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Water. Everywhere
After the snow came the flood. Okay, so I exaggerate; it wasn’t that bad. Yet walking the Wensum Valley on Tuesday all I could see of the lower meadows were the protruding hedges and the tufts of the taller grass-hummocks. … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photos
Tagged #2018picoftheweek, Costessey Mill, Domesday Book, Medieval History, River Wensum, Water
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The Migrating Village of Saxlingham Thorpe
Returning to the Norfolk village of Saxlingham, Nethergate and Thorpe, we’ve arrived at the High Middle Ages: post-Hastings, post Norman Conquest and all that. While William and his mail-clad henchmen hadn’t treated kindly with the English lords of this land, … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged Black Death, Carliol, Climate Change, Domesday Book, Gawdy, Saxlingham Thorpe, Suckling, Tuthill, Verdun, Vescy
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Family Connections: Wulf, Wine and Thor
The last in the series of Late Saxon Wills: 1: Wulfgyth of Karletune 2: Ketel Alder 3: Edwin of Meltuna 4: Family Connections: Wulf, Wine and Thor The Will of Thurstan, son of Lustwine Potential Connections Whilst researching the Late … Continue reading
Edwin of Meltuna
The third of the Late Saxon Will composed by Wulfgyth’s East Anglian family: 1: Wulfgyth of Karletune 2: Ketel Alder 3: Edwin of Meltuna 4: Family Connections: Wulf, Wine and Thor Edwin of Meltuna Brother by-blood or in-law? There is … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo-Saxons, Domesday Book, Local History, Medieval History, Norman Conquest
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Ketel Alder
Continuing the four-post series, a look at three related Late Saxon Wills 1: Wulfgyth of Karletune 2: Ketel Alder 3: Edwin of Meltuna 4: Family Connections: Wulf, Wine and Thor Ketel, King’s Thegn? Despite Ketel had the requisite hidage, and … Continue reading
Wulfgyth of Karletuna
A little bit of history . . . I intended to cover the three related Late Saxon Wills in one post. Ha! I laugh myself silly. After the first two wills the word count already was far too high. Could … Continue reading
The Confusing Case of the Norman Arches
Tuesday 28th June. Up early. Breakfast. Packed lunch. Kit up. Catch bus into Norwich. And another out. I’m heading upriver—the Yare that is. First port of call: Hellington, where I get off the bus. I’ve never been there before. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photos
Tagged Architecture, Domesday Book, Hagliography, Norfolk, Saints
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Whither Shall I Wander
Indecisions. I had spent last weekend poring over maps, trying to decide where next to walk. Would it be the bus to Morton-on-the-Hill then a walk back to Taverham through the Wensum Valley? Road walking, leafy lanes. It had its … Continue reading
Posted in History, Photos, Thoughts
Tagged Costessey Pits, Count Alan, Domesday Book, East Hills Woods, Jerninghams, Local History, River Tud, River Wensum, Walks, Woodland
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A Walk Along Water
Destination Burgh Castle 8:45 Set out. I had spent the previous evening debating how I was to do this. Should I bus out and walk back? If so, should I walk back along Breydon Wall—which can be monotonous, especially when … Continue reading
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Tagged Breydon Bridge, Breydon Water, Burgh Castle, Domesday Book, Local History, St Fursey
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