowski_bible.htm

I'd also suggest looking for medieval family Bibles - like the Maciejowski Bible, the illuminations give a lot of information about how people lived, worked and died. If you need anything else, let me know. :D

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

Wow! Thank you SO much! These will keep me busy for a while, definitely. Yay!!!