Historical Setting: Jarrow, 793 C.E. I came to Jarrow for this library known to have a notable collection of books including the works of Bede. Bede was a scholar who had lived here since childhood, now revered by the patrons of Lindisfarne for his Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Wilbert, the now elderlyContinue reading “#74.1 Tuesday, November 4, 2025”
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#73.6 Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Historical Setting: Northumbria, 793 C.E. Here is this stout little fellow coming down from the village just now with a traveler’s pack over his shoulder. He’s wearing a loose linen tunic, just long enough to reach his bare knees, hiked up with a sash that his belly hangs over. His calves aren’t wrapped, IContinue reading “#73.6 Tuesday, October 14, 2025”
#73.4 Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Historical Setting: Northumbria, 793 C.E. Religious rule is narrow. To a monk bound to the community by the Rule it may appear that another’s relationship with God is no relationship at all. Brother Ealdwin knows my robe is borrowed and assumes I am spiritually adrift because I don’t seem to value the Benedictine Rule.Continue reading “#73.4 Wednesday, October 8, 2025”
Lazarus Ink 