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Lammas and castles

Lammas and castles

Days out, History
Published on 2nd August 2013By adminLeave a comment on Lammas and castles

 Just a short post today.  Yesterday (1st August) was Lammas – the Anglo-saxon festival of loaf-mass, which was an intriguing mixture of Pagan magic rite and Christian blessing (the Wikipedia entry on this is a good starting point to find out more about Lammas).  It wasn’t something I had...

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The Vikings are coming

The Vikings are coming

Days out, History
Published on 2nd May 2013By admin2 Comments on The Vikings are coming

Among the plethora of things that have been keeping me busy of late, sewing and costume making have really been up there in the top five time consumers.  Not that I am complaining, as the result is being able to spend time with my friends and family being big...

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History lesson: Dover Castle

History lesson: Dover Castle

Days out, History
Published on 25th February 2013By adminLeave a comment on History lesson: Dover Castle

Cooking or doing laundry? Still snowing, but on Sunday we decided to brave it and go for a history exploration day at Dover Castle.  We were really lucky because as well as the usual fantastic displays, we arrived in the Keep just in time for a fantastic interactive reenactment...

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