Historical Setting: Jarrow, 793 C.E. The King’s man Ousbert is making a plan to save these coastal monasteries from the fate of Lindisfarne. Ousbert is asking for details of the cause of the raid, and since I was there, he’s questioning me. “People who put their trust in saints to be all powerful areContinue reading “#75.5 Wednesday, December 10, 2025”
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#72.11, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne The patrons and politicians, monks and pilgrims all expect to hear the scholar proclaim God’s side in the issue of the burial of a sinner among the monks. Alcuin’s letter does address sins as personal displays of wealth and drunkenness, but he doesn’t really speak to that one big issueContinue reading “#72.11, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025”
#71.12, Thursday, August 28, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne Returning across the North Sea, I have passage on a merchant ship, an old-styled galley, not as fast and fit as the ships of the marauding Norsemen but crosses the waters then hugs the coast all the way back to Lindisfarne. Arriving on the island, I find theContinue reading “#71.12, Thursday, August 28, 2025”
#71.4, Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Marmoutier on the Loire Alcuin, one of the king’s chosen intellectuals, receives the letter I am delivering from Lindisfarne, now shadowed in tragedy. He seems hesitant to open the seal of his friend the bishop. He holds it in his hand and studies the seal and folds of the envelope.Continue reading “#71.4, Tuesday, August 12, 2025”
#70.5, Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Art Note: This is a rough rendition of the military procession on the verso of the so called “Domesday stone,” now in the Lindisfarne museum. This blogger chose to draw it, rather than print out a copy, in order to gain a better personal understanding of the artwork . Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne MonasteryContinue reading “#70.5, Wednesday, July 9, 2025”
#69.10, Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Historical Setting: 793 C.E. Lindisfarne Monastery The raiders were in this holy place at Lindisfarne an hour ago when I was still their slave. They came here to find an unguarded stash of wealth, knowing nothing of the Christian nature of a place for worship. Unable to find the “Jewels and the gold” insideContinue reading “#69.10, Tuesday, June 24, 2025”
Lazarus Ink 