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Why did medieval people dig thousands of narrow, dead end tunnels approximately 1000 years ago? And why were they kept so secret?? more on this mystery in my new blog post!!!
weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/p/the-secret...
weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/p/the-secret...
A beautiful and healthy 400 year old oak tree near my house was mysteriously assessed as “dying” and cut down after surveyors said it was thriving
probably a coincidence that the landowner wants to let a local football club pave over the site but couldn’t bc of the tree
probably a coincidence that the landowner wants to let a local football club pave over the site but couldn’t bc of the tree
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
A beautiful and healthy 400 year old oak tree near my house was mysteriously assessed as “dying” and cut down after surveyors said it was thriving
probably a coincidence that the landowner wants to let a local football club pave over the site but couldn’t bc of the tree
probably a coincidence that the landowner wants to let a local football club pave over the site but couldn’t bc of the tree
coming to nyc soon, should we have a wmg meetup?
February 6, 2026 at 7:18 PM
coming to nyc soon, should we have a wmg meetup?
im so glad i was a yuri on ice fangirl when i was 16 bc all my normie friends are getting oneshotted by heated rivalry but i was thankfully inoculated against ice yaoi
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
im so glad i was a yuri on ice fangirl when i was 16 bc all my normie friends are getting oneshotted by heated rivalry but i was thankfully inoculated against ice yaoi
i’ll never forget when my dad was trying to convince me it’s okay to eat shrimp with the shell on. he said “it’s not harmful, it’s the same stuff your fingernails are made of.” yum. thanks dad!
February 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
i’ll never forget when my dad was trying to convince me it’s okay to eat shrimp with the shell on. he said “it’s not harmful, it’s the same stuff your fingernails are made of.” yum. thanks dad!
February 5, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Reading the travel diaries of Bertrandon de Broquiere (1400-1459 AD), one of the first white boys to say Inshallah
February 5, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Reading the travel diaries of Bertrandon de Broquiere (1400-1459 AD), one of the first white boys to say Inshallah
what if we kissed while singing little tunes from the 15th century heart shaped book of french love songs ?
February 5, 2026 at 12:13 PM
what if we kissed while singing little tunes from the 15th century heart shaped book of french love songs ?
going through the archives for some real old school deep cuts. dredged up this guy. love his cut-glass tumbler
February 3, 2026 at 8:21 AM
going through the archives for some real old school deep cuts. dredged up this guy. love his cut-glass tumbler
i need to keep blogging
what weird medieval things should i blog about
what weird medieval things should i blog about
February 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
i need to keep blogging
what weird medieval things should i blog about
what weird medieval things should i blog about
People talk about our food killing a medieval peasant, but in the Middle Ages they were drinking viscous beer made with egg whites and flour that made you shit yourself
![image text: Typically, Boorde was rude about the drink, writing of Cornish ale that it was “stark nought, lokinge whyte and thycke, as pygges had wrasteled in it,” adding that “it wyll make one to kacke, also to spew; it is dycke [thick] and smoky, and also it is dyn”.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o7cjkbvotxydby7uvvx32hkm/bafkreidm66c3zb6bsd6kjcdkkcoestrdqtukcp7zzhjf7dijtt7btxjkyu@jpeg)
February 1, 2026 at 11:37 AM
People talk about our food killing a medieval peasant, but in the Middle Ages they were drinking viscous beer made with egg whites and flour that made you shit yourself
old school climbers were hardcore, the first guy to climb Nanga Parbat (~27,000 feet) did it alone with no ropes or oxygen, just copious amounts of nazi meth
January 31, 2026 at 8:02 PM
old school climbers were hardcore, the first guy to climb Nanga Parbat (~27,000 feet) did it alone with no ropes or oxygen, just copious amounts of nazi meth
new substack article combining my special interests of typography and the middle ages!!! open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...
January 31, 2026 at 12:15 AM
new substack article combining my special interests of typography and the middle ages!!! open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...
i like to have 4-5 pints on a weeknight, but i do not like to have had 4-5 pints on a weeknight
January 30, 2026 at 11:44 AM
i like to have 4-5 pints on a weeknight, but i do not like to have had 4-5 pints on a weeknight
burns night fit!!! i did the address to the haggis
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
burns night fit!!! i did the address to the haggis
the "medieval people didn't know how to draw animals" crowd has been real quiet ever since john siferwas dropped the Perfect Woodcock
January 26, 2026 at 3:53 PM
the "medieval people didn't know how to draw animals" crowd has been real quiet ever since john siferwas dropped the Perfect Woodcock
a book light, italy, 15th century
January 26, 2026 at 1:44 PM
a book light, italy, 15th century
what if we booked this for a wmg meetup…..
A sleepover in the Castle’s old gaol might sound like something from a story, but for some groups it’s a real night away. After the doors close, you get torchlit tales, then unroll sleeping bags right where people once spent the night for very different reasons.
January 24, 2026 at 1:25 PM
what if we booked this for a wmg meetup…..
a guy i sat next to in high school history class is now the manager of a multi-billion dollar ai investment hedge fund and i can’t wait for him to get arrested for financial shenanigans so i can leak the story to the press that i always found him a bit obnoxious but i never held it against him
January 24, 2026 at 2:33 AM
a guy i sat next to in high school history class is now the manager of a multi-billion dollar ai investment hedge fund and i can’t wait for him to get arrested for financial shenanigans so i can leak the story to the press that i always found him a bit obnoxious but i never held it against him
normal dog, switzerland, 15th century
January 24, 2026 at 12:04 AM
normal dog, switzerland, 15th century
an axe with heart-shaped holes in the blade, japan, 14th century
January 23, 2026 at 9:08 PM
an axe with heart-shaped holes in the blade, japan, 14th century
three hares (holy trinity) germany, 16th century
January 22, 2026 at 9:40 AM
three hares (holy trinity) germany, 16th century
Why did medieval people dig thousands of narrow, dead end tunnels approximately 1000 years ago? And why were they kept so secret?? more on this mystery in my new blog post!!!
weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/p/the-secret...
weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/p/the-secret...
January 20, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Why did medieval people dig thousands of narrow, dead end tunnels approximately 1000 years ago? And why were they kept so secret?? more on this mystery in my new blog post!!!
weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/p/the-secret...
weirdmedievalguys.substack.com/p/the-secret...
when I was 8 or 9, I got really into the poetry of e. e. cummings, so I got a book of his work from the library and copied a bunch of the poems down. my mom found them and thought she had accidentally raised an avante-garde modernist fourth grader and freaked out
January 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
when I was 8 or 9, I got really into the poetry of e. e. cummings, so I got a book of his work from the library and copied a bunch of the poems down. my mom found them and thought she had accidentally raised an avante-garde modernist fourth grader and freaked out
Rabbit, Sweden, 15th century
January 19, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Rabbit, Sweden, 15th century
Woman drinking wine with her dog, Persia, 17th century
January 17, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Woman drinking wine with her dog, Persia, 17th century