Carol Barbon
@childoflions.bsky.social
Uvic student majoring in Medieval Studies, future Medievalist, a fan of paleontology, and a mother of three. (she/her).
Do you think St. Andrews Sarcophagus could also be a stop on that circuit? It dates from the eight-century and also has a depiction of David.
December 27, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Do you think St. Andrews Sarcophagus could also be a stop on that circuit? It dates from the eight-century and also has a depiction of David.
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
December 26, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Merry Christmas to you and yours.
If only that rabbit has a snail to run away on... Or to charge with...
December 23, 2024 at 7:23 PM
If only that rabbit has a snail to run away on... Or to charge with...
... It probably wasn't even the warlords that went viking. It was probably men from the lower societal rungs who didn't have access to land who went viking.
December 22, 2024 at 6:24 PM
... It probably wasn't even the warlords that went viking. It was probably men from the lower societal rungs who didn't have access to land who went viking.
... Or your brain is just soo used to get up at 4 in the god damn fucking morning that it just keeps waking up at that time even when there is no need to.
December 22, 2024 at 5:15 PM
... Or your brain is just soo used to get up at 4 in the god damn fucking morning that it just keeps waking up at that time even when there is no need to.
I have been very fortunate. The professor in my program is a materialist and an art historian so... there has been a good emphasis on the value of material culture and what it can say, which is a lot. I mean... the Crundale buckle, for example, is the 'fusion' of three identities.
December 22, 2024 at 5:09 PM
I have been very fortunate. The professor in my program is a materialist and an art historian so... there has been a good emphasis on the value of material culture and what it can say, which is a lot. I mean... the Crundale buckle, for example, is the 'fusion' of three identities.
Sweet! I actually understood it! Gratias!
December 22, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Sweet! I actually understood it! Gratias!
Good luck. I get to tackle Latin next fall....
December 22, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Good luck. I get to tackle Latin next fall....
Even without written sources there are plenty of material objects that speak to art, culture, and ideas, interacting, mingling, and evolving, during what people such as Petrarch call the Dark Ages.
Finally, I get to use the course that kicked my mental health for something useful. lol.
Finally, I get to use the course that kicked my mental health for something useful. lol.
December 22, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Even without written sources there are plenty of material objects that speak to art, culture, and ideas, interacting, mingling, and evolving, during what people such as Petrarch call the Dark Ages.
Finally, I get to use the course that kicked my mental health for something useful. lol.
Finally, I get to use the course that kicked my mental health for something useful. lol.
We can blame Petrarch too, right? I really want to blame him for something. He cost me half a mark on an exam once.
December 22, 2024 at 4:50 PM
We can blame Petrarch too, right? I really want to blame him for something. He cost me half a mark on an exam once.
Footnotes are the best notes. So neat. So organized. So less of a pain in the ass to look up.
December 22, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Footnotes are the best notes. So neat. So organized. So less of a pain in the ass to look up.
Oh walking the Cumbrian coast would be a dream! Have you seen any of the Dearham material on Sketchfab?
December 21, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Oh walking the Cumbrian coast would be a dream! Have you seen any of the Dearham material on Sketchfab?
It is my dream, well one of my dreams, to go to Dearham and spend a day or two, or three, or more, just going through and looking at everything at the church.
December 20, 2024 at 3:35 PM
It is my dream, well one of my dreams, to go to Dearham and spend a day or two, or three, or more, just going through and looking at everything at the church.
And yet they will still call Trudeau and the Liberals socialists, communists, and leftists. Even though the Liberals will bow down to capitalism every single time.
December 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
And yet they will still call Trudeau and the Liberals socialists, communists, and leftists. Even though the Liberals will bow down to capitalism every single time.
Ah. Yeah the person who I am taking free Latin classes with uses 'Salvete' as both a greeting and a farewell to the class. I am basically following his lead.
December 16, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Ah. Yeah the person who I am taking free Latin classes with uses 'Salvete' as both a greeting and a farewell to the class. I am basically following his lead.
Curses! Well there is always 2026 and from what Dr. Mitchell has said he is planning a big conference for that year because the program will get the Landsdowne funding.
The MSCU is also hoping to do a student led conference as well, but we will see.
The MSCU is also hoping to do a student led conference as well, but we will see.
December 15, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Curses! Well there is always 2026 and from what Dr. Mitchell has said he is planning a big conference for that year because the program will get the Landsdowne funding.
The MSCU is also hoping to do a student led conference as well, but we will see.
The MSCU is also hoping to do a student led conference as well, but we will see.