Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Aachen, Francia When I was a hermit at Tours new to the lands of Gaul, before the Merovingian kings were steeped in their own fratricides, Clovis was the head of that clan. He ruled from Aachen. And now these centuries hence, the lands of Burgundy, Aquitaine, Nuestra, and Austrasia areContinue reading “#70.14, Wednesday, July 30, 2025”
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#70.12, Thursday, July 24, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Francia With the good fortune of finding a ship and fair winds I am a passenger on a trade vessel. It is less arduous than was the clandestine journey to Lindisfarne on the Longship — catching only storm winds, and rowing much of the way. Now, fully into the summerContinue reading “#70.12, Thursday, July 24, 2025”