Historical Setting: Jarrow, 793 C.E. Librarian Wilbert and probably others too, found the night’s noise from the special “guests” annoying. “This is a sacred season. It is the Christ’s birth, and there those fellows are bearing down on us with all that Pagan noise. They might as well be Vikings for all the disruption.”Continue reading “#75.9 Thursday, December 18, 2025”
Tag Archives: #Christmas Carols
#75.8 Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Historical Setting: Jarrow, 793 C.E. Drinking songs of soldiers changes the music of this hall from arguments among novices to soldier’s seasonal songs enhanced with ale. Even those youngsters attempting chants with their changing and untrained voices are, to me, a worse disruption to my sleep than drinking songs. I oddly appreciate the change inContinue reading “#75.8 Wednesday, December 17, 2025”