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Thursday, 19 December 2013

The Anglo-Saxon O Antiphons: O Clavis David, Secrets and Songs

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Christ in Majesty, the Virgin and St Peter ( BL Stowe 944, f. 6 , c.1030) We are now in the last days of Advent, the season of the O An...
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Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Wyrms and Werebears: Tale-Telling in the Eleventh Century and Today

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A man fighting a dragon ( BL Royal 6 C VI, f. 79v , C12th) Along with half the rest of the world, last weekend I went to see The Hobbit...
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Sunday, 15 December 2013

Veni, redemptor gentium: 'This World Wondreth'

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Veni, redemptor gencium, Veni, redemptor gencium. This worle wondreth of all thynge Howe a maide conceyved a kynge; To yeue us al thero...
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Saturday, 14 December 2013

Myth and Mystery and The Cherry Tree Carol

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What excuse can there be for blogging about such a well-known piece as the Cherry Tree Carol?  Well, Saturdays used to be folk music days on...
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Friday, 13 December 2013

The year's midnight, and the day's

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It's been a while since I posted this, but today is the day for it. 'Tis the year's midnight, and it is the day's, Lucy...

The Danish Conquest, 1000 Years: Part 3

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I think it’s time to catch up with the Danish Conquest of 1013-14, and see what was happening this time exactly one thousand years ago. Pre...
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Thursday, 12 December 2013

Alma redemptoris mater: As I lay upon a night

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Virgin and child, All Souls chapel, Oxford In Advent, the Marian antiphon sung at Compline is 'Alma redemptoris mater' . The fo...